Good Day
Well------------ a good day for us here. Gathered 245 gallons and just shut down and will finish off in the morning what is in holding tank. Strange day. Pipeline was running like mad. Buckets around house on stud trees are shutting down. Out back in woods buckets were half to full with pipeline running hard. After clean up and talking. We guessed one day left or maybe until Tuesday. Not going to complain has been the best year ever. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
10x21 sugar house
400 taps
227 gravity pipeline
Rest Buckets
Pretty good day here, my buckets ran well and are still running well but my bigger pipline of 600 taps seems to be slowing down. Best year since 2000! but no more freezes in sight.
2012: Probably 750 gravity taps and 50 buckets.
600 gal stainless milk tank.
2 - 100 gallon stock tanks
one 30 gal barrel
50 buckets
3' x 10' Waterloo Raised Flue wood fired evaporator w/ open pans.
12" x 20" Filter Canner
Sawmill next to sugarhouse solves my sugarwood problem
Gather with GMC 3500 2wd Pickup w/ 425 gallon Plastic Tank.
Been tapping here in Lyman NH since 1989 but I've been sugaring since 8 years old in 1968.
Shawn, we had a good day up the road in Enfield too. Left the vacuum on and sap ran all through the night. Thinking today is the last day, and that's fine by me. It's been a good year, I think we'll even surpass 2011 by the time all is said and done.
Boulder Trail Sugaring
150 Taps on Vacuum
Homemade 20"x40" Hybrid Pan - 15 gph
Homemade Steamaway - 10 gph
Waterguys single-post RO
I was surprised to wake up and find almost every bucket 3/4 full even after gathering at 4PM last night. Unfortunately my bigger pipeline only ran half as well but still ended up w/ 350 gallons of sap since 4pm Yesterday.
2012: Probably 750 gravity taps and 50 buckets.
600 gal stainless milk tank.
2 - 100 gallon stock tanks
one 30 gal barrel
50 buckets
3' x 10' Waterloo Raised Flue wood fired evaporator w/ open pans.
12" x 20" Filter Canner
Sawmill next to sugarhouse solves my sugarwood problem
Gather with GMC 3500 2wd Pickup w/ 425 gallon Plastic Tank.
Been tapping here in Lyman NH since 1989 but I've been sugaring since 8 years old in 1968.
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