Not much today
We were suppose to have sun and warm temps today but no go here. Sun did come out late this afternoon then checked everything and nothing really going on. Looks like starting Sunday cold coming back in and nothing really to happen until Thursday of next week and maybe more snow
10x21 sugar house
400 taps
227 gravity pipeline
Rest Buckets
Same here, I don't think it got cold enough last night. Going to get cold tonight, but the crappy weather tomorrow will probably prevent the trees from running then either.
One word for ya: Vacuum
About 750 taps on High Vac.
2.5 x 8 Intens-O-Fire
Airtech 3 hp LR Pump
Springtech Elite 500 RO
14 x 24 Timber Frame SugarHouse
16 x 22 Sap Shed w/ 1500 gal. + 700 gal. tanks
www.littlehogbackfarm.com
Need to add about $2000 to that one word.
Maybe about 5-6 thousand once you purchase a vacuum and releaser (s). Of course that is without re-engineering your lines to optimize the vacuum!
Hawkins Sugar House
Sunapee, NH
2x6 Patrick Phaneuf, raised flu
3 Hp Atlantic Fluids Vacuum
500 taps
Actually, it does not sound like the folks with vacuum are pulling all that much right now either.....maybe next weekend?
Hawkins Sugar House
Sunapee, NH
2x6 Patrick Phaneuf, raised flu
3 Hp Atlantic Fluids Vacuum
500 taps
Coincidentally I already own a vacuum pump I bought for other projects. Only 2.5cfm, but it can pull a near complete vacuum. Didn't cost all that much either. The thing I don't have is a releaser and the prices I've seen for those is more than the freaking pump.
When you guys figure out how to rig a 2000$ vacuum set up to my buckets please let me know. I have a few trees that ran a gallon or so today. Rest were quiet.
Today looks better, I was worried, but the sun came out and the trees are running pretty well for once.
Not much moving here except the wind.
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