Emptied 90 buckets that were hanging since Saturday afternoon, on Monday afternoon. 190 gallons tested at 3.3. WOOOHOOO!!!
Emptied 90 buckets that were hanging since Saturday afternoon, on Monday afternoon. 190 gallons tested at 3.3. WOOOHOOO!!!
1960 - 1970s 70 taps on galvanized buckets with Dad and Grandpa.
1970s - 1985 Acted crazy!
1986 - 2005 20-30 buckets.
2006- 2017 70 buckets and bags
2017-2019 100 bags and buckets
2020 Finally retired!!! 75 buckets, 50-75 on tubing. RO Bucket, New 12 X 16 Shack and a 42X42 flat pan.
2021-Adding another 125 taps along with a second RO bucket.
2022- Shooting for 350 taps, with 100 on lines.
Lots of Family and Friends and dogs named Skyy and Nessy!
Tapped my 3/16 lines near Merrill on Sunday. I was pleasantly surprised to find that most of the taps were already running. I expected things to be very slow. By the time I finished the second line the first was flowing and so on which is outstanding for me. I have somewhere around 90-100 taps in and as of this morning looks like I have about 75 gallons more or less. Not running like crazy, but my tress tend to be a bit behind the curve. Shortest and lowest line showed 25" with the middle 2 at 18" and the top line my gauge is not in place at present. I did not get a chance to walk and check for air leaks.
2017- 80 taps on 3/16 natural experimenting with Sap Sucking options
The original Homemade XLE 4040 RO http://mapletrader.com/community/sho...RO-suggestions on a dolly
7" short stack filter press w/air diaphragm pump
3-20.No freeze here this am. trees are slowing way down. used up all but 20' of the new 5/16 tubing took way more than I thought. only put out two more buckets. they were real close to the collecting barrel. tapping went well with just a few drips coming out. got done just before noon..still a bunch of snow here on the north side.heard the first Bluebird sing. Not a good sap day cool and a breeze. late in afternoon light rain/snow not much...collected for the first time. 2 cycle transfer pump acting up but got it all in the bulk tank at home..first time in 20yrs of making syrup I am relying on tubing to bring in the sap...will see how that pans out.
IMG_9560.jpgIMG_9560.jpg After a good run this past weekend the nights are warm in Waupaca county and the production went way down. This bag was emptied Tuesday at 2:00 pm. I will empty again this afternoon and start cooking tonight.
1960 - 1970s 70 taps on galvanized buckets with Dad and Grandpa.
1970s - 1985 Acted crazy!
1986 - 2005 20-30 buckets.
2006- 2017 70 buckets and bags
2017-2019 100 bags and buckets
2020 Finally retired!!! 75 buckets, 50-75 on tubing. RO Bucket, New 12 X 16 Shack and a 42X42 flat pan.
2021-Adding another 125 taps along with a second RO bucket.
2022- Shooting for 350 taps, with 100 on lines.
Lots of Family and Friends and dogs named Skyy and Nessy!
3-22..the weather here is no good for sap runs for me. last few morning is just a light frost..so not enough to collect.worked on getting ready to cook.go the woodspliter up on large blocks so it is easy on the back,shack set,Clyde came over and we set the pans on the arch.worked on transfer pump. it turned out the screen in the muffler was plugged.punched a hole it it and it ran fine..
3/25,
Southern Shawano, Boiled Thursday night into Saturday. 5 Gallons and 1 pint finished off. It got cold enough on Friday night for a good 1 1/2-2 gallon per tap run on Saturday.
Had a lot of Friends and Family stop to visit. I put them to work on the splitter and got close to 3 full cords split. 1/2 done. They probably wont return.
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1960 - 1970s 70 taps on galvanized buckets with Dad and Grandpa.
1970s - 1985 Acted crazy!
1986 - 2005 20-30 buckets.
2006- 2017 70 buckets and bags
2017-2019 100 bags and buckets
2020 Finally retired!!! 75 buckets, 50-75 on tubing. RO Bucket, New 12 X 16 Shack and a 42X42 flat pan.
2021-Adding another 125 taps along with a second RO bucket.
2022- Shooting for 350 taps, with 100 on lines.
Lots of Family and Friends and dogs named Skyy and Nessy!
3-23..some cool weather this am .trees put on a small run. collected.. got the 2x6 fired up for the first cook about 12:30.beautiful day to cook. took forever for the first draw.it seemed like it anyway..a few helpers today some split the dead elm in the wood pile that helped allot..everything went well just shy of 3.5gal.. 3-24.. got everything drained and rinsed out .put some vinegar in the syrup pan to break up the niter.chance of rain today..some cool nights coming...
3-26. Mud was froze this am..cut wood for next year... fields were getting muddy by 10am..trees ran good today. collected this late afternoon.split wood for cooking tomorrow..going to be a long day.
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3-27 I'm glad I'm tapping 100 miles north of my house in Fond Du Lac.
1960 - 1970s 70 taps on galvanized buckets with Dad and Grandpa.
1970s - 1985 Acted crazy!
1986 - 2005 20-30 buckets.
2006- 2017 70 buckets and bags
2017-2019 100 bags and buckets
2020 Finally retired!!! 75 buckets, 50-75 on tubing. RO Bucket, New 12 X 16 Shack and a 42X42 flat pan.
2021-Adding another 125 taps along with a second RO bucket.
2022- Shooting for 350 taps, with 100 on lines.
Lots of Family and Friends and dogs named Skyy and Nessy!
3-27 ..a windy day ..a day to watch where and what your fire is doing..watered down around the cooker..all went well..did not collect..fired up and cooked most of the day..an honest 7.5gal today..sap was getting a little cloudy.. just in a few days ..but not bad at all ..got all cooked that was in the bulk tank..warm weather coming ...with a cold snap..
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