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  1. 03-13-2015, 03:47 PM #1
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    Default Pallet shack

    I built a great shack out of oak pallets. Thought I'd shareimage.jpg
    about 200 taps on Sap sak with homemade holders
    2'x5' pan
    boiler arch from homemade setup with blower
    Homemade pallet sugar shack proud of it ;-)

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  2. 03-13-2015, 04:58 PM #2
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    a bottle of bourbon, couple hundred gallons of sap... a good time!!
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    I'm a big fan of reusing and repurposing useful stuff. Your shack is a fine example of that. It doesn't look anything like a traditional sugar shack but neither will mine.
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    Nice set up!
    We had one almost identical
    2x6 Smokey Lake raised flue w/AUF
    16x30 Sugar Shack
    7" SL SS filter press
    Smokey Lake water jacketed finish pan & bottler
    350 RO
    517 taps and I seem to keep finding more!
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    Far better than out in the open or under a tent or tarp.
    Dave Klish, I recently ordered a 2x6 wood fired evaporator from A&A Sheet Metal which I will be converting to oil fired
    Now have solar, 2x6 finish pan, 5 bank 7x7 filter press, large water jacketed bottler, and tankless water heater.
    Recently bought another Gingerich RO, this one was a 125, but a second membrane was added thus is a 250, like I had.
    After running a 2x3, a 2x6, 3x8 tapping from 79 taps up to 1320 all woodfired, now I'm going to a 2x6 oil fired and a 200-425 taps.
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    I made a 12'x12' sugar shack out of pallets. Took about 24 pallets, plywood, clear plastic and some scrap wood. It took a weekend to construct and only cost about $85. A great, cheap way to put a roof over your head and protect you from the elements.
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    2015-first year...190 taps on tubing and buckets
    12'x12' sugar shack made out of pallets
    275 gal oil tank evaporator w/ 2'x4' divided flat pan
    2016-69 taps,
    2018-180 taps, new 18x48 CDL drop flue evaporator
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  7. 03-30-2015, 10:08 AM #7
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    I cab build up to 200 sqft w/o a permit, have a surplus of pallets, and I'm tired of boiling outside. Great idea on the pallet shacks guys. I am pretty sure I'll have one next year as well.

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  8. 03-30-2015, 10:30 AM #8
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    I'm not even gonna ask how he gets his buckets way up there into that there holding tank.
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  9. 03-30-2015, 11:29 AM #9
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    Hooterville boiling.jpgHooterville.jpg

    The wife calls this Hooterville.
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