Just came in from checking tanks, sap is already starting to run. Ran late last night until after midnight, then got down to 28. Up to 40 and climbing with sun peaking thru the clouds. Might actually get to make some syrup today. Yea Haw!!!!
Finally, SAPS-A-RUNNING
Just came in from checking tanks, sap is already starting to run. Ran late last night until after midnight, then got down to 28. Up to 40 and climbing with sun peaking thru the clouds. Might actually get to make some syrup today. Yea Haw!!!!
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
Good luck, im looking forward to a SAP TSUNAMI TODAY!!!!
2022 4x40" RO, Welch 1397 Vac Pump, 3 Guzzler Pumps, Lapierre Releaser, 1100 taps
2021 Twin Baby Boys, Close to 650 taps
2020 Upgraded RO to 2 post and 7GBS Pump. 265 taps
2019 Smoky Lake 2x6 raised flue, Autodraw system, Maple Jet Filter Press, a beautiful new bride to be my sugaring partner :-)
2017 Expanded Sugar Shack, new 2x6 with float box, NEXTgen Maple RO, 250+ taps, still on sap sacks
2016 Sugar Shack, 2x6 evaporator, 160 taps, all on Sap Sacks
2014 110 taps
2013 35 taps
C'mon guys! Let's spell it right: in this context, it's a Tsap Tsunami!
"Make it Tso" - Jean Luc Saptard.
2024 - New Maine resident, 12X12 sugar shack under construction
2019 - New 12X12 boiling pavilion
2018 - New Mason 2X3 Hobby XL and homemade RO
ROR! (raughing out roud). (Apologies if that's too un-PC for anyone. I worked for many years for a Japanese company and learned to decipher and speak "Japonics.")Originally Posted by eustis22
I'm hopeful, can't check till I get home, but the conditions are right. Wasn't supposed to get below freezing last night in my area, but when I got up it was about 28F, so I'm hopeful.
Ittiz I chose a vaca day to boil today. I started at 9am gone through about 60 gallons so far. I went to one of my sites at 1145 and buckets were half full on some and all buckets had something in them including the ones that previously ran nothing. I'm expecting full 5 gallon buckets at my other site when I go there at 5ish and half full buckets at the site I hit at 1145.
I tap 3 trees in my yard. Only one is running. What's up with that. I think 2 are soft maples, does that matter?
Handtapper I have 18 taps on a 55gal drum. Considering I haven't gotten much at all the last couple weeks I'm doubtful the barrel will be anywhere near full when I get to it today, but I hope I'll be pleasantly surprised.
Some of pipeline is running good and buckets but these have had the sun most of the day, others on pipeline and buckets are just a slow drip. Now with major snow on the way and the temps here in the 35-36 range I can see it now collecting in a snowstorm. Then cold for a couple of days then warm up then looks like hopefully all hell breaks loose and perfect conditions. If there is such a thing with this winter. That is what its all about
10x21 sugar house
400 taps
227 gravity pipeline
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