2011
150 taps
25 gallons of syrup (not a bad batch)
1250 gallons of sap
mostly medium with some dark in last couple batches
used somewhere around 1.5 cords of mixed hardwood/pine
2010
100 taps
2 gallons of syrup
200 gallons of sap
1 gallon light syrup, 1 gallon of dark syrup (2 gallons of buddy crap)
used 1/4 cord of wood
200+ taps (mix of buckets, bags, tubing)
2x6 leader patriot & a 7 x 14 mobile sugar shack
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Last fall we boiled water and averaged around 160 GPH the typical short term speed is between 150 and 170 GPH. With 12% concentrate we average 20 to 25 GPH of syrup. So we consume 12% sap at around 190GPH. We burn mostly hardwood but some pine and hemlock...not much slab wood. These evaporation rates are roughly the same as our old 4X12 inferno with a preheater.Originally Posted by tuckermtn
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Tim
2,500 taps on two pipelines
Busch Vacuum Pump
MES Three Phase Three Post RO
2X10 Leader Vortex Max Flue pan, Enhanced Steamaway
Electricity made with wind and solar
Tim- those are some impressive evaporation rates. From a 2 x 10 especially.
Also- congratulations on being chosen Tree Farm of the Year. See you at the field day.
Eric Johnson
Tucker Mountain Maple Co-op
1400 taps in 2013
2.5 x 8 CDL pellet arch and Smokey Lake pans
Lapierre 600 RO
Member of Andover/Salisbury Maplehaulics anonymous
www.tuckermtn.com
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Great year!!!
2010
14 taps
25 days taped
114 gal of sap total
1/2pint shy of 3 gal syrup made.
2011
14 taps
33 days taped
211 gal of sap
6 1/2 gal&1/2 pint of syrup
2018; 3 taps
20"x24"syrup pan on blocks
Turkey frier to finish.
Western NH
Dunbarton, nh
Well we did do pretty good for our third season.
2009 238 taps 19 gallons of syrup
2010 270 taps 9 gallons of syrup
2011 346 taps 104 gallons of syrup approximately 6000 gallons sap.
Rick & Dan
TAPS 637 total on 28 inches vacuum, 21 taps on one sap ladder,
160 on another, and 78 on another.
2 X 6 drop flue oil fired home made arch
with welded ss leader pans
Steam away hood with preheater on the flue pan Construction trailer for a Sugar House
Sirofilter by LAPIERRE / Modified and modified again PC2000 RO
950 taps 260 or so gallons syrup $4700.00 in #2 fuel
must have been expensive to transport that sap, the sugar house, and the equipment to new hampshire, eh?950 taps 260 or so gallons syrup $4700.00 in #2 fuel
member, new hampshire timberland owners association
2x6 g.h. grimm company lightning evaporator. made in rutland vt.
160 taps (a long way from my 200 goal), on 120 trees
50 gallons of syrup, and could have made more but I was plumb worn out!
A new generation of sugarmaker
Making Syrup with friends on a 2x6 and too many taps
I can feel your pain.
Haynes,950 taps 260 or so gallons syrup $4700.00 in #2 fuel
A Waterguy's RO might be what you need for next year. I have been talking a lot with GM COOPER who bought one and he really likes it. Everyone is saying they are easy to operate and two passes gets you about 8% The 7500 model does 500 GPH and might work real well for your size operation. With fuel prices as high as they are a low priced (yet great quality) Waterguy's RO might make a nice Christmas present from your wife.
Spud
Here's our totals;
63 gallons of syrup
2083 gallons of sap.
2x5 SS home design on a home design arch w/ forced draft
SS Evaporation Enhancement Unit
Home design filter / canner
Daryl Sheets filter press
300 taps (280 on line, 20 buckets)
120 gph Home Design RO
2017 Chevy Silverado w/ 275 gallon tank
8x16 sugarhouse w/ attached woodshed
A wife, family and friends that love to help!!
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