Russ,Originally Posted by Russell Lampron
I figure it will keep the cold around the trees and prolong things a bit longer ......
Bring on the snow .....
Russ,
I figure it will keep the cold around the trees and prolong things a bit longer ......
Bring on the snow .....
2x5 SS home design on a home design arch w/ forced draft
SS Evaporation Enhancement Unit
Home design filter / canner
Daryl Sheets filter press
300 taps (280 on line, 20 buckets)
120 gph Home Design RO
2017 Chevy Silverado w/ 275 gallon tank
8x16 sugarhouse w/ attached woodshed
A wife, family and friends that love to help!!
collected about 100 gallons today. Looks like it might pick up again
30ish taps, all buckets
StarCat evaporator with divided pan
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Last edited by Scm; 04-11-2018 at 08:42 AM.
Yesterday and today combined I got 225 from 700 taps on high vacuum. Not good but tomorrow and Monday look better.
Russ
"Red Roof Maples" Where the term "boiling soda" was first introduced to the maple world!
1930 Ford Model AA Doodlebug tractor
A couple of Honda 4 wheelers
Four chainsaws and no chickens!
Over here in central NY, I only got about 2 gal Friday and zero Sat. on 27" vacuum. The trees and lines just never thawed. Today should be better, should get flow by noon at the latest, then good flow for 3-4 hours if one forecast is right, zero if another is right. One shows a high of 36, the other shows a high of 30F.
Forecasters are the only profession where they can almost always be wrong and still make big bucks.
Dave Klish, I recently ordered a 2x6 wood fired evaporator from A&A Sheet Metal which I will be converting to oil fired
Now have solar, 2x6 finish pan, 5 bank 7x7 filter press, large water jacketed bottler, and tankless water heater.
Recently bought another Gingerich RO, this one was a 125, but a second membrane was added thus is a 250, like I had.
After running a 2x3, a 2x6, 3x8 tapping from 79 taps up to 1320 all woodfired, now I'm going to a 2x6 oil fired and a 200-425 taps.
Weathermen AND politicians; both generally wrong and well paid for it.
Between the cold and the wind here we've been on hold for the last few days. Today and tomorrow look good here, then snow and cold for mid-week. Any one else having really low sugar content this year?
Wood-fired, home-made evaporator
Glenlivet-fired operator
I didn't get much Friday and yesterday but it started running by 10 this morning and by 6 this evening I had collected 650 gallons. 450 of it was from today and it was still coming in pretty steady.
"Red Roof Maples" Where the term "boiling soda" was first introduced to the maple world!
1930 Ford Model AA Doodlebug tractor
A couple of Honda 4 wheelers
Four chainsaws and no chickens!
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Last edited by Scm; 04-11-2018 at 08:43 AM.
I'm with you Scm... Nothing for days. I'm hoping it does something today, before we get burried in snow again!
Jake
smoky lake 2x6 drop flue SSR on homemade arch
235 taps on 2 gast 1550s and lappiere releasers
24x12 sugar house
2019 Kubota L2501 work horse
It opened up a bit for me here in the Lakes Region yesterday and today. My 3/16" lines, pulling 17.5" Hg dragged in 1.25 GPT and the 5/16" sets drew around 3/4 GPT. It's still running strong now but the temp is heading south as the next Nor-Easter comes in. Looks like were going into hibernation for the next few days. Good luck all.
Doc
Wood-fired, home-made evaporator
Glenlivet-fired operator
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