Jeff, can you tell me more about the piggyback? Hows it working out for you? I went by your place a couple times recently and saw you boiling.Originally Posted by Jeffery G.
Jeff, can you tell me more about the piggyback? Hows it working out for you? I went by your place a couple times recently and saw you boiling.
1000 taps on vac down to 100+ buckets 99% sugars
2x5 SL Hi-Output Raised Flue Corsair evaporator
SL Short bank press with CDL diaphragm pump
Leader Micro 1 RO for 2024
Constantly changing
2010:36 gal 2011:126 gal 2012:81 gal 2013:248 gal 2014: 329.5 gal 2015:305 gal 2016:316 gal 2017:258 gal 2018:147 gal 2019:91 gal 2020:30 gal 2021:30 gal 2023:50 gal Total since 2010: 2047.5 gal
Tapping the same trees my great, great and great grandfathers tapped.
Boiled 200 gals. on Saturday. Yesterday, I drained the pans and will finish/bottle that in the next couple of days. Have 7 gals for the year so far, short of my goal of 10, but happy with the results (how can you not be happy!?). I'm hoping for a few more days of sap running, but looking at the weather forecast, it doesn't look too promising.
2012 50 taps on a homemade 2x4 arch w/ WSE pans
2011 1st year -24 taps on a 2x2 homemade flat pan
Temp at 40 after a cold couple days, vacuum has been running for 3 hrs. no sap, none. I keep checking and looking for a glitch but no problems. No sap in any laterals. Has anyone else been checking today? Did it get colder than I thought and the trees are still frozen? Beats me?
Maple Syrup producer of 40+years
320 taps on vacuum all hard maple
3x12 Lapierre evaporator
South Madison
going to check mine now nothing at 12 when i fired up. maybe holes dried up after last weeks warm? u tapped early?
610 taps on vac system,200 buckets 3x12 small bros raised flue
custom built aof gassification arch called the "cyclone"
1984 zetor 6045 4x4 tractor
cub cadet 4x4 utv
lots of old mm tractors
8640 john deere tractor (serious sap hauler)
At 11 am my gravity lines were flowing in Chesterville Oh. More like dripping it was pushing some ice through the lines.
2013 133 taps all on gravity and polaris ranger to gather sap
2012 44 taps on gravity 6 taps on droplines
2012 12x24 sugar shack
2012 A 2x6 raised flue Grimm
2011 50 taps
2010 20 taps
a 24 x 48 divided pan on a home made evaporator
one great sister helping and a niece
JD Gator
NH TD29
my dad's woods
And one great wife
One great Fire Chief who gave me the deal on the 2x6 Grimm...
Nothing here as of this afternoon and certainly nothing since last Wed. Thought today was going to loosen things up a bit, but the weather forecast looks like we might wrap up sooner than planned.
Thinking i should have started back in early Feb that's for sure. Just over 7 gallons may be worse year ever since the half pint days.
John Allin
14x18 Hemlock Timber Frame Sugar House 2009
Leader 2x6 w/Patriot Raised Flue Pan 2009
Leader Steam Hood 2014 - Clear Filter Press 2015
Leader Revolution Pan and SS Pre-Heater 2016
CDL Hobby RO & Air Tech L25 Hi Vac Pump 2019
06' Gator HPX to collect wood & sap
14' Ski-Doo Tundra for winter work in the woods
Great Family 3 grown kids+spouses and 7 grand kids who like the woods
7th Gen Born in Canada - Raised in Chardon Ohio - Maple Capital of the World..<grin>.
Pretty slow here to. Hopefully tomorrow I'll have some to put in the tank.
12X16 Sugarhouse and 16x24 attached woodshed
1000 taps
120 3/16 tubing
And still some buckets
Becker U5.70 Rotary vane
Leader 2X8 Reverse oil fired, Revolution Pans & Steam a way
Lapierre Turbo 2000 600 GPH RO
Leader Clear frame filter press
John Deere Gator 6X4
Indy 500 and a very large sled.
Kubota M8200
just broke loose about 4 as their was 20gal in the tank about 4:45 dumping about 7 min. feels like freeze tonight but south wind? johnallin dont even fret about forcast it has changed 6 times in 24 hours. Ed, did yours break loose yet?
Last edited by tom jr.; 03-06-2012 at 06:09 PM.
610 taps on vac system,200 buckets 3x12 small bros raised flue
custom built aof gassification arch called the "cyclone"
1984 zetor 6045 4x4 tractor
cub cadet 4x4 utv
lots of old mm tractors
8640 john deere tractor (serious sap hauler)
We didn't get any all day. I checked a couple buckets around 6:00 it seemed to be dripping pretty good
It opened up a little around 4 also. We had a high of 44 and it is in the 30s now. Hope for a freeze but doubtful with the south wind. Sap is cloudy and without a run overnight the end is only a few days away . They are getting buddy syrup north of Lake Erie on the softmaples already, so my friend near London,Ont posted today. If we make 60 tomorrow the hards will be moving also. Not much dark syrup this year.
Maple Syrup producer of 40+years
320 taps on vacuum all hard maple
3x12 Lapierre evaporator
South Madison
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