Northwestern PA over here. Put out 64 buckets yesterday, drilling every hole by hand with my brace and bit. It was a gorgeous day in the woods and the sap was running nicely. I plan to put 50 more buckets out today. Evaporator is set up and ready to go. We're off and running!!!
1999 30 taps, mom's stove, 2 gallons of something like syrup
2000-02 30 taps, helped friends, more stove boiling, got maple addicted
2003-06 50 buckets, gathered with my horses, boiled on shares, more stove boiling, 2nd place amateur syrup @ county fair
2007-16 Worked with buddy that makes lots of syrup, got educated
2017 100 buckets, 2x6 homebuilt evaporator, propane finisher. 20 gallons
2018 115 buckets, new wood/sap wagon, two cage totes