Scott I am concentrating to 8% like you are. I would use alot less wood if I was burning hardwood. I have had seasons in the past where I had alot of hardwood limb wood to burn and used alot less. That was before I had the RO machine though.
Russ
Scott I am concentrating to 8% like you are. I would use alot less wood if I was burning hardwood. I have had seasons in the past where I had alot of hardwood limb wood to burn and used alot less. That was before I had the RO machine though.
Russ
Russ
"Red Roof Maples" Where the term "boiling soda" was first introduced to the maple world!
1930 Ford Model AA Doodlebug tractor
A couple of Honda 4 wheelers
Four chainsaws and no chickens!
Wow,,one cord get me 18-20 gallons of syrup,,,
Salisbury Sugarworks,,Parker Rowe, and friends
Salisbury, N.H.
1988 taps in 09
over 2500 on vac in 2010
no buckets in 2010
2815 taps in 2011
shooting for 3000 in 2012
4000 taps? In 2014
5x16 wood fired "Mighty Marvin"
50 cords in the shed
Old, old R.O.
Charter member Andover/Salisbury Mapleholics
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Parker instead of looking for a steamaway you should be looking for a good used RO machine. Just saw a 600gph machine in the "for sale-with photos" section that would be a good size for your operation.
Russ
"Red Roof Maples" Where the term "boiling soda" was first introduced to the maple world!
1930 Ford Model AA Doodlebug tractor
A couple of Honda 4 wheelers
Four chainsaws and no chickens!
Russ, I am burning 100% white pine and spruce. I am not sure I can remeber the last time we had any hardwood to mix in. Not enough to make any difference anyway.
Scott W.
2.5x8 Grimm raised flue
Leader inferno arch 90 gph
Vacuum, RO, Syrofilter
1500 taps
UV filter
Can am 400 HO
Scott, your larger evaporator and wood saver has a better evaporation rate than my 2x6. I am planning to do some tweaking in the off season to get my gph up alittle more. I am still very happy with my wood usage, I almost have enough left for next season. How big is your RO machine and what brand is it?
Russ
"Red Roof Maples" Where the term "boiling soda" was first introduced to the maple world!
1930 Ford Model AA Doodlebug tractor
A couple of Honda 4 wheelers
Four chainsaws and no chickens!
It is a seprotech and it is 250 GPH. I was seriously considering an up grade for next season if I had a good year but that is out. It does pretty well for me. I can out boil it though and that is tough when I don't have my help around in the afternoon to get it going before I get home from work. For some reason I thought I saw 2X8 for your size, I must need glasses. That amount of wood consuption is very good. It sounds like you have a real nice operation there. Someday I hope to get around and see some of everyones setups.
Scott W.
2.5x8 Grimm raised flue
Leader inferno arch 90 gph
Vacuum, RO, Syrofilter
1500 taps
UV filter
Can am 400 HO
Scott-
Not sure if you could do this with power consumption on the RO, but could you plug into a simple timer like a light timer for example. and have it kick on before you got home??
If so could get you ahead a little bit.
Scott,
What kind of evap rate are you getting with burning that kind of wood??
Brandon
CDL dealer for All of West Virginia & Virginia
3x10 CDL Deluxe oil fired
Kubota M7040 4x4 Tractor w/ 1153 Loader hauling sap
2,400+ taps on 3/16 CDL natural vacuum on 9 properties
24x56 sugarhouse
CDL 1,000 2 post RO
WEBSITE: http://danielsmaple.com
Scott,
I would like to get around to check out other operations too. Maybe I'll buy a helmet and take a motorcycle tour this summer. I would like to check out your operation. I have help in the afternoon to get the sap gathered and the RO and evaporator started. When my son is running the evaporator we can out boil the RO too. When the production of my RO starts to decrease I will have to add another membrane. Is it possible to add one to yours? That may be less expensive than getting a new machine. I am trying to find someone with a Springtech or Airablo RO so I can find out if they can concentrate more than 8%. I have read in other post that it is not possible and want to know if that is fact or fiction.
Russ
"Red Roof Maples" Where the term "boiling soda" was first introduced to the maple world!
1930 Ford Model AA Doodlebug tractor
A couple of Honda 4 wheelers
Four chainsaws and no chickens!
royal maple tubing tool
Royalmaple,
That's quite a tubing tool you made. I really like that design. I made one myself, but it doesn't have the end expander or cutter. It has a simple hinge, so it's a little tricky keeping alignment. It works ok, but a takes a little bit of fiddling with. What did you use on the vise-grip jaw adjustment. It looks like you made a mod to them somehow. Next year I want to build a twin vacuum releaser. At first glance, it doesn't look that difficult. Time will tell though.
Gary
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