My trees near the road dripped a little today, but the tree in the woods are frozen solid. Good luck tomorrow. Lee
My trees near the road dripped a little today, but the tree in the woods are frozen solid. Good luck tomorrow. Lee
Lavoie's Sugar Shack
130 taps
Homemade rear fired oil evaporator
oil tank evaporator
Home made stainless steel flue pan
Homemade R O
addition on barn for sugaring
2 children who love hauling sap
golden retriever who love syrup
Barry the helpful neighbor who loves bottling
Good wife who likes to think she finances this insane hobby
Woke up to 50F weather. Should have a good run today
What time did u mosey on out of bed at ittitz? Lol Pretty cold at 5am its going to take things a bit to get going I've got nothing running yet. I saw a guys sap bags yesterday with a half gallon ish in each and I got nothing...
Tapped 10 trees Thursday night and didn't have much sap at all after yesterday. Tapped 20 last night...hoping for a good run today so we can boil tomorrow, otherwise waiting getting everything set up tomorrow and won't be able to boil until next Sunday.
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
9amOriginally Posted by handtapper
I have to catch up on all the sleep I lose during the work week :P
I emptied 100 taps done at 4 and got only 30 gallons. Yikes, not good
40 taps got me a little less than 5 gallons so far today and the flow has nearly stopped as the clouds have thickened and the temp has dropped back to 40-ish. I had expected much better results today. Next potential run looks like maybe Tuesday, then another storm (northeaster??) on Thursday. Bleaugh. It's "The Winter That Would Not Die!"
+17 degrees this morning @ 6:00 AM! Thought it would be a good run today, but only got about 40-50 gallons!
Two years boiling on a Leader half pint
2011 100 buckets,12 gallons made
2013 120 on tubeing 20 buckets 27 gallons made
2014 Leader King 2 x 6 Working on 400 + on tubeing
goal: 70 gallons
Finally got some sap for me this weekend but no flood, got about 5 gal yesterday and another 8 gal today. Looks like tues will be a good run, then more snow greatplaning to boil next weekend, hopefully my sap won't spoil waiting.
Started in 2013 with 15 taps on buckets and a turkey frier.
Now 2020, 250 taps, 3/16's with vac. 10x14 sugarhouse. 2x6 Leader raised flue. Homemade 50 gal per hour RO.
Munson's Maple’s
Sap drizzled a little here Saturday and even less Sunday. Took too long for it to thaw out each day to amount to much. If the forecast is "right" (HAW,HAW), then maybe a great day Tuesday. Of course, they have to ruin it with more snow on Wed and cold Thur. Pray for the best.
Sugaring for 45+ years
New Sugarhouse 14'x32'
New to Me Algier 2'x8' wood fired evaporator
2022 added a used RB25 RO Bucket
250 mostly Sugar Maples, 15% Soft Maples. Currently,(110on 3/16" and 125 on Shurflo 4008 vacuum, 15 gravity), (16,000 before being disabled)
1947 Farmall H and Wagon with gathering tank
2012 Kubota with forks to move wood around
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