The same here in central Pa; gpt after 3:00 pm
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The same here in central Pa; gpt after 3:00 pm
Barometer here is 28.2…that’s really, really Low.
Went out to check and tank is almost overflowing.
Have RO on a timer for 2 hrs to get a jump on it.
You big guys are gonna need life jackets tomorrow!
Edit: pressure at sea level is 29.2, we’re at 945 ft and showing 28.2.
John its running real good in Ashtabula County, too. Got over a gallon per tap on my buckets just during the day yesterday, and already have some 3 gallon buckets overflowing from overnight. Sap at 2.5% yesterday.
Full tank here also. About 1 gpt at 1.5% which is usual.
Saw my first moth this morning though.
Ran ok here in northern Portage yesterday afternoon through night, a little over a gallon per tap from then to now. Not really gangbusters. Although I tapped mostly in mid Jan and just feel like the older tapholes are just tired. Our best gravity line actually shutdown completely a week ago amidst the long dry spell. Odd though because the line right next to it is running ok, if not what it was when we started.
165 gallons of 2.5% sap on 107 or so buckets since last night.
Nice day yesterday. Ran the CDL Hobby RO for 6 hours and pulled 300+ gallons of H20 out...still have 100 gal in the tank.
Got to fix the leak at the lifter ? - I'm sure I could have pulled more in, but still happy to have what I have.
Any one with excessive foam this late in season?
The last 2 boils the flue pan foamed so badly it came up into my steam hood!
Condensate draining from the steam hood turned golden brown...
I've seen that before with a first boil of the year, but never after that.
Pretty sure it's not the clear press, but going to check the manual later today to be on the safe side.
Looks like my season is over. I had high hopes on Sunday, when I got some nice clear sap. I boiled the little that came in Sunday/Monday yesterday, but buds are fully open today (I have mostly soft maples), sap both looks and smells bad.
Another 3 weeks season, it tough to want to keep doing this for 3 week seasons...I did make a little more than last year, about 140 gal compared to 120 last year. It's a shame, I had everything dialed in on day 1 this year. I'll boil off my pan tonight/tomorrow and start cleaning up. Good luck to the rest of you.
I thought I was tapping early on 2/5, in hind sight, I should have tapped 1/1.
Getting near the end over here, sap filters are beginning to gum up. Syrup filters are getting bad also. Maybe one or two batches and that will be it . Tapped on Feb.2 and we are up to 100gal on 320taps , no complaints here. Very busy , steady four weeks. Sap down to 2.3%