Just checked my tanks, and it ran a little overnight but is only dripping now. Got down to 36 degrees overnight so no run today unless something strange happens which is highly unlikely this year. Forecast doesn't look too promising unless they are wrong again.
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
I've gotten about 1 gallon of sap accumulated from each tap for the whole season. Once it's all said and done I think I'll have about half a gallon of syrup for the whole year.
had over 2,000 gallons come in after 3pm yesterday, sap starting to come in this morning. Looks like it's going to be a good day.
3x10 Leader Inferno Arch
14,200 Taps
2 - 14 HP Indiana Vacuum pump
1800gph Lapierre RO
10" Lapierre filter press
2 - 25,000 tap Lapierre releasers
3 - SS 1500 gallon tanks
1 - SS 8,400 gallon tank
8x8 Argo ATV
50k John Deere generator
24'x32' sugarhouse
Ittitz that's so odd cause I'm 15 miles from your east and I've made 15 gallons on 120+ taps. I'm boiling off 150 gallons today from yesterday
You should be happy about that....around here, even the guys on vacuum have not pulled that much per tap at this point!Originally Posted by handtapper
Hawkins Sugar House
Sunapee, NH
2x6 Patrick Phaneuf, raised flu
3 Hp Atlantic Fluids Vacuum
500 taps
Well I'm tapping reds on all gravity so it may be somewhat understandable. I've seen a lot of people on here not too far from me tapping all sugars on vacuum and they are getting a gallon a tap per day. Anyway the extended forecast show the season is pretty much done for southern NH. Yesterday evening was the last below freezing night in the whole extended forecast with the exception of one day it's supposed to be 31. I think the birches are going to start running real soon with this weather.
Evidently I had a decent run last night. Picked up around 200 gallons this morning. And maybe 50 gallons for all day today. Can't believe how slow the trees were trickling. I have an opposite theory I don't think my trees have warmed up yet. We need sun. Not gray windy 45 degree days.
30x40 Sugarhouse
975 taps here at home. Still have 3-400 to add in.
3x10 Cabin by the Creek evap with "steamaway"
CDL 600 RO
ebayed Sogevac S65
I had the same experience over last 48hrs as you dill. Yes sandman I'm very pleased for the circumstances. I am concerned about the rest of the season though as I have only had a couple semi fruitfull days. I have more trees I could have tapped but I was picturing being flooded at this point with sap. Id like to get nailed good once this year before its done
I don't understand the difference. Your higher in elevation than most, have a lot more snow and and farther north. It's got to be a 'hot' spot for maple up there!!
1,200 taps on USFS land, 3x8 King w/Steamaway. Lapierre RO.
Nothing to write home about around here today.
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