Not a good year so far but question is to turn pump on tomorrow or not??????
Gonna get down to 30 tonight my question is to run the pump tomorrow or not gonna hit 39 they say. So far this season all it has been is a waste of gas running the vac pump. 280 gallons of sap so far not good. I guess I will see what the temps are in the morning since the pump ran all day today an only pulled in 25gals. what would everyone else do???????????
100 buckets for 09
180 buckets for 2010
300 on gravity and 300 buckets for 2011
1000 total for 2012
250 taps on shurflow pumps
G.H.Grimm 3x10 raise flue auf
snowmobile and grizzly 660 four wheeler
8 beagles an 1 aussie shepherd for company
and last a wonderful companion that lets me do all the stuff i love (maple sugaring) and doesnt ask questions!!!!!!!!!!!
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My pump is electric so I don't have to chase gas. That being said if the temp is going to be above freezing the pump is on. I have had days where it only brings in 25 gallons and it seems like a waste of electricity but it all adds up and when averaged out over the whole season the syrup that I get more than pays for the electricity. If I had to buy the gas I might think twice about it but would probably run it anyway. The season is only so long and if the sap does run and you didn't run the pump......
Russ
"Red Roof Maples" Where the term "boiling soda" was first introduced to the maple world!
1930 Ford Model AA Doodlebug tractor
A couple of Honda 4 wheelers
Four chainsaws and no chickens!
Cpmaple, same here. Ran my pump from 7am till 7pm and only got 25 gallons or so. I tell yeah my trees are still half froze or more, have yet to have a decent run
FIRST GENERATION SUGARMAKER
First boil 2/22/2012! Went Pefect!
3,500' of laterals
1,000' of mainline
2012 - 105 taps on gravity, 12 sap sacks.
2013 - 175 taps on gravity, 25 on sacks = 200 taps for 2013! Second year.
2014 - 250 taps on gravity, 25 on sacks
Tapped on February 16, 2014
2015 - adding vac sap puller no more gravity for me!
275 gallon holding tank for 2014
20'x30' Sugarhouse
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