Cold AC's in the sugarhouse
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Topic: Cold AC's in the sugarhouse
Posted By: Sugarmaker
Subject: Cold AC's in the sugarhouse
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2016 at 1:53pm
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Folks, Just happened to take a picture standing inside the sugarhouse this morning. AC Forum came to mind!:)  Hope things are good in orange land. May take a ride to look at a forgotten B. Regards, Chris ------------- D17 1958 (NFE), WD45 1954 (NFE), WD 1952 (NFE), WD 1950 (WFE), Allis F-40 forklift, Allis CA, Allis D14, Ford Jubilee, Many IH Cub Cadets, 32 Ford Dump, 65 Comet, 66 F100. |
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Posted By: Don(MO)
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2016 at 5:22pm
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Chris that's way to cold in your shop for me to work in and I'm thinking that's got to be "tractor abuse" making them good looking old WD's stay inside a cold place, so turn the heat up a little for them old tractors. lol
------------- 3 WD45's with power steering,G,D15 fork lift,D19, W-Speed Patrol, "A" Gleaner with a 330 corn head,"66" combine,roto-baler, and lots of Snap Coupler implements to make them work for their keep. |
Posted By: Don(MI)
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2016 at 7:50pm
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Warmer than here Chris! Its gonna be below 0 tonight. Those maples just turned into maplesickels! Ice syrup! We were going to tap trees on Feb. 20th but the forecast changed (who would have thought?? Lol) so now we are thinking late Feb./ early March. ------------- Galatians 5:22-24 "I got a pig at home in a pen and corn to feed him on, All I need is a pretty little girl to feed him when I'm gone!" |
Posted By: Dan73
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2016 at 8:13pm
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Chris that is a cool photo could use one of them for myself. You are alot warmer then here right now we just got our coldest spell of the winter we won't see 20 till Monday I think at this point. Good luck with the taps. |
Posted By: Hubnut
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2016 at 8:26pm
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Chris, My blood is too thin for that temp! Go get that B man!! Glad to see you got the WD going. She needs a proper restoration--perhaps after the little B;-). Steve ------------- 1940 B "Lucy" 1941 B w/ Woods L59 "Flavia" 1942 B w/ finish mower "Dick" 1941 C w/ 3-point "Maggie" 1947 C SFW w/ L306 "Trixie" 1972 314H |
Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2016 at 11:34pm
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At least it's 20 above! Supposed to be near 70 here next week.
------------- "If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer" Allis Express participant |
Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 13 Feb 2016 at 10:05am
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John , Folks We are looking forward to 70's but not for a few months please. That would ruin our Maple season. Currently we are getting that same cold blast and the temps are near zero. Drained the evaporator last night and now have 16 bucket sickles! Regards, Chris ------------- D17 1958 (NFE), WD45 1954 (NFE), WD 1952 (NFE), WD 1950 (WFE), Allis F-40 forklift, Allis CA, Allis D14, Ford Jubilee, Many IH Cub Cadets, 32 Ford Dump, 65 Comet, 66 F100. |
Posted By: Bob-Maine
Date Posted: 13 Feb 2016 at 3:13pm
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Gonna be -10 here tonight. Last year tomorrow Bangor, ME set a new record low for the day of -23. We may begin to tap next week as it will warm up eventually (we hope). Didn't run much until April last year, Bob@allisdowneast ------------- I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not sure. |
Posted By: Steve A
Date Posted: 14 Feb 2016 at 7:39pm
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Dad used to like it when the sap froze in the bucket at night. He'd dump the ice and comment that it was concentrating the good stuff. Too cold to do any tapping yet up here. 10 below last night and zero now. |
Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 14 Feb 2016 at 8:45pm
This is the cold wall in my showroom .  ------------- He who dies with the most toys is, nonetheless ,still dead. If all else fails ,Read all that is PRINTED. |
Posted By: Dan73
Date Posted: 14 Feb 2016 at 9:02pm
| Well I think that is about 50 degrees warmer then my high today. Thanks for making it feel all the colder.... |
Posted By: AC7060IL
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2016 at 6:01am
| 42 degrees or less and its time for the heat hauser - love that classic thermometer picture! Thanks for sharing. |
Posted By: Don(MO)
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2016 at 8:53am
You will need to turn the heat up for me to work in that cold shop. lmao I keep my shop at 67* 8AM to 5PM and down to 56* when I'm not in the shop, I'm not into cold as much as I used to be. lol ------------- 3 WD45's with power steering,G,D15 fork lift,D19, W-Speed Patrol, "A" Gleaner with a 330 corn head,"66" combine,roto-baler, and lots of Snap Coupler implements to make them work for their keep. |
Fred in Pa wrote:Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2016 at 2:22pm
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I like the heat houser thermometer! Don(MO) that temp sounds nice and cozy! I just need a shop to go around it! Reqards, Chris ------------- D17 1958 (NFE), WD45 1954 (NFE), WD 1952 (NFE), WD 1950 (WFE), Allis F-40 forklift, Allis CA, Allis D14, Ford Jubilee, Many IH Cub Cadets, 32 Ford Dump, 65 Comet, 66 F100. |
Posted By: Brian Jasper co. Ia
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2016 at 3:21pm
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I hear you Don. I put a mini split in the shop and it stays 65 until it gets down in the singles. Then I light the pellet stove... ------------- "Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him better take a closer look at the American Indian." Henry Ford |
Posted By: Don(MI)
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2016 at 6:55pm
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Forecast changed and our minds did too. We started tapping tonight. Finish most of the trees tomorrow. ------------- Galatians 5:22-24 "I got a pig at home in a pen and corn to feed him on, All I need is a pretty little girl to feed him when I'm gone!" |