put in about 150 on gravity yesterday and 75 buckets. That's about 1/2 done.
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put in about 150 on gravity yesterday and 75 buckets. That's about 1/2 done.
I’m tapping on Saturday, hopefully just in time this year!
Sunday for you looks like it could be a big day!Quote:
Originally Posted by Willen
Was in the bush today and my solar vacuum was pulling some sap. Looking forward to tomorrow and Sunday!
I’ve got around 2/3rds of my taps in but still some work to do looks like a good weekend and upcoming forecast. Kids hockey is slowing me down a bit but should be all good to go but the boil by Sunday or mon.
Pulled alot of tubing out of the snow.
Still cannot figure how high to leave the tubing at the end of the season so the deers stop snapping it
Hoping to get tapping tomorrow and finish Monday if weather helps......
Looks like our first run in PS may be Wed or Thurs
Spent the day in the bush tweaking things. Still trying to dial in my solar vacuum setups and having trouble getting a good vacuum. On my one setup i am showing 10 inches of mercury with the gauge close to my shurflo 4008. On my second setup i can only get to 2-3 inches of mercury with gauge close to pump. Checked taps and found i had to re-seat with a couple of hammer taps but unable to find any obvious leaks. Could the low reading on my gauges be the result of the sap not flowing all that well?
Hung 153 buckets yesterday.
Gathered 450L today, good start to 2022, not a crazy flow but steady all day.
Tapped from the snowmobile, first gathering was by snowmobile and sleigh, second gathering by ATV and trailer, never lost all the snow in 1 day before!!
Dave Even if the sap lines freeze up on mine they will still put-20/-25 inches at the pumps. Do you run a recirculating line? if not that could be your prob at the one pump. Your getting air locked. Even the pump running at -10 I think is either air locked or getting to much air/gas from leaks. This year I actually had a leak I just couldn’t find until I was right at ear level with the tap. I do most my lines from a short ladder to gain height. Turned out it was the tree itself having a hollow centre. The recirculating line from the holding tank on a needle valve is the key to controlling the vacuum.
Thanks Harold. Will plumb in a recirc line with needle valve this weekend. I will keep you posted on the results