Evaporator for 50-150 Taps
2012 will be my second year of production and I now want to go from evaporting in a flat pan to a wood fired evaporator. I have looked some at what is available, Leader Half Pint etc., and I am having a difficult time finding what I think will fit my operation for today, 50-70 taps, and in the near future, 120-150 taps. Seems like something a tad larger than the Half Pint with a flue pan is what I really want.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
http://www.mapleguys.com/index.php?i...6category%3D27
Look into this one, but there are others on that site as well. Remember, go big.
1150 Taps, one 250GPH RO, one 900GPH RO
2x6 Patrick Phaneuf Deluxe raised flue, with forced air, preheater,and stainless hoods.
18x50 Sugarhouse
2002 Cummins Sap Hauler
There are other considerations. Buckets or vacuum, how much time you have and what your willing to spend. A 2X6 would probably do you well. Look into A&A evaporators. Deer Run Maple sells them. He is about 10+ miles east of Middlefield.
136 on high vacuum for 2019
A&A 2X8, raised flue evaporator
hood, parallel flow pre heater and air over fire
12X28 sugar shack
Take it from my experience you do not want a Half Pint ,I have just under 50 taps and it makes for long boils.
I agree, over 50 on a half pint would require very long boils unless you have an RO. Buying an RO with so few taps would never pay for itself. I suggest a 2x6, new or used. The year I had a Half Pint I had 69 taps. When a good run hit I was boiling all nite and then I still had over 20 hrs sap boil time left ahead. I had to dump sap.
Last edited by maple flats; 08-15-2012 at 05:47 PM.
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.
agreed go with a 2 by 6
2013 Brand new Leader 2 by 6 max flue all raised with a hood
2012 7 days collecting 9 days boilin and 24 gallons made short sweet season
2011. Only 120 taps amazing year made a little over 50 gallons
2010 First year with Leader 2 by 6 Pleasure Model 20 gallons made
2009 30 taps barrel evaporator 6 gallons of syrup GREAT YEAR
2006 Started on a 10inch by 20 inch pan on a woodstove outside. It has to start somewhere!
Now Im HOOKED
Yeah, I did 101 this season on a half pint...... OOps. even on a bad year with a warm winter I couldnt keep up most good run days. The day I got 100 gallons I had to boil for 3 afternoons and evenings to get caught up and then had new sap coming in ontop of that. Go big is all I can say. YOu might say 150 max and turn into 300.
1150 Taps, one 250GPH RO, one 900GPH RO
2x6 Patrick Phaneuf Deluxe raised flue, with forced air, preheater,and stainless hoods.
18x50 Sugarhouse
2002 Cummins Sap Hauler
CDL makes a sweet little 20X66. It has a drop flue and a cross flow front, and it will do up to 250 taps.I saw one when i was picking up my new evaporator. very nice rig and priced right.
24x56 heavy timber post and beam sugar house. 2013 CDL 2.5x8 deluxe airtight raised flue 750 taps on vacuum. CDL reverse osmosis, Wes Fab 7" full bank press. Eastern Maine CDL sales rep.
Listen to these guys and get the biggest size you can afford. I found a set of 2x8 pans and built the evaporator arund them, and this year going from 140 taps to shooting for 300. Keep looking around and you'll find something you can get. There are a couple of equipment dealers in our area and they might have a trade in.Originally Posted by ClarkFarmMapleSyrup
SevenCreeksSap
About 80 taps and a sapsucker.
A wife who doesn't shop and lets me buy Maple stuff
It also depends on the size of your sugar house.
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