My first year on 3/16. I absolutely love it. I have anywhere from 30-40 ft. of drop, I have a lot of untapped trees on the hills yet because I don't have capacity for them and I have a lot of pails up on the flat yet. Next year? goodbye pails hello 3/16. The 3/16 runs way after the pails shut down, and produce way more. I do have one 5/16 run for comparison and the 3/16 is running circles around it. (pun intended).
2.5 x 6.5 custom built wood fired arch.
2018- 300 on 3/16, 100 in pails on the flat.
35 years experience still haven't mastered the fire
Polaris Ranger collection vehicle
Super excited to try out the new AUF system 2018
I too am only available weekends. Today my brother is going to spin up and check things out. I'm torn between natural and artificial vacuum. The more I read, the more I'm thinking I want to do the small pump option. I put in a sand lift for another building a couple years back and I'm getting the itch to build it. Would save me the up and down the bank and flirting with flood waters.
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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
Well I'm convinced. 60 taps 2 days and 220+ gallons of sap. Vacuum reached high of 14" on gravity. At this rate I'll be looking to sell some sap...
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
That's awesome. Don't sell, just get more storage tanks and a bigger evaporator.
My goal is not to make more syrup, it's to minimize the labor (pails) and get my syrup done with 2 cooks versus 4. I haven't checked content of the sap yet,but basically if I had a week of good running I'd have my season. Oldest Grandson is only 7 so he's not into it so much yet and the middle generation is a lost cause.
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
and the middle generation is a lost cause.[/QUOTE]
HA!
HA![/QUOTE]Originally Posted by Austin351
My son-in-law finished his 20 years of Air Force service last March and joined me on my last Spring 2016 boil. I have done 3 boils so far this year and he has shown up at the sugar camp a little after dawn each time. there may still be hope!!
My son-in-law finished his 20 years of Air Force service last March and joined me on my last Spring 2016 boil. I have done 3 boils so far this year and he has shown up at the sugar camp a little after dawn each time. there may still be hope!![/QUOTE]
Now come on...I was thinking the late 20's, as opposed to the late 30's (as your son-in law?). Heck, I'm 45.
I,m new to 3/16 tubing and have 3 runs 24 32 & 25 all on about a 20 ft slope or so going around 500 ft zig zagging thru the woods I taped sat as I,m way up in northern Wis at first I got like 9 " of vac at the top but it climbed to 14 latter Sunday after noon and it ran all night and Mon collected about 160 gals from this. I,m thinking averaging 2 gals for the period is ok considering the wind and such I,m really looking forward to when it finally runs good. My first experience with my R/O was also awesome. I,m also putting in a shurflo 4088 around my sap shack with maybe 80 taps on it as its really flat I hope the pump gets here soon. does anyone have any pointers/comments I,m kind of new to to the site thanks
I,m also new to tubing and R/o I would like to now more about your set up as yours seems a lot like the size of my sap empire. I need more info on putting a main line for shurflo pump next year to have less bags next year I think I will have around 400 taps when the syrup season starts for real up here I,m only 5 miles from lake Superior so its cold windier than hell Id like to thank all of the comments ive read here as I,m new to the site and I try to gather all of the info I can use Thanks again
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