2x6 season production

[Killington Maple]

Just out of curiosity, does anyone know the world record for seasonal production off a 2x6 evaporator, with or without a steamaway, and Ro?
Also the total number of taps. I know some folks are staying small and boiling long hours still. I've heard that are a few out there doing 2,000 taps with RO. Thanks.

[heus]

Maybe OneLegJohn he made several hundred gallons last season. Also Jim Brown in Polk, Pa.

[red maples]

caseyssugarshack. he finally up graded to a bigger evap but for a few years he was running something like 2000 taps with an RO on a 2x6. I boiled close to 4000 gallons of sap on my 2x6 last year over 100hrs boiling time on 300 taps. average time was around 7 hrs boiling I think. russ lampron has close to 600 taps I think mostly on vacuum and he broke 200 gallons syrup last year on 2x6 with RO. I wouldn't reccomend anymore than 3-350 taps with a stock 2x6 unless you REEAAALLLYYYY like boiling and have people to switch off with so you can take a break.(althoug its good for loosing weight even when drinking lots of boiling soda) I don't plan on expanding until I can afford a sugarhouse addition and an RO. Gonna start looking into Grants and such now for the 2013 season maybe. but at least the addition will be done by then.

[Jim Brown]

We made over 300 gallon on our 2x6 this year! Between 12-1500 taps and will be increasing the tap count next year

[Killington Maple]

Well Jim,
It sounds like you had a pretty good year. I made 660 off 1740 taps.

[wiam]

I made 400 this year and 425 last year.

[cwhite]

We made 250 gal with home made RO @1650 taps 150 in buckets 1500 on lines also sold over 4000 gal of sap building new sugar house with bigger rig up grading RO should have@ 2500 + taps this year

[wkies]

Made 90+ on a 2x6 last season with no RO. 315 taps.

[Russell Lampron]

I made 275 gallons last season from 640 taps on vacuum and 100 buckets. I could have made a little more but my RO membrane plugged up and I ran out of wood on the last weekend that we had sap.

I have a Lapierre 150 RO and Algier 2x6 raised flue evaporator. I have a big blower on the arch and a steamhood with preheater on the flue pan. I need to upgrade the RO so that I can handle more taps. I have enough trees to add another 500 plus taps when I can handle the extra sap.

[rchase]

we made 77 gallons last year on 2x6 with no steamaway or ro. lots of boiling till 2am.