Looking good Steve!
Looking good Steve!
2012 - first year
8 taps w/ buckets
Block arch
2 stainless steel chafing pans
Coffee can prewarmers
2013 - 24 taps
2x3 Mason evaporator
Propane turkey fryer for finishing
Coffee urn for bottling
35 inches here. Holy snow!!! Getting out to the taps next week will be interesting...at least I bought snow shoes 2 years ago!
hope everyone survived the snow. It's not really bad if you have all you need. My kids and dog even went out to dig tunnels in the 5 foot drifts.
steve
41.457 x -72.907 148 elevation
2x4 wood fired evaporator with the "Hercules Blower"
hybrid pan and backflip preheater by Smoky Lake
103 taps. 44 on gravity
All sugar Maples
7" filter press
10 x 12 sugar shack
two very helpful kids
a wife that thinks I'm nuts
https://youtu.be/7MiY8qzBKk8
https://www.wunderground.com/persona...d?ID=KCTCHESH7
glad to see u make it through the storm didnt get much here in northeastern ny about 8" but still enough to walk in put some mains back up today till one broke and got my arm that was a sign to quit for the day.
100 buckets for 09
180 buckets for 2010
300 on gravity and 300 buckets for 2011
1000 total for 2012
250 taps on shurflow pumps
G.H.Grimm 3x10 raise flue auf
snowmobile and grizzly 660 four wheeler
8 beagles an 1 aussie shepherd for company
and last a wonderful companion that lets me do all the stuff i love (maple sugaring) and doesnt ask questions!!!!!!!!!!!
http://s1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc375/cpmaple/
collected 90 gallons over the last two days. I boiled it down yesterday and sweetened the pan. looking to draw off hopefully tomorrow. What a difference going from batch to continuous...I thought for sure I was going to draw off last night!
Who needs cross-fit when you are a sugar maker??
steve
Last edited by lafite; 02-15-2013 at 08:00 PM.
41.457 x -72.907 148 elevation
2x4 wood fired evaporator with the "Hercules Blower"
hybrid pan and backflip preheater by Smoky Lake
103 taps. 44 on gravity
All sugar Maples
7" filter press
10 x 12 sugar shack
two very helpful kids
a wife that thinks I'm nuts
https://youtu.be/7MiY8qzBKk8
https://www.wunderground.com/persona...d?ID=KCTCHESH7
The storm slowed me down only got in 110 taps in the last couple of days collected 135 yesterday tapping some more today.
Nathan
123 taps 2012
175 taps 2013
250 taps 2014
3 Sap Haulers & 1 Maple Widow
2X6 Smokey maple pans
http://smilebox.com/play/4d7a41784e5..._playback_link
120 gallons collected over the last two days. 85 gallons already sweetened in the pan. I haven't even tapped all that I can yet! had to travel yesterday and today and thanks to my good friend for collecting while I was away.
fire starts at 8 am tomorrow....
41.457 x -72.907 148 elevation
2x4 wood fired evaporator with the "Hercules Blower"
hybrid pan and backflip preheater by Smoky Lake
103 taps. 44 on gravity
All sugar Maples
7" filter press
10 x 12 sugar shack
two very helpful kids
a wife that thinks I'm nuts
https://youtu.be/7MiY8qzBKk8
https://www.wunderground.com/persona...d?ID=KCTCHESH7
4 gallons finished waiting to go through the filter press. half of last year's production in the first 3 days of the season!
41.457 x -72.907 148 elevation
2x4 wood fired evaporator with the "Hercules Blower"
hybrid pan and backflip preheater by Smoky Lake
103 taps. 44 on gravity
All sugar Maples
7" filter press
10 x 12 sugar shack
two very helpful kids
a wife that thinks I'm nuts
https://youtu.be/7MiY8qzBKk8
https://www.wunderground.com/persona...d?ID=KCTCHESH7
good run yesterday and a great run today! I'll be starting the fire early tomorrow....
I'm so glad I have the new shack. no more boiling in the rain!
41.457 x -72.907 148 elevation
2x4 wood fired evaporator with the "Hercules Blower"
hybrid pan and backflip preheater by Smoky Lake
103 taps. 44 on gravity
All sugar Maples
7" filter press
10 x 12 sugar shack
two very helpful kids
a wife that thinks I'm nuts
https://youtu.be/7MiY8qzBKk8
https://www.wunderground.com/persona...d?ID=KCTCHESH7
Same type of arch I made a few years ago. It must get pretty foggy in that lil building when she starts rolling
Tap'em if ya got'em.
the fog goes above the head level. we are working on solutions on the fly but I can tell you one thing though...tomorrow I'll be boiling down 85 gallons in a comfortable, dry (damp) setting!!
Looking at the radar, I am ecstatic to be indoors!
We will be redoing the cupola in the off season.
41.457 x -72.907 148 elevation
2x4 wood fired evaporator with the "Hercules Blower"
hybrid pan and backflip preheater by Smoky Lake
103 taps. 44 on gravity
All sugar Maples
7" filter press
10 x 12 sugar shack
two very helpful kids
a wife that thinks I'm nuts
https://youtu.be/7MiY8qzBKk8
https://www.wunderground.com/persona...d?ID=KCTCHESH7
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