This years weather sure is Bi -Polar !
This years weather sure is Bi -Polar !
" A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way."
Mark Twain
900 plus taps , 435 vacuum, 565 gravity
2.5 x 10 Thor on Tsunami arch
H2O Concentrater 300
Squeezing Bees
and
Draining Trees
Since 1980
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No Kidding! We tried to do a boil Friday night, hour an a half into it I noticed the feed into the float box looked like it was slowing down! Yup line frozen solid! Run out to the storage tank that was already half frozen to fill up a couple 5 gal. pails for the hour plus cool down! Weird year!
2013 135 Taps 35 on Gravity, 100 on Buckets 11 Gallons Made
2014 310 Taps 75 on Sureflo 4048, 235 on Buckets, 16'x16' Sugarshack, 5" Filter Press, 2x6 Smoky Lake Hybrid Pan (SOLD) 23 Gallons made
2015 315 Taps, 17 on Sureflo 4008, 62 on Sureflo 4048, 236 on Buckets 31.25 Gallons Made
2016 New Northwoods Stainless Finisher and Steamhood
2017 325 Taps 34 Gallons Made
2018 150 Taps New Northwoods Stainless 2x6 Raised Flue w/ Air Tight Arch 40+ Gallons Made
I have heat tape on my pipe from head tank its a must makes for a bad situation when that pipe freezes up.
2 1/2 x 10 with steam away leader drop flue inferno arch.
550 in gravity
Bi-polar for sure. The past 2 weekends have been a challenge to say the least. We emptied out 100 metal tins that were frozen solid. Been collecting sap the past 2 Thursday nights and storing it in my garage to prevent freezing till we can get it boiled over the weekend. First night collecting it was pouring, now 15-22 inches of snow coming. With any luck, this odd weather will lead us to an extended season and everyone will have big syrup numbers when all is said and done!
West Sumner Sugar House
West Sumner, ME
500 +/- Taps - 2 x 8 CDL Venturi - 3 Shurflo Solar Systems - MES Dolly 300
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