+ Reply to Thread
Page 7 of 21 FirstFirst 1234567891011121314151617 ... LastLast
Results 61 to 70 of 205

Thread: Tapping the 2015 Season

  1. #61
    Join Date
    Oct 2007
    Location
    Elliottsburg, PA
    Posts
    2,222

    Default

    Sap is flowing!
    I picked up about 180 gals this afternoon and will be running again in the morning. This week is looking to be a real good one.
    1st Generation Hobby Maple Producer, you got to start somewhere.
    222 Taps, all on Vacuum! No more buckets.
    Lapierre 2'x5' raised flue w/Hood and Preheater
    Surge SP11, Lapierre Hobby Releaser
    Modified 5" Filter Press made by Daryl with a Gear Pump
    Homemade 2 membrane RO
    Kabota RTV Sap Hauler

    Hardy's Maple Syrup on Facebook

  2. #62
    Join Date
    Mar 2005
    Location
    Albion PA
    Posts
    5,099

    Default

    We are going to start tapping this morning. I would like to get half of them tapped today, The snow is a couple fee deep and looks like we are going to have to wallow through it if we are going to try to get this first run. We don't have any snow shoes. Over the weekend I cut in the 30 collection locations along the road most had 4 feet of crusty packed snow. Sap should stay nice and cool setting in the snow. Sugarhouse is closer to being ready with all of the tractors out of the way. Checked the evaporator and the frost has moved it a little but should be OK to boil on. (About 1/4 inch lower on the left side.)
    Also digging out of the sap tanks and wood carts. Just cant remember a start where we have had this much snow on the ground!
    Good luck to everyone.
    Boyd, sounds like you are off to a great start.
    Regards,
    Chris
    Casbohm Maple and Honey
    625 roadside taps + Neighbors bring some sap too!
    3x10 King, WRU, AOF and AUF
    12" SIRO Filter Press.
    2015 Ford F250 PSD sap hauler
    One Golden named Maggie, Norwegian Forest Cat named Lucy
    Too many Cub Cadets
    Ford Jubilee and several Allis WD's, and IH tractors
    1932 Ford AAB ton and a half, dump truck

    www.mapleandhoney.com

  3. #63
    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Polk, PA
    Posts
    1,363

    Default

    We're tapped and running. Only about 25 gal. of sap yesterday on the vacuum lines. I let that all dump on the ground. Vacuum level is great and I didn't have any major leaks. 3/16 is running a little also. I was cutting trees for firewood yesterday. We still have up to 20" of snow. I noticed that the bottom of the trunks were covered in ice near the ground. I imagine the trunks are still frozen down there and causing very little sap flow. I expect today to be better but probably won't have enough to boil until Tuesday.
    136 on high vacuum for 2019
    A&A 2X8, raised flue evaporator
    hood, parallel flow pre heater and air over fire
    12X28 sugar shack

  4. #64
    Join Date
    Mar 2014
    Location
    West central PA
    Posts
    32

    Default

    The sap is flowing slowly here in West Central PA (DuBois area).
    WP_20150309_13_40_51_Pro[1].jpg

  5. #65
    Join Date
    Mar 2005
    Location
    Albion PA
    Posts
    5,099

    Default

    Just finished tapping, all taps 580+ in place thanks to friend I used to work with. Gerry followed me drilling and set the taps. With the snow we tapped at about 100 taps per hour. I was glad to get them in as the weather looks favorable for the next few days. We may have sap to gather on Wednesday.
    Gary,
    You should be boiling tomorrow.
    Regards,
    Chris
    Last edited by Sugarmaker; 03-10-2015 at 06:57 AM.
    Casbohm Maple and Honey
    625 roadside taps + Neighbors bring some sap too!
    3x10 King, WRU, AOF and AUF
    12" SIRO Filter Press.
    2015 Ford F250 PSD sap hauler
    One Golden named Maggie, Norwegian Forest Cat named Lucy
    Too many Cub Cadets
    Ford Jubilee and several Allis WD's, and IH tractors
    1932 Ford AAB ton and a half, dump truck

    www.mapleandhoney.com

  6. #66
    Join Date
    Oct 2007
    Location
    Elliottsburg, PA
    Posts
    2,222

    Default

    Got another 100 goals this morning and ran it thru the RO.
    Working on boiling it right now. About 280 galls of sap and I'll be done in about 3 hours.
    I love my RO.
    1st Generation Hobby Maple Producer, you got to start somewhere.
    222 Taps, all on Vacuum! No more buckets.
    Lapierre 2'x5' raised flue w/Hood and Preheater
    Surge SP11, Lapierre Hobby Releaser
    Modified 5" Filter Press made by Daryl with a Gear Pump
    Homemade 2 membrane RO
    Kabota RTV Sap Hauler

    Hardy's Maple Syrup on Facebook

  7. #67
    Join Date
    Jul 2005
    Location
    Indiana, PA
    Posts
    1,116

    Default

    Finally started yesterday with 600 gal of sap. Latest start ever.
    Andy's Own Maple
    Andy Kinter (4th + generation maple producer)
    Approx 790 taps on vacuum

    3x10 nat. gas fired raised flue small bros.
    600 gph Lapierre RO
    Fine collection of used bulk tanks
    Kubota MX5100 sap hauler
    2 hives (that I don't spend enough time on)
    A great family that works together to make syrup!

    https://www.facebook.com/pages/Andys...27718203945398
    http://photobucket.com/mapleack

  8. #68
    Join Date
    Apr 2014
    Location
    Pittsburgh
    Posts
    20

    Default

    So i'm still a relative newbie... how long do you guys think the sap will run this year? seems like the season may almost be cut in half!

  9. #69
    Join Date
    Mar 2005
    Location
    Albion PA
    Posts
    5,099

    Default

    Andy,
    Good to hear your right at it! Should have a run every day for a while.
    Dennis,
    Sounds like the R.O. is reducing boiling time a bunch!
    Regards,
    Chris
    Casbohm Maple and Honey
    625 roadside taps + Neighbors bring some sap too!
    3x10 King, WRU, AOF and AUF
    12" SIRO Filter Press.
    2015 Ford F250 PSD sap hauler
    One Golden named Maggie, Norwegian Forest Cat named Lucy
    Too many Cub Cadets
    Ford Jubilee and several Allis WD's, and IH tractors
    1932 Ford AAB ton and a half, dump truck

    www.mapleandhoney.com

  10. #70
    Join Date
    Feb 2006
    Location
    Northwest Pa
    Posts
    902

    Default

    Had 25 inches of vac on both bushes yesterday NO SAP ! still 25+ inches of snow in the woods

    Jim
    Maple consultant for 50 years

+ Reply to Thread
Page 7 of 21 FirstFirst 1234567891011121314151617 ... LastLast

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts