Todd from Trenary in the UP. 1/2 between Marquette and Escanaba in the snow belt!
Todd from Trenary in the UP. 1/2 between Marquette and Escanaba in the snow belt!
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
Sand Lake here. 30 miles north of Grand Rapids.
43° 31' 8" N
2012: 2 taps 1 quart of something resembling syrup and 1 cup of sugar
2013: 12 taps 3 gallons of syrup
2014: 20 taps 4 gallons of syrup
2015: 25 taps 10 gallons of syrup
2016: 60 taps 12 gallons of syrup
2017: 75 taps
Joey from Livonia. Sugar shack is in Charlotte.
Clare Gateway to the north.
Ken from Middleville just south of Grand Rapids. Cutting it close but getting ready to build 3 ft by 10 ft arch. Need some snow to melt to even be able to get to maples
First year 2012 34 taps 4 steam pans on blocks
2013 130 taps on homemade sap bag holders trying new fuel oil tank and 2 x 4 divided pan made 42 gallons of liquid gold
2014 Bought English tin drop flue 3 by 10 pans each 5 ft long Made arch for them. 83 taps on gravity 138 taps on sap bags
2015 268 taps on gravity short season oonly made 52 gallons
2016 328 tap on shurflo sold sap to help pay for stainless pans
Jason from Jackson. Looking forward to spring!
Kurt from between Ashley and Marion Springs....middle of nowhere for the middle of the mitten. In Gratiot-Saginaw State Game Area.
Cheers
G.H. Grimm 2 x 6 raised flue with stainless pans
100 taps on buckets and 200 on bags
Polaris Ranger 800XP with 125 gallon collection tank
Lots of support from my wife, boys, brother and other family members.
2013 hoping for a longer season and higher sugar content.
Custom Call Maker and Maple Syrup Addict:
http://www.densmorecustomcalls.com/
Jason and Tiffany from Rhodes, MI., 15 miles west of Pinconning, 22 miles north of Midland, just inside Gladwin Co. We are ready!!!
2012 - 14 PVC taps. Milk jugs and 5 gallon buckets. Propane burner and stainless brew kettle. 1-1/2 gallons of syrup
2013 - 40 Smart Spouts, 3 on 5 gallon buckets, 35 on milk jugs. Cinder block arch, 2 steam table pans. 200 Gallons Collected, 150 oz. processed.
2014 - 24 Smart Spouts. 15 on tubes going to 5 gallon buckets, 9 on milk jugs. Cinder block arch. 2 steam table pans. Collected 100 gallons, processed 20 pints!
2015 - So far set 13 taps. No flow yet.
Samaria between Monroe mi and Bedford Mi blink and you'll drive past us. far south
Sapburner here in Onondaga, between Lansing and Jackson west of 127.4th year boiling been reading/learning this for 3 years.Putting together a larger unit so I have a new 20"x72" listed in the classifieds.
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