Just looked at a 30 day forecast and wished I hadn't. Come on March.
When you guys think its gonna go
Just looked at a 30 day forecast and wished I hadn't. Come on March.
Just wait, it will happen when it should. We might have a old time traditional season. As long as this cold doesn't go too far into March, that could likely set up a very short season.
Dave Klish, I recently ordered a 2x6 wood fired evaporator from A&A Sheet Metal which I will be converting to oil fired
Now have solar, 2x6 finish pan, 5 bank 7x7 filter press, large water jacketed bottler, and tankless water heater.
Recently bought another Gingerich RO, this one was a 125, but a second membrane was added thus is a 250, like I had.
After running a 2x3, a 2x6, 3x8 tapping from 79 taps up to 1320 all woodfired, now I'm going to a 2x6 oil fired and a 200-425 taps.
They can't predict a 7 day forcast right. Unless the cold runs into March I shoot for the last weekend in February. I will keep an eye on the weather, and might put in a test tap 15th or 22nd. I will have everything ready for February 22nd, and sit back and wait. I have head that weather like this makes the sap run sweeter, but again will have to wait and see.
Maple Ridge Sugar House
230 taps for 2016
12 X 16 Sugar House.
20 X 66 CDL Evaperator.
A good Wife that enjoys collecting and working in the sugar house.
The national weather service is predicting a normal early spring.
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/product...nal.php?lead=1
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Around Presidents week
FIRST GENERATION SUGARMAKER
First boil 2/22/2012! Went Pefect!
3,500' of laterals
1,000' of mainline
2012 - 105 taps on gravity, 12 sap sacks.
2013 - 175 taps on gravity, 25 on sacks = 200 taps for 2013! Second year.
2014 - 250 taps on gravity, 25 on sacks
Tapped on February 16, 2014
2015 - adding vac sap puller no more gravity for me!
275 gallon holding tank for 2014
20'x30' Sugarhouse
In my area the last week of Feb seems to be the real start. If all goes well with my back I should be all tapped in by the 15th-20th of Feb. I think it's going to be a real good season. Time will tell.
Spud
Planning on 16th-17th but who knows and the long range is to far out but looks cold
10x21 sugar house
400 taps
227 gravity pipeline
Rest Buckets
Hi guys,
We have a bit of a wait yet, ok by me!! Went out to check on some lines last weekend, to my surprise one main was down without any damage and a couple of lats, within an hour everything was top notch. Looking to hit another new bush this weekend with a couple hundred new taps,this one will need some work to get the mains and lats in, I'm guessing a 8 to 10% grade in 200 yards. I built a new 3' x 12' oil fired arch to replace the 18 year old one, a few more sheets of board and I'll be ready to run a test. Oh by the way nice to see ya writing again on the Trader REVI ,one of these days I'm going to pop in and visit.
Best to all!!
Shawn
Three Generation Operation
18' x 40' sugar-shack
3' x 12' oil fired Small Brothers Raised flue
10" full bank filter press
1,700 on Vacuum
500 gravity.
Custom RO
One great family!!!!
I'd love to see you! I'll be playing maple during the week of the 15th to the 23rd, so give me a shout and we can check out the sugarhouse.
I'd love to see your place at the Cider Mill Farm some time too. I'll have a little time around that week, if the sap isn't flowing yet.
We usually tap around the end of February, so I'm predicting February 22nd is when it gets going for Central Maine.
I'm looking at around valentines day ish
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2014 125 taps 16 gallons
2015 210 taps 49 gallons
2016 164 taps 75 gallons new 2X6 leader max flue and homemade AOF/AUF arch
2017 1500 taps 196 gallons RO added additions to building new tap lease
2018 1588 taps 276 gallons
upgrades for 2019 season 3 phase vacuum pump, stainless tank in woods, tubing replacement
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