195 taps installed today in Hardwick , NJ . The weather looks favorable for the next 10 days. I hope everyone has a great season.
195 taps installed today in Hardwick , NJ . The weather looks favorable for the next 10 days. I hope everyone has a great season.
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2020-Leader Micro2 RO added, 210 taps
2019-165 taps ,24 gallons syrup made.
2017-crazy weather. 18 gallons
2010-1st year,30 taps on buckets ,concrete block and 4 stainless pans
We're hoping! Just lost 2 weeks to cold and didn't get to warm today.
2021 95 taps all on 3/16' natural gravity 2018 home built 4x40 RO 2017 1000 sap 15gal syrup 4 runs of 3/16 natural vac 1 of 5/16 2016 775gal of sap made 12gal syrup 2015 18.5 gal about 55 taps. Have the best wife! cub cadet volunteer 4x4 sap hauler
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2020-Leader Micro2 RO added, 210 taps
2019-165 taps ,24 gallons syrup made.
2017-crazy weather. 18 gallons
2010-1st year,30 taps on buckets ,concrete block and 4 stainless pans
got 670 in out of 1000, a little dribble last night. hope to get the rest in , in the next couple days. like to know what everybody's sugar % is.
1022 taps on gravity tubing, 3X11 Leader drop flue rig, 200 gal Lapierrre RO
Cold weather (sap ice) broke one of the fittings in the vacuum system, so when I turned things on yesterday, had a mother of a vacuum leak from the sap pump. Think after the season, i will change some of the piping to flexible tubing so that things can move a little more. Was able to get it fixed, and I think I got 25 gallons starting later in the afternoon. Today things are running pretty good.
Took the day off work tomorrow to make syrup!
Guess I was too eager, but at least I got some done.
Good luck to all!
John
All red maples:
2013/4 - A few taps and propane burner
2015 - 54 taps on bags and buckets, 2x3 Mason evaporator - 3.5 gallons syrup finished and bottled
2016 - 72 taps on home-built vacuum/mainline system, home built RO (2 - 2.5 x 21 membranes) - 9+ gallons syrup finished and bottled
2017 - 91 taps upgrade to RO (single 4 x 40 membrane) - 13 gallons syrup
2018 - 91 taps - 12 gallons syrup
2022 - Back after 3 years off, 106 taps on vacuum - 29+ gallons syrup
Put out 160 taps this weekend because the forecast looked good. Sap was barely running. The new forecast says it won't run until Wednesday. Not much fun tapping in the rain with 2" of snow still on the ground.
Dave C.
2011 - 130 Taps
2017 - 300 Taps (all gravity)
2x8 Leader Revolution Evaporator
12x18 Sugarhouse
2021 - 350 taps
Leader Micro2 RO
Leader Clear Filter press
2023 - 390 Taps
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2020-Leader Micro2 RO added, 210 taps
2019-165 taps ,24 gallons syrup made.
2017-crazy weather. 18 gallons
2010-1st year,30 taps on buckets ,concrete block and 4 stainless pans
Well it's really running got forced to fix a hit utility pole last night so all I could do was collect late last night.Now I'm sitting on 375gal n still running as of this am all 5gal buckets running over I have 8 of them I think,hope the chunk of ice keeps it good for me I put white tarp over it?
2021 95 taps all on 3/16' natural gravity 2018 home built 4x40 RO 2017 1000 sap 15gal syrup 4 runs of 3/16 natural vac 1 of 5/16 2016 775gal of sap made 12gal syrup 2015 18.5 gal about 55 taps. Have the best wife! cub cadet volunteer 4x4 sap hauler
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2020-Leader Micro2 RO added, 210 taps
2019-165 taps ,24 gallons syrup made.
2017-crazy weather. 18 gallons
2010-1st year,30 taps on buckets ,concrete block and 4 stainless pans
I only collect water lol !! Down here I can only hope for 1% maybe my say hydrometer is off so I never check it,but now I use it yo test my concentrate from the RO and it it does float a bit!
2021 95 taps all on 3/16' natural gravity 2018 home built 4x40 RO 2017 1000 sap 15gal syrup 4 runs of 3/16 natural vac 1 of 5/16 2016 775gal of sap made 12gal syrup 2015 18.5 gal about 55 taps. Have the best wife! cub cadet volunteer 4x4 sap hauler