Little town of vermontville mi located 30 miles west of Lansing michigan. Running around 17000 taps this year.
Little town of vermontville mi located 30 miles west of Lansing michigan. Running around 17000 taps this year.
Lenawee county. First year with a home made wood fired arch. Should have about 140 trees this year.
2013 25 taps 2.5 gallons
2014 60 taps 9.5 gallons
2015 12 x 16 sugar shack 200 taps 1500' 5/16 lines gravity. Home made arch, 2 x 3 pan and 18" x 24" steam pan.
2016 2 x 5 Smokey Lake hybrid pan. Custom steam hood and float box. Number of taps yet to be determined.
2017 Made 27 gallons. Added 60 taps on 3/16 lines.
2018 Adding more 3/16 lines. Made 55 gallons
2019 Added 4 totes for sap storage. Big shack upgrades.
I'm from the town of Lacey MI... Even smaller than Vermontville MI.....
We don't even have a beer store right now.... I guess we'll have to travel to Dowling for supplies...
Greetings from Lamont, MI (west of grand rapids)
Kingsley. 20 miles south of Traverse.
3x12 drop flue.
1000 taps on 24 inches of vacuum, and 200 buckets.
Bought a used springtech 500 GPH RO
Shooting for 29" of vacuum, less than 5 taps per line, and 2 quarts per tap.
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Nunica, Mi
Haslett, MI
Hello from the Gaylord area, I am closer to Spar.
We are starting our third season making syrup.
Tim Schmidt
2013 13 Taps 4 Gallons Syrup, Drum evap.
2014 50 Taps 14 Gallons Syrup, Drum evap.
2015 60 Taps on 3/16 gravity, 40 Taps on buckets, 42 Gallons Syrup, Home built 30 x 60 arch and flat pan
2016 125 Taps all on 3/16 gravity average 18 in. vacuum, 43 Gallons Syrup, Same Arch and Pan
2017 125 Taps all on 3/16 gravity average 18 in. vacuum, 44 Gallons Syrup, Same Arch and Pan
2018 155 Taps all on 3/16 gravity average 18 in. vacuum, Same Arch and Pan, home built 100 gph ro unit
Linwood, Walleye Capital of Michigan. Been stalking on here for years. Time to admit my addiction. Thanks for all the great info!
43° 43' 50" N
2012- 40 acres, 10 taps, grill grate on cinder blocks over a campfire.....caught the maple bug
2013- 10 taps, barrel stove and steam table pan
2014- 22 taps, barrel stove with some mods, two steam table pans
2015- 22 taps, more mods to barrel stove, blower, crude preheater, homemade auto siphon between pans
2016- illness might be terminal....I'm gonna need more taps!!
2017- 32 taps, new 20x24 SS pan in a 12x16 sugar shack...this is FUN!
Right in the middle of the U.P. Trenary
2011 10 taps (hooked) , 2012 346 taps (Bust), 2013 506 taps, 570 taps On Vac
2016 New 600 cdl RO All new tubing dry/wet new high vac Busch pump. Ended up with 1580 taps
2017 3500 taps +- 2018 going for 5000
5 little sapsuckers 1 hardworking wife
Kubota M6800 tractor, 121-2 Mini Ex and a couple of Stihls
65 acres of maples (going to try and tap them all)
3X12 CDL Intense-O-Fire
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