Dill 2017 Something's happening here

[Russell Lampron]

I haven't tested my sugar, figure its one more thing to go wrong. Pulled 5 gallons off tonight. Im blowing through wood and time it seems. Its time for an RO. Anyone have recommendations for a 250?

For an operation the size that yours is going to be you need a 600. I recommend the Lapierre.

[SmellsLikeSyrupNH]

This a a bottle from last season and one from this past weekend. I guess I never really have had such golden syrup before. I knew I had medium to dark but NEVER realized it was that dark LOL The RO and the better evaporator certainly have changed up my process and results.





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[maplestudent]

I read a lot of threads on which I don't comment, and I've been reading yours since last year.

I just want to say I wish you well this year because if anyone deserves a break, it's you.

Good luck!

[Dill]

Thanks we've had a great run of bad farming luck this last year.
I made a big change and switched from sappy pine to balsa weight pine that josh I cut 4 years ago and forgot about in the cow pasture mixed with ash I stole from next winters house stash. Holy crap now this rig singing. Probably doubled gph I was down around 60 yesterday.
Sap dog isn't so sure it's raining in here tonight.

[Russell Lampron]

Good wood makes a huge difference. I'm probably going to have to raid my furnace wood stash myself. I've used almost a third of the wood that I put in for sugaring and haven't made a third of a seasons syrup yet. My guesstimation is that I'm going to run out of wood with season enough left to make 25 gallons more.

[Dill]

Well my sugar content is 1.4% which explains why I'm boiling forever and not making much syrup. The main bush we've tapped at home so far is wet red maple. This is a good reason to get the higher living sugars for next year. We have another 500 or so to add.
Starting to get a better feel for this rig. Almost had a big issue today, the flu pan float hung up and suddenly it was dropping level fast, but all is well now.
Drained the preheater and the feed line from the headtank, turned off the vac pump, looks like we are froze up til monday. Maybe it will send the sugar content back up.

[Dill]

Holy hell is it cold for march. Tractor barely wanted to start this morning after being plugged in all night. Evap is froze solid. Plan for the day was too add more taps. But I haven't got to the woods yet. 15 degs but the wind is whipping. Went up to the ridge yesterday and got a 1500 gal poly tank from Pearls for a permate tank. If all goes right we are picking up a 600 CDL from Bascoms tuesday morning and trying to slam it in to place. Looks like great sap flow for the whole 15 day. Accu is much colder than weather.com for a change. One of them is right.

[red maples]

man I hope they right!!! they honestly haven't been that accurate the past few weeks. So aint sayin nothin'

you hear from Josh at all? I was over by his woods today picking up wood pellets and his truck was there but he must have been in the woods.

[Russell Lampron]

A CDL 600 is a nice machine. How much syrup have you made so far and how is the color? I may need to trade some lighter stuff or some dark stuff again.

[Dill]

I've been making borderline dark/very dark. Low sugar content i'm guessing is why. I'm currently at 350 taps and I've only made 15 gals. Right now I decided it was better to work on my taxes than the woods today.