Looking for ideas for a 2x4 or 2x6 homemade evaporator
I am looking to upgrade my maple syrup evaporator I have a 2x2 propane evaporator that I made and produced just over two gallons on 25 taps last year. N.Y. had a horrible year. I am looking to get 50-75 taps out the 2015 season and would like to make or buy a 2x6 or 2x4 arch evaporator and have a quicker way to make syrup.
An easy way to upgrade cheaply is an oil tank evaporator. Welcome to the trader. There's a lot of great info on here. Just keep reading, you'll find your inspiration.
first year 2012 50 taps late season made 2 1/2 gals.
2013 2x6 homemade arch 180 taps. 20 Gals.
2014 40 on 3/16 gravity 160 on buckets.
http://omasranch.wix.com/omasmaple
Great thank you very much! What are some recommendations for a pan?
I always liked checking Bascom Maple. They usually have a good selection of used pans. Then just make an arch to fit, or you can just put together a cement block arch for a year and then build the arch later. Here's some ideas https://www.bascommaple.com/category...aporator_pans/
Dave Klish, I recently ordered a 2x6 wood fired evaporator from A&A Sheet Metal which I will be converting to oil fired
Now have solar, 2x6 finish pan, 5 bank 7x7 filter press, large water jacketed bottler, and tankless water heater.
Recently bought another Gingerich RO, this one was a 125, but a second membrane was added thus is a 250, like I had.
After running a 2x3, a 2x6, 3x8 tapping from 79 taps up to 1320 all woodfired, now I'm going to a 2x6 oil fired and a 200-425 taps.
Great Bascoms have a beautiful website! Would you recommend getting a flue pan, a flat etc.?
It's hard to say. It depends on how much you want to boil each day. I'm sure some will argue with me, but for that many taps. I believe it will be hard to keep the evaporator running. On a good day with 75 taps you'll get 75 gal. of sap. That's a good day. Some days you'll get nutin. You know your trees better than anyone here. A 4' flue pan on a 2x6 will be boiling in the 20 something GPH range. Yes that's 3-1/2 hrs. of boiling, but on the days where the runs aren't that good, it won't be worth firing it up. Just my 2 cents.
Whatever you decide just enjoy it, that's what it's about!
first year 2012 50 taps late season made 2 1/2 gals.
2013 2x6 homemade arch 180 taps. 20 Gals.
2014 40 on 3/16 gravity 160 on buckets.
http://omasranch.wix.com/omasmaple
What kind of flue pan drop or flat?
Do you mean drop or raised?Originally Posted by Ohissa ridge maple
first year 2012 50 taps late season made 2 1/2 gals.
2013 2x6 homemade arch 180 taps. 20 Gals.
2014 40 on 3/16 gravity 160 on buckets.
http://omasranch.wix.com/omasmaple
Yes sorry having a brain fart
It depends what you can find. A raised flue needs two float boxes. One to feed the flue pan, and one from the flue pan to the syrup pan. Whereas a drop flue only needs one, but you cant drain it easily. Me, I would take whatever I could find cheaper. Here's a video of my oil tank arch. They are easy to build. It is a 2x6 with flat pans.
http://youtu.be/whRR8BlfocY?list=UUK...Y07atFbhTA5LAQ
first year 2012 50 taps late season made 2 1/2 gals.
2013 2x6 homemade arch 180 taps. 20 Gals.
2014 40 on 3/16 gravity 160 on buckets.
http://omasranch.wix.com/omasmaple
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