Drowning in sap!

[crawflyer]

An amazing sap run the last 24 hours!

[spud]

An amazing sap run the last 24 hours!

Could you please send some my way.:lol:

Spud

[John c]

Could you please send some my way.:lol:

Spud
Yeah really! I'm all caught up from last weeks good run, but nothin the last few days. I'm ready to fire it back up!

[kinalfarm]

Really? I'm in clymer,NY and it has just been average. Get er' dun

[PerryW]

An amazing sap run the last 24 hours!

(Had to check the calandar to make sure is wasn't april fools day)

We need details. Number of taps? Buckets? Vacuum?

[pamaple]

I got all caught up yesterday morning and scrubbed everything down just in time. I gathered 425 gal of sap at 9am and at 6:30 went back out and got another 4:25 and couldn't even get it all. That's all on 1,000 taps.

[adk1]

I would say that that is a pretty good run, and to think I am happy collecting 25 gallons from bucket trees!

[PerryW]

I got all caught up yesterday morning and scrubbed everything down just in time. I gathered 425 gal of sap at 9am and at 6:30 went back out and got another 4:25 and couldn't even get it all. That's all on 1,000 taps.

Okay. good run. It's Maple season is in PA and headed north.

[crawflyer]

we put out another 144 buckets yesterday afternoon finishing at 4pm,,,by this morning most were 3/4 full. by the time we got to them this afternoon the majority were overflowing. gathered over 400 gal from those 145 taps.

[spud]

we put out another 144 buckets yesterday afternoon finishing at 4pm,,,by this morning most were 3/4 full. by the time we got to them this afternoon the majority were overflowing. gathered over 400 gal from those 145 taps.

Wow I bet you wish you had 500 more buckets.

Spud

[happy thoughts]

Keep that syrup coming, crawflyer:)

I only have a couple of taps in but have been getting flows I can't complain about. Since Feb 3 I've been averaging about 1.5G/tap/day.Some days it doesn't flow at all and other days it just won't quit. Had a spell where they ran for 3 days straight last week. The night flows have been the most productive of all.

Last year was such a terrific one I wasn't expecting much this year, especially with the weird warm winter we've had. I'm glad I was wrong and now wish I'd thrown in a few more taps. I'm going to do that today and hopefully we'll still have a little bit more sugaring season left.

[WESTVIRGINIAMAPLER]

Just curious on your evaporator with a 17x32 syrup pan and a 17 x 92 flue pan?? Weirdest size I have ever heard of but it ought to be efficient?? That works out to a 17" x almost 11' long??

[TwinBay]

Sounds like stainless steel eavestrough !!

[danno]

3000 gallons of sap on 600 taps on high vacuum from Thursday morning through right now (60 hours) - and that's with it slowing down beginning last night.

Had a similar run last week.

[crawflyer]

5572yeah..it is kinda odd looking. However, in reading you post I realized I put down some wrong info. the length of the flue pan is in fact 60", the overall is 92". I converted a wood stove for my arch and you are right, it is very efficient. without any preheat for my sap I get 30+ gph. the flames seem to really like that narrow flue path as I get a very hard boil right to the stack.5571

Just curious on your evaporator with a 17x32 syrup pan and a 17 x 92 flue pan?? Weirdest size I have ever heard of but it ought to be efficient?? That works out to a 17" x almost 11' long??

[Sugarmaker]

Gary,
Great pictures! Great looking custom narrow rig!
Your getting excellent runs on those trees. Amazing!
Hope you get some good runs this week too.
Regards,
Chris

[crawflyer]

thanks Chris..yeah..this cold snap may be just what we need.

[Sandy]

we put out another 144 buckets yesterday afternoon finishing at 4pm,,,by this morning most were 3/4 full. by the time we got to them this afternoon the majority were overflowing. gathered over 400 gal from those 145 taps.

Oh, you guys are KILLING ME!