Tapped in lackawanna county

[Z/MAN]

I put 68 taps in today. Weather has been fine for a few weeks but I chose to wait. Didn't want to take the chance on my taps drying up before the season is over. Added 18 taps down hill from my boiling point so I had to put a tank down there. Now I have to pump out that tank to a tank on the 4 wheeler. I bought a bilge pump to run off the wheeler, will see tomorrow if it can handle the head height. Weather here looks perfect for the next 5 days or so.
Paul

[Etown Maple Syrup]

Wecome to the party! Are you able to take a picture of the bilge pump setup from your four wheeler to the tank and post? I'm guessing the bilge pump is 12 volt? I bought a gas powered "Pacific Hydro" 1" water pump from Harbor Freight with 200' of 3/4" discharge hose. Works way better than expected!

[Maplewalnut]

Good luck Paul, I have to come up and see that beast boil some day.

[Z/MAN]

Mike, You are welcome anytime. I wanted to come up your place last week. I called and left a message but never heard from you. I wonder if I have the right number?
Paul

[Maplewalnut]

Paul- just pm'd you numbers to make sure. Never got message but with the two older boys they are always checking messages looking for their buddies to call. Problem is wife and I never get the ones that were for us!

[Z/MAN]

Wecome to the party! Are you able to take a picture of the bilge pump setup from your four wheeler to the tank and post? I'm guessing the bilge pump is 12 volt? I bought a gas powered "Pacific Hydro" 1" water pump from Harbor Freight with 200' of 3/4" discharge hose. Works way better than expected!
Cassel I will try to get a pic up this weekend of my bildge pump set up. Yes, it is 12 volts and works great. It pumps 5 gallons a minute and that is enough for my small setup.

[Z/MAN]

Got 2 boils in this week and will be going at it again sometime this weekend, probably Sunday. Made the absolute lightest syrup I ever had. I put a dampner in my stack over the summer to try and get the stack temp down. Like everything else it didn't help. It cut my wood consuption down but stack temp still above 1,700 degrees. I guess I will just live with it as I am averaging 12 + gallons an hour including startup and shutdown.
Paul

[Z/MAN]

Boiled again tonight and the rig was really cooking. Sap is really flowing good. Will have more then I will know what to do with when I get home tomorrow. I will get'r done though.

[Z/MAN]

55175518 Cassell here are some pics of my bilge pump setup.
Wecome to the party! Are you able to take a picture of the bilge pump setup from your four wheeler to the tank and post? I'm guessing the bilge pump is 12 volt? I bought a gas powered "Pacific Hydro" 1" water pump from Harbor Freight with 200' of 3/4" discharge hose. Works way better than expected!

[manitobabob]

boiling tomorrow, run sap run, hope this isnt it

[Z/MAN]

Boiled 47 gallons down tonight and still have 25 or so left. Tomorrow should be a slammer. Was out of town today and got back late so I couldn't do it all. If they don't dry up early tomorrow I will be swimming in sap. Manitoba. I told you it wasn't over yet. Is your sap still clear? Mine is crystal.
Paul

[Z/MAN]

Tonight I boiled down 73 gallons of sap in 5 1/2 hours from the time I put the torch to the wood.:o The beast just continues to amaze me.

[Dennis H.]

how much longer do you think you can continue the season Zman?

[Z/MAN]

Looks like I will boil Sat, Sun, Mon and maybe Tuesday. All bets are off after that.

[Z/MAN]

Looks like I will boil Sat, Sun, Mon and maybe Tuesday. All bets are off after that.

19 deg last night and 33 today. How quick things change. I don't know if I will boil Sunday.:(

[Z/MAN]

Fired her up at 7:40 this evening. Boiled for 3 1/2 hours and drew off more syrup then any boil this year. Trees still running but I think the fat lady sings on Monday. I can't believe my last boil will be on March 12th.:cry:
Paul

[Z/MAN]

Ran another 70 gallons tonight but I think I might be done. Didn't finish any yet, going to do it all at once. Can't believe I only had a 2 week season. I do believe that I made more syrup in the 2 week season that I had this year then I made all season last year. Did add more taps but wow!

[Maplewalnut]

Very strange year for sure. Long range is now hinting at a cold snap end of March???? Buds are tight now but after this week we'll have to see. By the looks of it commercial may even fetch a good price this year.

[Z/MAN]

Came home from work to day and collected 15 more gallons of sap and they are still dripping but that's it. I boiled it down and drained the pan. Now comes cleanup and finishing.