Been thinning alittle in the sugarbush, then splitting what I have been thinning (all hardwood) and stacking for sapwood. I am pretty much topped off right now but will keep plugging away at the thinning. Heading to the LEader Open House sat to buy 4 more rolls of grip and some fittings. Gonna tube about 60 or so in a friends bush this fall. That is really about it
FIRST GENERATION SUGARMAKER
First boil 2/22/2012! Went Pefect!
3,500' of laterals
1,000' of mainline
2012 - 105 taps on gravity, 12 sap sacks.
2013 - 175 taps on gravity, 25 on sacks = 200 taps for 2013! Second year.
2014 - 250 taps on gravity, 25 on sacks
Tapped on February 16, 2014
2015 - adding vac sap puller no more gravity for me!
275 gallon holding tank for 2014
20'x30' Sugarhouse
just split up about 1/2 cord mixed hard and soft, open house Saturday then more wood on sunday
Business Name
Flat Lander Sugaring (who would think a guy from Az be making syrup)
125 on Sap Suckers
Close to 475 High Vac
400 gravity adding more
leader 2x6
home made preheater
hoods
1 7D749 for AOF
New FLS Tsunami Arch
4 membrane TR Industries RO 2HP 3 phase 601GPH 250 PSI
PID Display for Arch Temp.
Chumlee of the trader
Really good shape in wood and most of it stacked right now. Waiting for new 5" Daryls filter press to setup. Also eyeballing ground layout to see how best to run another 400 foot gravity line. Going to use all 5/16 tubing this time instead of running laterals to 1/2 inch mainline.
Woodsman
Scarlet Jewell Sugar Shack LLC
Sandstone, MN 55072
16 x 24 sugar shack
crescendo auto drawoff,
Home built ro with a Dow xle 4040 membrane.
1 1/2 hp motor on 220 drawing 8 amps
Gravity feed
300 taps on vacuum
2 x 6 Smokey Lake Corsair arch with blower and pans and preheater
1529 Massey Ferguson, Yamaha Wolverine
https://www.facebook.com/ScarletJewellSugarShack
Instagram. Mapleshack
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOnmFMBgU10
Similar to everyone else, 'smart thinning' the sugarbush, getting firewood done for the house and syrup, adding more tubing, correcting problems with existing tubing, cleaning, bottling for customers.
LOOKING FORWARD to next season...
Jeff Emerson
www.emersonsmaplehill.com
3x12 Leader with over air, custom piggyback, 600gph CDL RO
2500 on 25" vacuum
350 4 wheeler, 500 snowmobile, and 1950's Ford 600 tractor, Husqvarna! (261, 372xpBigBore, 562xp), Stihl MS193 for in tree work
Im not the smartest guy but I do believe the quicker you can empty the lateral the more (easier) it will flow. But I have been wrong in the pastOriginally Posted by lastwoodsman
Business Name
Flat Lander Sugaring (who would think a guy from Az be making syrup)
125 on Sap Suckers
Close to 475 High Vac
400 gravity adding more
leader 2x6
home made preheater
hoods
1 7D749 for AOF
New FLS Tsunami Arch
4 membrane TR Industries RO 2HP 3 phase 601GPH 250 PSI
PID Display for Arch Temp.
Chumlee of the trader
Getting may stuff packed up will be heading to leader open house tomorow after work
Boyd
750 taps on vacuum
150 taps on gravity
122 buckets
250 gph homemade ro
3x8 raised flue pans on a homemade air over arch
hoods and preheater
my biggest fear is when i die my wife will sell my sugaring stuff for what i told her i payed for it
http://s367.photobucket.com/albums/oo112/jrthe3/
be there sat morning around 8:30
Business Name
Flat Lander Sugaring (who would think a guy from Az be making syrup)
125 on Sap Suckers
Close to 475 High Vac
400 gravity adding more
leader 2x6
home made preheater
hoods
1 7D749 for AOF
New FLS Tsunami Arch
4 membrane TR Industries RO 2HP 3 phase 601GPH 250 PSI
PID Display for Arch Temp.
Chumlee of the trader
Well I got the woodshed all filled for next year, which was not a very hard chore considering how little we used this year. Fortunately we had a bunch of crappy wood waiting right next to the woodshed. Next year we may use our usual 3 cords again.
If I was smart and not lazy I would probably be chopping wood for next year so it has a chance to dry out more, however I AM lazy so I'm not thinking about that yet.
Only maplely thing I'm doing is tending to a sugar maple sapling I planted. I got it for free and planted it to replace a young oak that lost most of its top due to the october snowstorm. I'll be middle aged before its ever ready to be tapped, but its autumn color will be enjoyed regardless.
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