Dug out my low hanging lines Tue & Wed. Will tap this weekend.
Dug out my low hanging lines Tue & Wed. Will tap this weekend.
Dave C.
2011 - 130 Taps
2017 - 300 Taps (all gravity)
2x8 Leader Revolution Evaporator
12x18 Sugarhouse
2021 - 350 taps
Leader Micro2 RO
Leader Clear Filter press
2023 - 390 Taps
tapped 20 mid afternoon today and was surprised to see some of them running, going to put in about 20 more tomorrow.weather looks good for most of next week .gotta start boiling the neighbors are getting hungry.
2013 1st year for me. 20 taps, 55 gallon oil drum evap. made 5 gal. of syrup
2014 275 oil drum evap. new 2x3 pan ,20+ taps. made 7 gal. of syrup
2015 new 10x16 sugar shack, 53 taps on buckets, 11.5 gal. of syrup
Tapped 10 more trees today nothing running here,going to buy some 3/16 tubing to reach some that I couldn't not realizing u can run 700' with the elevation drop I have,adding 5 more trees but putting some that I carry sap out into collection tank instead,also bought vacuum gauges for each run to see,when I pull taps at the end of season I hear the hiss from the vacuum,I have about 75' or so of drop,
2021 95 taps all on 3/16' natural gravity 2018 home built 4x40 RO 2017 1000 sap 15gal syrup 4 runs of 3/16 natural vac 1 of 5/16 2016 775gal of sap made 12gal syrup 2015 18.5 gal about 55 taps. Have the best wife! cub cadet volunteer 4x4 sap hauler
All tapped n ready to boil!
180 gravity mostly reds
15 buckets
2x6 waterloo small maple pro
Where do you buy your tubing. 5/16th.
My 5/16 was Leaders,but I'm going to try the 3/16 from CDL n stay with the check valve taps so a 3/16 tee with n 5/16 side of the tee for the drop?this will let me reach into the woods better from what the experiments say so as not to carry buckets out that's why I didn't tap some of these trees in the past,claim you can go 700' n I have good elevation change to really make it work?
2021 95 taps all on 3/16' natural gravity 2018 home built 4x40 RO 2017 1000 sap 15gal syrup 4 runs of 3/16 natural vac 1 of 5/16 2016 775gal of sap made 12gal syrup 2015 18.5 gal about 55 taps. Have the best wife! cub cadet volunteer 4x4 sap hauler
Hung 24 buckets yesterday afternoon while the snow came down. Nothing running yet but nice afternoon to be out in the sugar bush. My oldest son came along to help. Fun times just taking in the scenery and teaching him a thing or two. Hoping to have gotten a bit of a run today, we'll see when I get home.
Just took a rip on the snowmobile to check and nothing maybe a couple drops,maybe 38 here later in the day the bush faces north west still waiting!!!
2021 95 taps all on 3/16' natural gravity 2018 home built 4x40 RO 2017 1000 sap 15gal syrup 4 runs of 3/16 natural vac 1 of 5/16 2016 775gal of sap made 12gal syrup 2015 18.5 gal about 55 taps. Have the best wife! cub cadet volunteer 4x4 sap hauler
Not much flow here either, even for trees getting lots of sun. Surprised given that the temp got to high 30's today. Maybe too cold last night?
Same here, few drips is all. Gonna take a couple days like today to get things going.
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