
Originally Posted by
CampHamp
I burn mostly hemlock and spruce for boiling, keeping hardwood to use in the house. I don't think you can create a chimney fire in an evaporator stack.
same with me I burn mostly white pine and hemlock in the evap. Throw a few sticks in opposite sides of door about every 4 minutes
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