If you have or know someone with some leftover shingles you should get 3 lids from each shingle. A 3.5 inch framing nail will hold them in place and allow for bucket removal.
If you have or know someone with some leftover shingles you should get 3 lids from each shingle. A 3.5 inch framing nail will hold them in place and allow for bucket removal.
2015 - first year - Bathtub Evaporator - 3 turkey pans - 6 gallons per hour evap rate
35 Pails - 16 gallons finished syrup
2016 - UPGRADE - Oil tank Evaporator - 2X5 continuous flow SS pan, Preheater, AUF Blower - 90 taps , 10 on tubing - 45 gallons finished syrup - 22 GPH evap rate
2017 - NEW SUGAR SHACK - 125 taps - 52 Gallons finished
2018 - Rebrick, Insulate and Re-Weld Arch - Planning 150 taps - 2 new Quads
Ya that's what I'm afraid of I'm so very tempted I just want to start lol just need to scratch my itch!
2017 45 taps 43L
2018 55 taps 50L
2019 60 taps ~75L avg sugar 3.3%
2020 60 taps 70L
2021 60 taps cant remember
2022 60 taps 95L
2023 60 taps 75L New baby came day off boiling started, gave away 1200L of 3% didn't have time.
Mark, I took at look at Woodstock's forecast. Hold off. It's just about as bad as mine is. Make some pancakes with extra syrup tonight. That ought to help a bit.
~ Karen ~
2012 - 10 taps, 1 turkey fryer - 169.5L sap 4.2 L syrup
2013 - 23 taps, 2 turkey fryers - 748.5 L sap 17.56 L syrup
2014 - 22 taps, 509 L sap 12.5 L syrup
2015 - 28 taps, 1093.75 L sap 25.1 L syrup
2016 - 25 taps, 1223.5 L sap 28.25 L syrup
2017 - 21 taps, 518.5 L sap 12.7 L syrup
2018 - 28 taps, 2 turkey fryers & Denali 3 burner propane stove - 798L sap 16.9 L syrup
2019 - 28 taps, 1409.5L sap 40.12L syrup
Sugar, Norway, Manitoba, Silver and Freeman Maples
Tapped my trees two days ago. 16 taps on 5 trees on the lawn. Got 2 gallons of sap today.
17 taps on my 1/2 acre lot. Average 13-15 quarts
Evaporator: Indoor Kenmore stove
The walls are dripping!
boiled for two days 5gal of finished syrup thought we were caught up just to find another 150 gal for tomorrow of of 80 taps
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