Western New York

[wnybassman]

So this afternoon I got a lead on a two year old Amish built two (4x40) post GAS powered RO that was never used, and it is just a couple towns over. The guy bought it because his shack was remote, but by the time the next season came around he had moved to a different shack with power. Cost would be a little less than a one post Leader MicRO 1.

Possibly going tomorrow to look at it. Bigger than I need though, and don't plan on expansion.

Hmmmmmmm.

[wnybassman]

Still boiling, down to the last 8 gallons of a 216 gallon day. Almost beat the rain but more importantly I beat the wind. Don't like boiling in very high winds.

[barnbc76]

First boil of the season last night 60 gal, I was very happy about the weather conditions they were ideal.

[Urban Sugarmaker]

A few miles can make all the difference. No sap to speak of around here the last few days.

[Urban Sugarmaker]

So this afternoon I got a lead on a two year old Amish built two (4x40) post GAS powered RO that was never used, and it is just a couple towns over. The guy bought it because his shack was remote, but by the time the next season came around he had moved to a different shack with power. Cost would be a little less than a one post Leader MicRO 1.

Possibly going tomorrow to look at it. Bigger than I need though, and don't plan on expansion.

Hmmmmmmm.

I don't think a 4x40 is too big for your operation. You could easily remove half the water and cut way back on your boiling time. You could also plumb in a recirculation line (more of a bypass back to the pump) and probably get 60-70% water removal with a concentrate flow that would match your rig. Last year I had 190 taps or so on a 2x4 flat pan and it was manageable. Makes it fun unless you really enjoy longer boils.

Plus, you'll have lots of pure water to clean your equipment.

[mudr]

So this afternoon I got a lead on a two year old Amish built two (4x40) post GAS powered RO that was never used, and it is just a couple towns over. The guy bought it because his shack was remote, but by the time the next season came around he had moved to a different shack with power. Cost would be a little less than a one post Leader MicRO 1.

Possibly going tomorrow to look at it. Bigger than I need though, and don't plan on expansion.

Hmmmmmmm.

Do some plumbing and pull one post out, save it, and put it back in in two years when you expand again

[Richmaple1]

Its 50? degrees today (sunday) near rochester, and I haven't had any run to speak of since wednesday, and getting nothing today yet. Is that because there has not been a hard enough freeze?

Looks like it will be warm this week, but the night temps will only get as low as 31 degrees. Will that mean there will not be alot of running?

[Urban Sugarmaker]

Its 50? degrees today (sunday) near rochester, and I haven't had any run to speak of since wednesday, and getting nothing today yet. Is that because there has not been a hard enough freeze?

Looks like it will be warm this week, but the night temps will only get as low as 31 degrees. Will that mean there will not be alot of running?

Not enough of a freeze. The freeze has to be long enough and cold enough to create a pressure change in the tree. The weather this week is not looking good. I usually don't get a good run if it goes to only 31F.

The other factor is that 50+ days increase the bacterial activity which accelerates the taphole's lifespan.

[pathfinder22]

Got 80 gallons off 18 buckets, boiled it down friday night, finished/canned it this morning. 1.75 gallons robust done. Not much but I am happy.
Got a little in the buckets today which i will put in the freezer but does not look like another good run for about 2 weeks (per accuweather, brockport area.)
Clean up, rest up, get ready to do it again.

[wnybassman]

I got a little bit of a run today, looks to be about a 1/2 gallon per tap but have not gone to collect it all yet. Calling for 31 tonight and 29 tomorrow night.

Strange on my 3/16ths system. Out of the 8 or so longer runs, all but two have 20+ inches of vac and sap moving in the lines. The other two have 0 inches and zero sap in the lines anywhere. I pulled the saddle off and nothing coming down at all. I figured maybe a T got clogged nearer the bottom but I walked each line twice and could not find visible evidence of this. Could those two lines be just plain not running? Could a clog be further in the T and can't be seen?