Originally Posted by
markct
Still have about 200 to finish this weekend
I am 2nd year and Small scale, but it took me a good half hour to get my last 4 taps in today... making 20 total. Is my hose and pail method so much slower then a hanging pail? I could see how the drilling was quick, but cutting the line to length and fitting it to the tap in the cold was not a two second task.
If I were to expand next year, where does the speed come?
2014 Year 1, 1 large front yard shade tree with 3 taps - 3 quarts of the best syrup I ever had.
2015 - Convince In-laws and Neighbors, bought F-150 and bricks. 20 taps, 4 gallons in pretty bottles.
2016 -- More friends and neighbors, should add another 20 +, built temporary shelter as sugar shack. F150 traded for Ram 2500. Big Blue new barrels for 116 gal storage. 8 gallons Syrup.
2017 - Mortared Brick Arch with serving pans, no make that an 18 x 48 CDL divided flat pan, 48 taps.
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