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Hi Brandon Yes it is a same. just taking what little come out and hopes that the the forecasts are wrong. was hoping to get to the end of the week and rite now will be happy to get sap tomorrow. But as always already planning for next year. Hang in there all my WV syrup friends.
WVsugarhak
Hi Brandon, my name is Ray and I am a producer of maple syrup on the pa/NY border. I recently bought an Ro from Ray and was wondering if I could pick your brain with a couple of questions that I have? My number is 15705293350. Or you could private message me your number. Thanks, Ray Bixby
Ray I called you back tonight and left you a VM with my phone #.
We are still getting sap in spite of warm temps and no freeze since Friday night. Boiled 595 Saturday night and got up before 4 this morning and ran through 625 before work and 625 more tonight after work. Still no freezing in sight and lots of rain next 48 hours and probably more bad flooding. Still a lot of snow on and the there is most moisture in the ground I have ever seen by far. It is a horrible mess. My roads that are normally good are getting bad. We have boiled 4760 so far this year and should have another 600 to 800 tomorrow to boil. The 3/16 has saved our season for sure. We are around 38% of full crop so far and hoping to get to 50% before this ends, but not likely. I doubt we would have gotten to 25% if all on 5/16 gravity. My best producers are 262 on the north side and they usually run like crazy on gravity and they aren't hardly doing anything. Still too much snow and ice in the ground especially on the north side. Will pray hard that we get couple more decent runs but forecast doesn't show any freezing for next 10 days. This would be the earliest end to season I have ever seen in 25 years if it doesn't change.
Boiled 580 yesterday and still getting sap from 400 on 3/16 and no freeze now since Friday. Hoping to boil another 400+ today and maybe another boil tomorrow. No freezing reset still in 10 day forecast. 3 nights below freezing next week but not enough to reset so hoping that changes. Tap holes should still be pretty good as they are all new taps or check valves. Over 100 gallons as of yesterday and about 42% of crop. Not throwing towel in, just hoping weather changes and we can go into first week of April.
Pulled our taps and barrles yesterday the combination of snow/rain/snow/rain (flood) made our access almost impossible add on the hot weather we are calling it an end to our second sugar season. At least we got to boil our evaporator some . Hoping to improve our woods setup next for next year
Good luck to all and stay safe
Rich
Boiled 420 Wed, 580 yesterday and 550 again today. So far 6,880 gallons of sap and 125+ gallons of syrup. 400 on 3/16 has saved me for sure and has run 2 to 3 times as much as other 570 on gravity. Just over 50% crop so far and hoping for a couple more runs. Not really any freezing in sight until next weekend, so we wait and see what happens. Hope to boil out evaporator tomorrow and get it cleaned up and ready to go if sap takes off again.
Once a run starts it will keep going for 2 to 5 days without a freeze. Vacuum has save my season every year since I have had it. The 3/16 tubing is doing that for you. Very nice to read a real life report on it to show that it actually works. Good luck with the rest of your season.
3/16 ran for 7 days with only one little mini freeze of about 30 and still running some yesterday when pulled lines out of tank. I don't think a vac pump would have gotten any more sap.
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3-16 is amazing!