Have been in or around sugarbushes in NY's maple country all of my life. In the early 70's we scattered and collected over 2,000 taps with an Oliver OC4 crawler and a 2-wheeled trailer until the snow got manageable, then switched to the Farmall A or IH 300 pulling the same trailer. Nowadays, most people have went to a 4x4 tractor of some variation, as mud and ruts in a sugarbush are a perennial problem. Pretty much by definition sugaring time comes at the same time as the spring ice-out/breakup, which means you're not going to get away from dealing with mud, and the best way to approach it is take some time to plan your haul roads so they're in the least muddy spots and you have to carry the sap the least distance (and as little uphill as possible!), then crown your roads, draw fill for the low, muddy spots and use enough tractor. The traditional sleigh has pretty much given way to a 2-wheeled trailer, sometimes with high-flotation tires, though other people run high, narrow tires on the theory that they don't pull as hard when you DO (and you will!) get them stuck.
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