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  1. 01-17-2019, 08:15 PM #1
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    Default An oversized hobby shack

    Howdy fellow MapleTrader members...

    I've been lurking here for quite some time and figured it was time to post. I'm a hobby syrup maker...in Western NY. Been boiling off and on over the past decade on a homemade evaporator with 3 steamer trays for my pan. Up to now, I've only had about 10 taps in per season, but have enough trees available to me to triple that. Finally convinced my wife that we needed a sugar shack in the back yard and started setting posts at the end of September. I finished the floor up and got my final inspection this week.

    Here are some pics of my 16'x24' shack with a 12'x16' open storage area. I wanted a bit of an old timey look, so I installed a floating wood floor, with a paver hearth that will be the home for my Mason 2x3 evaporator that should be here soon.

    This is a great forum and I got a lot of ideas for my own building from the site.

    I'm sure I'll have questions once I get my first 'real' evaporator...but for now, just wanted to introduce myself and show some pics of my sugar shack.

    -craig


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  2. 01-17-2019, 09:07 PM #2
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    Looks great!
    custom made 2x7 intensofire
    With SL pans
    250 deer run
    300 3/16 (new 2016)
    500 sacks around the neighborhood
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  3. 01-18-2019, 05:20 AM #3
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    Great looking sugar house! That came out real nice. I like the floor.
    16x24 Timber Frame Sugar House
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  4. 01-18-2019, 05:23 AM #4
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    That's a nice looking sugar house and you're going to like the Mason evaporator. It's good that you built it bigger than what you need right now. There's plenty of room for a bigger evaporator and an RO room.
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  5. 01-18-2019, 06:21 AM #5
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    That looks great. Congrats on a nice build.
    1000 taps on vac down to 100+ buckets 99% sugars
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  6. 01-18-2019, 06:37 AM #6
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    Very impressive building. Should make for a great season.
    Sugaring for 45+ years
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    New to Me Algier 2'x8' wood fired evaporator
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    That's a very nice sugar shack! Congrats!
    2016 - 2 x 4 Randy Worthen built arch and pans 11 taps; 2.625 gallons of syrup!
    2017 - 29 taps; 11.625 gallons of syrup!
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    Really sharp sugar house! You are really going to enjoy this upcoming season.
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    It looks very inviting! you will fill it with bright shiny maple toys, and probably have to add on in a couple years!
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    Looks great! You did a nice job. Keep saving your money because if your like the rest of us you wont be done there ..... I am still working on mine I started the end of September. It is 18 by 32' addition to my pole barn.
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    2018 - 295 taps new Leader MicRO single, new Leader 15 gal canner, made 55 gal
    2017 - 270 taps new Sunrise JDL Extreme w/preheater AUF & new Leader 5 plate Plastic Filter Press, made 53 gal
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