I have done nothing maple since cleaning the Evap last April. I did just order my new stainless stack for the evaporator though. Bought a use spring tech elite last spring. It still sits in the same location.....oh brother........
I have done nothing maple since cleaning the Evap last April. I did just order my new stainless stack for the evaporator though. Bought a use spring tech elite last spring. It still sits in the same location.....oh brother........
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
Gave up on getting the New Sugar house ready for this season, I just don't have the time to do a nice job and be ready for Sugaring season its self. Walked a new piece of woods Sunday and flagged out A main line. Think I'm going to try and get 200 taps over there this year, but could easily get alot more if I have time.
Nate Hutchins
Nate & Kate's Maple
2022 1000 taps?
3x10 Intensofire
20x36 sugarhouse
CDL 600gph RO
A wife and 2 kids.
adk1-you better get your act together,if need help sett'in up ro,let me know
Been kind of lazy here, it kind of catching me off guard. The forecast for the near future looks really good.
I have been busy the past few days trying to get everything on my checklist checked off.
This past weekend I got the sap tank and vac pump placed and repaired any major issues with the tubing. I will just need to search for leaks the same day that I tap the trees.
The past 2 days I have been working hard to get everything at the sugarhouse done. The evap is cleaned and ready the kitchen area is clean and ready. The only thing left to do here is to get the RO ready.
I am waiting till the day before tapping to do that, don't want to take the membranes out of storage too soon.
SO, as of now I am really aiming for Friday to tap, but I am waiting to till Thursday to make that choice. I really want to see if the forecast is worth starting now or waiting.
1st Generation Hobby Maple Producer, you got to start somewhere.
222 Taps, all on Vacuum! No more buckets.
Lapierre 2'x5' raised flue w/Hood and Preheater
Surge SP11, Lapierre Hobby Releaser
Modified 5" Filter Press made by Daryl with a Gear Pump
Homemade 2 membrane RO
Kabota RTV Sap Hauler
Hardy's Maple Syrup on Facebook
Folks,
The weather is about right for some early runs. Hoping some other folks get the itch and tap early, so I can go and visit.
For our operation: I power washed the steam away, removed it from the evaporator and cleaned the flue pan too. everything is back together with the stacks in place. The plan today is to put up some of the road side tubing. Not sure about tapping yet lots of moves to make in the sugarbush prior to that. I like to have all the tubing and gathering containers in place and then try to tap in one day. With only 650 taps spread out in 30 locations I spend a lot of time just moving from one spot to the next.
We have two new sugarhouses in the area and I would like to spend some time helping them a little too.
Looking forward to getting our great grandson in the sugarhouse this season. He will be two in April.
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
Took advantage of the warmth and finished up the plumbing of the pump out line from the tank to the road. It's about 140' of pipe and 35' or so of elevation. I mainly just had to put the Banjo fittings on the ends today, and fabricate a section at the top to go to the truck tank. Once done, I gravity fed about 75 gallons of water down to the tank and pumped it back up to the truck, just to make sure I could. I could. The new Honda WX10 worked nicely. It surprised me when I turned off the pump and none of the water remaining in the pipe returned back to the tank like my other pump did. That prompted me to put in a valve so I could unhook the pump, then drain the pipe into a bucket or directly into the top of the tank.
Noel Good
1998 to 2009: 15 taps on buckets, scavenged fire pit and pans
2010: New 2x4 SS flat pan w/preheater
2015: New to me Lapierre 18x60 raised flue, new shack, new everything!! 59 taps 23.75 gallons
2016: 85 taps 19 gallons
2017: Purchased 2.5 acres and tubed half with 3/16. 145 taps total 49.25 gallons
2018: 200 taps (162 on 3/16ths 38 on buckets) New NextGen RO 63 gallons
2019: 210 taps 73.5 gallons
2023: 210 taps 89.75 gallons
www.wnybass.com
Ran 1200 ft of mainline wire Saturday, cut down a few standing dead trees before I ran the wire. Did some more scouting around the lot and there sure is alot of Maples, probably could get 1000 taps pretty easy, we'll see how much I can get done. It's moderately steep and faces south it's another 1000 ft to the top of the piece but I don't think I will get up there this year. Fealty great working out doors yesterday.
Nate Hutchins
Nate & Kate's Maple
2022 1000 taps?
3x10 Intensofire
20x36 sugarhouse
CDL 600gph RO
A wife and 2 kids.
Should be thinning but there's no frost so logging has been pushed back two weeks. Getting quotes worked up for a 3500-4000 tap increase. Purchasing another property to double the tap count for next season.
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