W.N.Y. Tapped

[themapleking]

Tapped 760 this weekend. got the pump start tonight. Sap is flowing great. I'll be boiling tomorrow night. Should have over 1000gal easy. Temp was 48 today, 52 for tuesday with rain.

[backyardsugarer]

Great, Let us know how the boiling goes. I am holding off until after this next cold snap. Hoping to get everything done the week of February 18th.

Chris

[WESTVIRGINIAMAPLER]

Joe,

Let 'er rip. Hope your tanks overflow, but remember it is still early and the first run is never what we think or hope it will be.

Good luck and let me know how those new beauties on top of the arch perform for you!

[themapleking]

1200 gal of sap in 48 hr. Got 1 drum filled with med. If any one is thinking about new pans. Save up and get the new leader max flue match it up with a revolution ft pan and your cranking.
I'm at 140 gph up from 100 gph with the old pans. On a 3x8 wood fire. still going slow till I get the feel of these puppies.
Changing sap flow is that easy change the plug, open 1 value, close 1 value. Takes 5 sec. and the flow is rev. no down time.

[WESTVIRGINIAMAPLER]

Joe,

Glad you are doing so good. Easy about the new pans, you are going to have all of us envying you as you have never been a Leader fan!

[themapleking]

Sap is running good 44 degrees at 9:30pm. Should have 1400 gal or more by the time temps freeze mondaynight. Will be boiling monday after work.

[Brian Ryther]

Tapped 600 yesterday. Turned on the vacuume n at 4am. I am guessing about 75 gal / hr. Hope to sweeten the pans this afternoon.

[troes30]

Tapped about 1200-1300 today...ran outta batteries at 3pm. Nice to hear about that MAX pan. Keep me posted, thats our next step. We had about 40 dropin to 30 throughout the day but they were drippin by the time I got the spout to the hole...couldn't believe it. Its early up here. Supposed to be 20's all week though now. Hopefully be done tappin by the weekend, but today was the easy woods. Happy sappin'

[themapleking]

Looks like the real season will start on Saturday up here. Hope you all got your taps in. I'm already at 45 gal. I got all of the normal season kinks fixed, so I'm ready to boil. Gotta hit that 300 gal mark this year.

[WESTVIRGINIAMAPLER]

Joe,

You need to add a signature so we know how many taps you have and all the other nice evaporat and other info!

Good luck, I am in the same boat as you and ready for the season to take off. Not much happened in Feb this year, but a good start.

[themapleking]

Flushed out the mainlines last weekend. Cleaned the tanks out also. Sap ran sunday into maonday moring 4:30 am. 2300 gals . Up to 80 gals of syrup.
So far it's a good start to the season. 2-3 days of sap run, than 3-4 days of a cold spell.

[themapleking]

Looks like perfect sap weather next 7 days. Vacuume pump is running 20". Broke 100 gals syrup today.

[backyardsugarer]

The sap ran from Friday until Sunday. Made 23 gallons of Medium Friday, 46 gallons of light on Saturday and another 25ish (still in finisher) Today. I believe it is light again but will have to see when it is strained for the final time. Forecast looks good for the middle of the week. 150 gallons so far.

Chris

[WESTVIRGINIAMAPLER]

Joe,

What's going on in your sap world??

[themapleking]

Finished boiling friday night after 10 days straight. 233 gals of great tasten syrup. 300gals should be no problem 400 is looking possible.
Long range forecast looks like no end is sight for syrup weather.

[WESTVIRGINIAMAPLER]

Joe,

Keep this up and those new pans will be paid for this season alone and a lot more on top of that. Glad you have already had your best season ever, wish I was closer and I would give you a hand for a few days.

[tapper]

Brandon,

You need to do a northern maple tour. You are only 6 hours from me once you get here its only 2 hours or less to themaplekings.

[themapleking]

9 weeks into it 343 gals and still going I'm noting quiting yet. I'm at .45 gal per tap.

[themapleking]

Done. Finished boiling Saturday. Cleaned the lines Sunday. Will clean the tanks and rig this week.
373 gals syrup on 760 taps 1/2 gal per tip not bad.