wallytoo Posted March 16 Author Report Share Posted March 16 sap season has arrived again. got the "mobile" tank loaded onto the truck. tomorrow i will collect around 200 to 250 gallons of sap from the woods tanks/barrels, and fire up the evaporator for the first time this spring....pics to follow... Merle Coggins, JBNeal, bkahler and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallytoo Posted March 16 Author Report Share Posted March 16 ended up collecting 250 gallons of sap today, and got started boiling. first, had to take down a tree that broke and was hanging over the driveway...fortunately, i had the correct tool for the job... then it was time to go collect the sap..first stop - a 55 gallon barrel with a small number of taps feeding it - about 30 gallons today JBNeal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallytoo Posted March 16 Author Report Share Posted March 16 then it was time to move a few hundred feet up the road to the tank (200 gallon).. had about 175 gallons in it. little honda trash pump works great for this.. JBNeal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallytoo Posted March 17 Author Report Share Posted March 17 (edited) a look at the short line next to the road that feeds the tank... and a look at the larger mainline feeding the tank one of the lateral lines feeding the mainline Edited March 17 by wallytoo JBNeal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallytoo Posted March 17 Author Report Share Posted March 17 (edited) hop in for a short drive up to the next barrel Edited March 17 by wallytoo Brent B3B, JBNeal and bkahler 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallytoo Posted March 17 Author Report Share Posted March 17 added another 35 gallons to the total here just under 250 gallons total RobertKB, 47 dodge 1.5 ton and JBNeal 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
47 dodge 1.5 ton Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 How many taps per tree, 3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallytoo Posted March 17 Author Report Share Posted March 17 (edited) and a short vid of making some steam in the sap house... Edited March 17 by wallytoo bkahler, JBNeal and Brent B3B 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallytoo Posted March 17 Author Report Share Posted March 17 5 minutes ago, 47 dodge 1.5 ton said: How many taps per tree, 3? generally, only 1 or 2. there are about 5 trees in the orchard with 3 taps. the rest are split pretty evenly between 1 or 2 taps. somewhere around 110 to 125 taps right now. i had another orchard that ran about the same number, but i haven't tapped it for about 5 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertKB Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 Gotta love seeing an old truck used as a working vehicle and not just a show piece!! Thanks for letting us ride along! 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent B3B Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 17 hours ago, RobertKB said: Thanks for letting us ride along! 😊 Hey Robert, I rode along after you did.... you got sap all over the seat and the door handles! What the heck? JBNeal and RobertKB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertKB Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 2 hours ago, Brent B3B said: Hey Robert, I rode along after you did.... you got sap all over the seat and the door handles! What the heck? It was a sticky situation! 🤪 Brent B3B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallytoo Posted May 2 Author Report Share Posted May 2 got around to loading some of the hemlock logs that i felled over the winter (hazard trees near my house and shed). got them onto the dodge via a chain and the '52 8N. first trip was a load of 8' logs: took a bit to load them, as the two at each end were very heavy. the pictures are actually at the destination, a friend's portable mill. already removed the chains and binders. unloading was much faster.....i raised the dump body, and off they went... next load is still in my yard, on the truck, ready to go: i'll deliver these two (10-footers) this week. Brent B3B, bkahler and JBNeal 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgeb4ya Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 It's great to see you work that truck. I used to use my 2-1/2 tonner almost every week driving hauling all over Seattle back in the 70's/ 80's... My 4 tonner not as much but plenty in the late 80's/90's...it kinda replaced the other truck. Now it is just mostly a drive it in the farming valley for fun these days. Appreciate your pictures of working your truck🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallytoo Posted May 2 Author Report Share Posted May 2 rob - i enjoy every trip i make with the truck. like you, i bought it to use it. i enjoy reading about your experiences with the medium and big trucks, as well as seeing the pictures. your 4-tonner is gorgeous. i've never seen one out here in new england in person. wally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallytoo Posted July 16 Author Report Share Posted July 16 added a new wilson mfg starter. the old starter was fine, but it was too long to allow use of the full-flow oil filter assembly that came with my 251 engine. the wilson starter is ostensibly a replica of the mch6106 prestolite starter. it fits just fine in the b-series trucks; the bendix lever aligns just fine with the foot pedal starter shaft. the starter is probably different from oem. i already voided my warranty, because i wanted to see what the inside looked like. this one uses helical cut grooves at the end of the starter shaft for the bendix assembly to ride on, whereas the original (at least for my long-nose version) uses straight cut grooves. the lever shoes inside are probably cheaper, too. the original brass ones were perhaps 5 times larger than the new ones (i should have taken a picture to show exactly what i'm describing). bottom line - it works, and allows me to use the full-flow oil filter. bkahler and DJ194950 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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