R/O's FINALLY IN :D :D :D
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R/O's FINALLY IN :D :D :D
I'm going to have 2,000 buckets out this year. Every year I keep saying that I am done with buckets but I know nothing about pipeline and buckets are retard proof as long as you have a strong back!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by caseyssugarshack93
I have 3 allis tractors, find they are cheaper to buy, cheaper to fix and still get the job done.......just my two cents.Quote:
Originally Posted by dano2840
jdj- 2000 buckets? HOLY CRAP, TALK ABOUT HARD CORE, I THOUGHT DAVE Y WAS THE HARDEST CORE SUGARMAKER BUCKETMASTER OUT THERE. I love it. How long does it take you to collect them and how much sap do you get on a good run? If I didnt have to work Id run buckets too. Theron
Firing up the cordless tomarrow. Gotta go violate some more trees. NEED MORE SAP!!!! Gonna make some more product next week. 40's on the way. Dump rate is way slower with the bigbelly but looks like about 20 gallons per dump. 20 bucks a dump. Oh yeah baby, Oh yeah! Theeeron
how many taps are you going to have all together theron 4000?
Casey- I dont have that many. I thought I had more becouse I wasnt keeping track till I tapped in but I think I will hit 3500. I think that is going to be a pretty accurate or close number. No more than that. Next year Ill have all this stuff finetuned becouse Im not adding on so Im hoping maybe then I can do some buckets too. See how it goes. I have to quit spending Im kind of in a recession. Had to have my wife give me a five hundred dollar stimulous package for saddles the other day and now its "Jeepers, seems like your spending an aweful lot of money on this maple syrup stuff, and how much is that gonna cost me?" You know, stuff like that. Ive got some money comin so Im going to pay her back so Im not into her anymore. Its tough, Guys got to have the saddles, whatya gonna do? Theeron
Should make some syrup this year, yeah this year we really spent too started on a new bush and everything new 700 taps so far maybe around 850-900 when all done next year and added vacc this year to this bush and a other small one and tanks and a r/o and all kinds of fittings and releasers, Got a used one came in all broke from FED Ex which sucked so had to bring that to leader and get that fixed got it all fixed and went to my hardware store for a 2inch elbow and they had one for the realser and when i got home and put it on the relaser the manifold for the realsr dont fit down as far as the old elbow it was deeper so now when the manifolds in the realeaser its a lile wobbly ill probably have to brace it with some wood and if it leaks the use silicone but it shoulnt leak, the guy sold this to me and said it sticked so im gunna have to test it out before i put it in the woods and get things tuned up, and next weekend tapping up here ill have around 1700 this year and around 950 on vac, lets hope for a good season
nate
Nate- Sounds like you should be pretty busy. Youve done a lot for one year. I like the lines. What is the vac pump and is the RO brand new and does it have a recirculation pump on it? Theron
Well for the pump its gunna be a surge bb4 for the 700 tap bush this year and a bb2 for the small bush id like to get a liquid ring evenully for the big bush,and the r/o is a lapieree 200gph jouiour from what i know it had reciulation im gunna have to conentrate pretty high to keep up on a 2x6, hope to go with a 3x10 sometime next year or the year after (have alot to pay off this year) i think once we make a barrel of syrup were going to sell it go over to lap a get a filter press for the rest of season but maybe will just hold off till next year for the filter press, i just got a canner made so maybe i can get by with the canner this year. hope the r/o works good, its a little small but better than nothing i may have to wait 4hours before i can boil but thats okay just more time in the woods.
nate