Since were posting our home made barrel evaporators...here is mine. I cut it so the pan slides in. Wrapped 1/4 inch tubing around the stack for prheated sap. Boils 5-6 gallons an hour. I was thinking of adding a fan but not sure where. If I place it at the bottom like you guys did, what happens when all the ash covers the pipe?
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Here's mine that I started out with last year.
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Had a pan made for it and added a blower that connect to the bung hole on front lid.
Mark
Mason 2x4 w/raised flue pan, 240 gal. sap tank, 80 Reds on 5/16 tubing and Lunchbox releaser/pump, 20 sugars on buckets
Awesome Mark, If you don't mind me asking who made your pan?
Nice job!, I need to have two pans on mine.
The ash will not build up if your moving enough air in there. I can cook 3 days in a row 12 hours a day, the coals and the ash just get pushed farther back in the stove. It does make a big difference.
2015 18 taps 3.5 gallons
2016 24 taps 4.5 gallons
2017 40 taps 15.25 gallons
Had this made by a local school 9 years ago and still going goodSugar shack 2014 156.jpgSugar shack 2014 155.jpgSugar shack 2014 144.jpg
Backyard sapper
Mason 2X4 XL with blower
12x24 post and beam shack
30 taps on 5-Gallon buckets
134 taps on tubing into the shack
15-30 gallons a year for family and friends
are the bungs a certain MPT? never thought of just trying a 1.5"-2" pipe which that looks like it is.Originally Posted by mspina14
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found out welding this thin of metal is not something I'm used to but I'm getting the job done. hopefully getting started on fire blanket and brick tomorrow. I installed my door pretty low but how should I install a fan? should I build up the back of the arch?
Was thinking about using a 3" bathroom fan in the backside under the built up section but unsure how to terminate it in the fire box. from what I've read tonight I should attempt to make the door airtight. can I attain this with the door I have?
I was also thinking about coming into the bottom of the barrel in the front straight under fire/ metal grating. thoughts??
I made a 2x3 out of diamond plate for my son years ago. We put the air intake in the bottom middle. He could fire it without shutting the fan off. We used a 4 inch air duct blower that I got off from ebay.
30x8 Leader revolution, wood fired blower, steamaway/hood. 903 taps all but 54 on pipeline and 3 vacuum systems. Hauling sap this year with a 99 F350 7.3 diesel dump and of course back up is the Honda 450 and trailer.
Most bungs in steel barrels are 2" pipe thread in the US.
Dave Klish, I recently ordered a 2x6 wood fired evaporator from A&A Sheet Metal which I will be converting to oil fired
Now have solar, 2x6 finish pan, 5 bank 7x7 filter press, large water jacketed bottler, and tankless water heater.
Recently bought another Gingerich RO, this one was a 125, but a second membrane was added thus is a 250, like I had.
After running a 2x3, a 2x6, 3x8 tapping from 79 taps up to 1320 all woodfired, now I'm going to a 2x6 oil fired and a 200-425 taps.
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