Pretty busy and won't get around to removing all of my taps this weekend. Is that OK or is there any reason I should try to get them out as soon as possible?
Does it matter when you pull taps?
Pretty busy and won't get around to removing all of my taps this weekend. Is that OK or is there any reason I should try to get them out as soon as possible?
2017 Upgrades (I hope): 150-200 Taps on Vacuum, 50 Buckets, Sugar Shack - 50+ Gals
2016 175-225 Taps on Buckets, Possibly 50 on Vacuum,2x4.5 Oil Fired Drop Flue Evaporator - Hoping for 20+ Gals
2015 140 Taps on Buckets, Smokey Lake Flat Filter/Bottler - 11 Gals
2014 75 Taps on Buckets - 7 Gals
2013 60 Taps on Buckets, 2x3 Evaporator Homemade Arch and Algier's Pan with Preheater (For Sale) - 4 Gals
The sooner the better so the tree can start to heal.
Homemade 46 by 26 wood boiler with two polished stainless pans
Home made sugar shack with Caputo Rooftop
15 gallon pre-heater tank with a circulating copper pipe stack heater.
two 45 gallon storage tanks with transfer pumps
150 taps (buckets)
Arctic Cat Prowler
Two big reds with bucket holders to collect the sap
Good wife to assist me
Getting sweeter one drop at a time.
Probably easier to clean if you get them out sooner but the big guys take several weeks to get everything cleaned.
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.
Thanks. I'll try to pull some of them tonight, not sure if I can get to all of them though.
2017 Upgrades (I hope): 150-200 Taps on Vacuum, 50 Buckets, Sugar Shack - 50+ Gals
2016 175-225 Taps on Buckets, Possibly 50 on Vacuum,2x4.5 Oil Fired Drop Flue Evaporator - Hoping for 20+ Gals
2015 140 Taps on Buckets, Smokey Lake Flat Filter/Bottler - 11 Gals
2014 75 Taps on Buckets - 7 Gals
2013 60 Taps on Buckets, 2x3 Evaporator Homemade Arch and Algier's Pan with Preheater (For Sale) - 4 Gals
...so do the little guys LOLOriginally Posted by PerryW
CDL 2x8
Around 4000 taps
Polaris ATVs, Ski Doo snowmobiles to get around
Atlas Copco pumps
Lapierre two post RO
http://s272.photobucket.com/albums/j...Sugar%20shack/
Based upon some research done by Dr. Gary Graham (Ohio State University Extension) funded by the North American Maple Syrup Council, there is no detrimental effect (on wounding) of not pulling spouts immediately, although you certainly should try to do it within about a month or so.
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
https://mapleresearch.org
Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu
I am having beaver problems!!!! so water is backed up a little I break out the culvers and they are filled back up in a day or 2 haven't been able to pull all the taps as I can't get to them I called the town road agent and he called our local trapper to come take care of the problem so I can't unplug the now plugged up culvert because he needs the water to trap the beavers.... catch 22 for me. guess I will ahve to wait a little longer!!!1 I just wanna be done with it.
may your sap be at 3%
Brad
www.willowcreeksugarhouse.com
585 or so on Vacuum, about 35 on buckets/sap sacs
Atlas Copco GVS 25A Rotary Vane vacuum pump
MES horizontal electric releaser
2x6 ss phaneuf Drop flue, Leader woodsaver blower, homemade hood
300gph H2O RO
husquvarna 562 XP
Its Here!!! 2024 season is here get busy!!!
When the season ends the three most important tasks are to get the RO membrane washed and removed, get the sap in the evaporator finished and pull the taps. All of the other cleaning will be done after that.
Russ
"Red Roof Maples" Where the term "boiling soda" was first introduced to the maple world!
1930 Ford Model AA Doodlebug tractor
A couple of Honda 4 wheelers
Four chainsaws and no chickens!
Darn Beavers have been causing men trouble forever!!
Your supposed to remove the debris from the culvert late in the day and then blast them when they come to repair the dam near sunset.
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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