I have a half pint and looking to replace the pan with this pan...your thoughts

[tonylaroccia]

I am a small time hobbyist. I tap around 75 trees. I have a half pint and have been looking to upgrade recently as it seems we only have a couple nights to boil every week. Then, I saw this half pint replacement pan that says it will evaporate 15-20 gallons a hour. That would be perfect for us. Has anyone seen or used this? Right now..we might boil 50 gallons in 8 hrs or so. I'd be willing to splurge if this would do the trick. Just seems too good to be true. Your thoughts?
Thanks
Tony from Salem CT

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150868528832&item=150868528832&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466http://

[RustyBuckets]

Go here and see the whats being said about it, even the man who makes them chimed in. http://www.sugarbush.info/forums/showthread.php?p=13681#post13681
Also you can save yourself 200 dollars if you decide to buy it in http://www.sugarbush.info/forsale/showproduct.php?product=208&title=smoky-lake26quot-3bfull-pint-26quot-3b-high-output-replacement-pan&cat=9.

[spud]

I have seen this pan for sale for $1200 so you might want to call. The pan looks great and I have no reason to not believe it could boil 20 gallons per hour. For the back yard sugar maker I would say this is what you need to have. Money well spent. You will be looking for more taps now.

Spud

[YAZER]

As a previous owner of a half pint, sold it in March and still have not found a 2x4 or similar evap... The boiling as most know is super slow, even a half pint with a 'turbo' would have a hard time getting 10gph, this pan I can see getting well over that. It appears that the flues as Jim said would be in the firebox so loading would need to be done carefully, I would guess the back brick wall would need to pushed back farther probably a few inches from the smoke collar adapter so that the fire would get thru all the flues before exiting out the back , using smaller wood and firing more often this pan would seem to boil very hard and be worth the $1200.. I can seem to remember the long frustrating hours of boiling on the half pint how nice it would be to have some sort of flue pan, as it didn't matter how intense your fire was there never seemed to be this rolling boil on your flat pan. Try finding a used 2x4- impossible and with new hobby evaps in the range of $3000, I would risk the $1200 on this pan. Almost wish I still had my half pint to try it out.. However I not looking back and hope to find something before the cold weather hits..

[On the ledge]

Ive been looking at this pan too,like Tony I'm tired of boiling 8 hrs. Not sure if it will be in my budget for this year nuless i do some real good sweet talking to my wife. I hoping the friend who Jim made it for will give us some numbaers when the seasons over.

[maple flats]

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