Maplesaint - Similar size to you, and was using the same coffee urn method until last season. When I picked up my new 2x4XL from Bill Mason: his 11 gal. propane finisher caught my eye. Purchased the finisher also, and glad we did. Whole new ballgame bringing syrup to final density, with flat pan filtering, out on the deck. When time to bottle, I just carry the finisher pan in and set it on the kitchen gas stove. Quick tweak of burner every now and then from the kitchen stove, to keep at 180-185 for bottling. Been bottling crystal clear syrup all season.
Bill
2017 - 3 taps hanging buckets.
2018 - 32 taps on 5 gal. buckets.
2019 - New Mason 2x4 XL. 80 taps
2020 - Barn / Sugarhouse finished. 125 taps. NextGen 1x40 RO
2021 - 157 taps, 100 on 3/16 tubing w/two Shurflo set-ups, the rest on buckets
2022 - 225 taps. 175 on 3/16 tubing, rest on buckets.
2023 - 300 taps. 261 on tubing, 39 on 5 gal. buckets. Four Shurflo 12V set-ups.
2024 - 340 taps. New SL 2x4 hybrid pan. Added second 1x40 membrane to RO