Tapped this past Sunday the 21st. Forecast looks good this week, waiting on the trees to thaw now!
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Tapped this past Sunday the 21st. Forecast looks good this week, waiting on the trees to thaw now!
Yep, if you go to Auber's site they have it all laid out!
https://youtu.be/yv0qD8swQlI
It works well, very pleased with how it turned out!
Thank you for replying Dr Perkins, you've confirmed my fears. Better to know for sure, than wonder if there's anything different we should've done. Over the last month, we've seen temps above 50...
CRAZY weather. We tapped on Jan 15th, and it has been a struggle ever since due to warm temps. We finally had a 12 hour spell on Thursday/Friday where temps dropped into the mid twenties, and we were...
Have you ever noticed the timing involved, Dave? That's what I'm wondering about, and what I think Dr. Perkins is alluding to. Temperature is only part of the equation, with time spent at that lower...
Been a tough season thus far, which has me wondering: after a five day stretch of above freezing temps, how much time is needed, at 25 degrees, to recharge the trees and get sap flowing again? We had...
It's here, and it's a chunk! Great times ahead sitting by the evening fire!
Thanks! It's ordered!
Are the print versions available yet? I know, I know..... but I'm old, and I enjoy the tactile sensations that only a book can provide.
I'll be buying metal roofing for my sawmill shed in the next 4 weeks or so. Guess I know what to expect now!$$$
2022 is finished for us, pulled all our taps yesterday. Still need to finish off the last of the sweet, expecting to end up with approx 38-39 gallons made. It was a good season.
We opted for the 14 Hp with one bed extension. Thus far we haven't thrown any blades, but we also don't run any lube. We're cutting tulip poplar and sugar maple, ( I know, but when they blow over...
We have a Woodland Mills HM126 that we got last Fall. Didn't get much time to use it last year, but we did manage to cut the lumber needed to build a shed for it... got it stacked, stickered, and...
When I built mine I used a step down transformer to get the 24 vac needed for operation. I installed the transformer in the enclosure for a nice, clean looking setup.... it didn't fly, as my readings...
Thanks for the suggestions everyone! I opened up the latest failed valve today, it was identical to the earlier failure. I have contacted the manufacturer, and will report back when/if I get a...
I'm building an auto draw off system and I'm struggling with the motorized ball valve. I've had two, and both have stuck closed, the first one to the point of letting the smoke out when it tried to...
Good luck!!
We tapped a couple weeks ago, had our first boil on the 14th, and have boiled twice since then. Have made almost 11 gallons of syrup thus far. Sugar content of our sap is running consistently normal...
Good luck Phil!!
Tony Livingston
Freedom, IN.
I wish I could find a freshly emptied 5 gallon bourbon barrel. I've tried all the sources recommended to me but no one has any in stock.
We run two, 4008 shurflo setups, one has 63 taps and the other 65. We've had one pump for two years, and installed the other in time for the 2021 season. On our older system we ran three, 3/16" lines...
Wrapped up our season today with 33 gallons of syrup. Processed almost 2300 gallons of sap to get there, with our last few days topping out at 1% sugar. The weather was not ideal, as the late cold...
We already had a Smoky Lake divided flat pan, so we stayed with that for now. If things go well and we continue to expand, maybe we will purchase a flue pan in a few years.
We tapped this past weekend, letting sap run on the ground to flush everything right now. Believe our count to be around 120-130 trees. Added more trees and built 2 homegrown automated(?) vacuum...