progress of today
progress of today
more pictures
sink /bottling area
I like the feed tank. What's that from?
Noel Good
1998 to 2009: 15 taps on buckets, scavenged fire pit and pans
2010: New 2x4 SS flat pan w/preheater
2015: New to me Lapierre 18x60 raised flue, new shack, new everything!! 59 taps 23.75 gallons
2016: 85 taps 19 gallons
2017: Purchased 2.5 acres and tubed half with 3/16. 145 taps total 49.25 gallons
2018: 200 taps (162 on 3/16ths 38 on buckets) New NextGen RO 63 gallons
2019: 210 taps 73.5 gallons
2023: 210 taps 89.75 gallons
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Looks awesome man. Like the wash sink and head tank. Finishing touches and let it start flowing. Have an awesome season !!!! Good luck.
2015 New sugarhouse 14x24 looking at 200 taps and 10 buckets,added auf to evaporator
2014 102 taps on gravity 10 buckets new 2x6 custom evaporator 12"x20" homemade finisher. And one old 8x10 shed
A better plan in place
2013 10 taps 1x2 flat pan needed a better plan
A family that loves pure maple syrup
One awesome helper ( my son)
Thanks everyone , the feed tank is an old steam powered soup pot, I think it is 40 gallons
Looks Great, what are the dimensions of your sugarhouse?
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
the shack itself is 12x20, the lean to on the front adds another 8 feet
I assume you're just pouring concrete where the evaporator goes. Is that purely for cost or is there another reason for only pouring the one section. I've just started building a 14x16 very similar to yours and was going to just pour the whole floor 4" thick over my compacted gravel. Now I'm wondering if I need to.
Pete Nightingale
Lisbon, NH
3 Teenage sap haulers & Plenty of friends and family to restock the beer fridge
2012 1 tap and a pot
2013 10 taps, oil tank evap, 2 gallons of slightly too thin syrup
2014 48 taps improved oil tank evap 3.5 gallons, ouch??
2015 88 taps 78 5/16" and 10 3/16" nat vac 40"x 48" Homemade Arch 13.25 Gallons
2016 100 taps 65 on 3/16 & 35 buckets 17 gallons + unknown amount of maple / Jack Daniels testers
I poured my whole floor and outside porch area at the same time. Took about 11 1/2 yds to pour 16x24 inside and 8x52 porch area. Glad I did it. Easy to clean and nice porch sitting area in the summer.