Hey Lords, it's Tom, with the same Lapierre unit going in this season, and also a new sugar shed for it. We talked a while back about it. You're a bit ahead of me in prepping the site for a slab. My shed will be 9x11, and I'm either going to pour the whole thing, or I consider pouring only half of it and leaving the rest compacted crushed stone. That would be 5.5 x 9, maybe big enough to avoid heaving, but thinking about Brian's comment above that a smaller slab is more likely to heave. So you decided bring in a truck load instead of mixing yourself? I look forward to hearing how it goes.
2022 is season 7
2016: 20 taps on buckets, 4 gallons on a borrowed 2x3.
2017: 32 taps on buckets, 8 gallons of syrup, on a "loaner" Lapierre 19x48.
2018: 80 taps. First time tubing. New 10x12 sugar shack, Lapierre 2x5. Made 17 gallons
2019: 100 taps. 22 gallons. Added a small RO 50 gph.
2020: 145 taps, 30 gallons, sold half. Murphy cup is a great addition.
2021: tapped Feb 23, 150 taps, 35 gallons.
2022: 200 taps. I lost 50, added 100. Having fun but short season?