When you watch the weather channel and hope they're off by a few degrees so you may be able to get a few more runs out of the season, (or at the beginning of the season that it will get a little warmer than they predict to get the run started).
When you watch the weather channel and hope they're off by a few degrees so you may be able to get a few more runs out of the season, (or at the beginning of the season that it will get a little warmer than they predict to get the run started).
Or you have multiple thermometers hoping that one will be colder/warmer than the others.Originally Posted by Twisted Minds
Sugaring for 45+ years
New Sugarhouse 14'x32'
New to Me Algier 2'x8' wood fired evaporator
2022 added a used RB25 RO Bucket
250 mostly Sugar Maples, 15% Soft Maples. Currently,(110on 3/16" and 125 on Shurflo 4008 vacuum, 15 gravity), (16,000 before being disabled)
1947 Farmall H and Wagon with gathering tank
2012 Kubota with forks to move wood around
......when you need to bump this forward for the new syrup season!!!!!
115 red maples on vacuum
100 taps on 5/16 gravity
35 taps on 3/16 gravity
50 taps on shurflo vacuum
about 60 buckets on giant roadside sugars
neighbor bringing from 45 taps
30'x 8' Aof/Auf Evaporator
Homemade 125gph Ro
Lots of Homemade Equipment!
http://s848.photobucket.com/albums/a...%20Sugarshack/
When it's -10 but you stop to take a selfie with your trusty tubing tool and the latest drop line you installed!!!IMG_1944.jpg
Maple Man 85
Anthony & Rebecca Renken
2017=200 taps
2018=4000 taps (goal) 3000 taps (actual)
2019=7000 taps (goal)
30x45 Sugar House
4x16 Leader Vortex
www.northwoodsmaplefarm.com
That picture reminds me of myself about 10 years ago when I first went to gravity tubing. I was gung ho and the weather was about 5 degrees. I had a ball, laying out new tubing in the cold and snow! Great shot!
Regards,
Chris
Casbohm Maple and Honey
625 roadside taps + Neighbors bring some sap too!
3x10 King, WRU, AOF and AUF
12" SIRO Filter Press.
2015 Ford F250 PSD sap hauler
One Golden named Maggie, Norwegian Forest Cat named Lucy
Too many Cub Cadets
Ford Jubilee and several Allis WD's, and IH tractors
1932 Ford AAB ton and a half, dump truck
www.mapleandhoney.com
Thanks Chris! It's not cold when you're having fun!
Maple Man 85
Anthony & Rebecca Renken
2017=200 taps
2018=4000 taps (goal) 3000 taps (actual)
2019=7000 taps (goal)
30x45 Sugar House
4x16 Leader Vortex
www.northwoodsmaplefarm.com
When you put maple syrup on everything from Butter Pecan ice cream to sweet potatoes.
You know your an addict when
The bank just foreclosed on the house. Momma's moving the bed set into the sugar house while your on the way back from Leader with a new bigger badder evaporator. I'll get the house back someday, heading out to tap for now.
2017:150 taps
Hauled by me my dog and a Yamaha. Blaster, no buckets next year.
Trees sucked most the seasons sap back up. Live and learn.
14 gallons syrup.
2016: New 10x16' sugar shack, new leader 2x4 evaporator
150+ taps gravity to buckets=13 gal. Burnt roof off shack lost 3-4 gallons of syrup in pan and draw off pale didn't eat fire extinguisher
IH 584 sap hauler
2015: Homemade oil tank arch with 3 steam table pans
35 taps gravity to buckets=1 gal.
1 human sap hauler
...When the first site you check in the morning is the local 2-week forecast to see if temps are ideal for tapping :-)
Been tapping since 2008.
2018 - 17 taps/7 trees...819l sap, approx 28l syrup
2019 - 18 taps/8 trees...585l sap, 28l syrup...21:1 ratio
2020 - 18 taps/8 trees...890.04l sap...gave away about 170l, 30l snafu'd....23l total for me from approx 690l
2021 - 18 taps/8 trees...395l sap, 12 l syrup
2022 - 18 taps/8 trees....7 sugars 1 red due to #2 having surgery so had the season off....582l sap, 18.5l syrup
2023 - 18 taps/8 trees...all sugars again. 807l sap, so far approx 14l syrup
....your watching the Waliking Dead cast walk through some woods and all you can think is, "I'd tap that, and that!" then run it back and say," I thought so, I'd tap that one too!" Ted
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