Eastern Ontario
My son went down to the swamp with the horses on Sunday and cut me a bunch small dry dead elms, I split them small and have a couple cords ready for the next run. Been shut IMG_3677.jpgdown here for a week due to the extreme cold weather. I wasn't out of wood but gotta get all you can when you can. Oh yeh, and 3 month old Lexie came too.
120 buckets, and 18x48 Dom.Grimm pan, 14X24 preheater pan ;10gph
I've worked with horseloggers, lots of hard work and amazing to see them in action. What's his team?
And is it just me or has the rest of the Eastern Ontario thread gone missing?
ETA: it hasn't...it's Eastern Ontario 2018 though...just in case anyone else is having a brainfart :-)
Been tapping since 2008.
2018 - 17 taps/7 trees...819l sap, approx 28l syrup
2019 - 18 taps/8 trees...585l sap, 28l syrup...21:1 ratio
2020 - 18 taps/8 trees...890.04l sap...gave away about 170l, 30l snafu'd....23l total for me from approx 690l
2021 - 18 taps/8 trees...395l sap, 12 l syrup
2022 - 18 taps/8 trees....7 sugars 1 red due to #2 having surgery so had the season off....582l sap, 18.5l syrup
2023 - 18 taps/8 trees...all sugars again. 807l sap, so far approx 14l syrup
Dead dry elm is awesome to have hanging around in case of an emergency!
Almost zero sap for us since last Thursday as well.
4,600 Taps on vacuum
9,400 gallons storage
3 tower CDL RO
3.5'x14' Lapierre Force 5
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sorry the only way I could post a pic was with a new thread, I am old and not that smart. Korey has great team, Clyde and cross Clyde.
120 buckets, and 18x48 Dom.Grimm pan, 14X24 preheater pan ;10gph
Oh no prob, just couldn't figure things out as I'm also old and none too smart :-) The last horseloggin team I worked with were 17hh Belgians, up in northwestern BC. We rode them home out of the woods afterwards. Could move a lot with a good team of Clydes.Originally Posted by cheesegenie
Been tapping since 2008.
2018 - 17 taps/7 trees...819l sap, approx 28l syrup
2019 - 18 taps/8 trees...585l sap, 28l syrup...21:1 ratio
2020 - 18 taps/8 trees...890.04l sap...gave away about 170l, 30l snafu'd....23l total for me from approx 690l
2021 - 18 taps/8 trees...395l sap, 12 l syrup
2022 - 18 taps/8 trees....7 sugars 1 red due to #2 having surgery so had the season off....582l sap, 18.5l syrup
2023 - 18 taps/8 trees...all sugars again. 807l sap, so far approx 14l syrup
cheese genie where abouts in cornwall are you, I'm in Williamstown
Ian McDonald
2000 on vacuum
1000gph cdl ro
2.5'x12' intensofire
just south of ST. Andrews .Ian only do it as hobby, not 2000 like you. Might check your place out sometime, do you open for public?
120 buckets, and 18x48 Dom.Grimm pan, 14X24 preheater pan ;10gph
we're kinda a privite place, bush is far off the road, it all started as a hobby, just keep adding to it. lol
Ian McDonald
2000 on vacuum
1000gph cdl ro
2.5'x12' intensofire
I don't blame you Ian, it is hard to boil and entertain visitors at the same time. Happened to a friend of mine, early morning visitors, started talking and he forgot to open the sap inlet line, big burnt mess.
120 buckets, and 18x48 Dom.Grimm pan, 14X24 preheater pan ;10gph
it doesn't take much, last day of boiling last year next door neighbor popped in for a quick visit and i had the filter press going, wasn't paying attention and the pressure got up it sprayed syrup all over the place. up into the roof and now its mold, not sure how to get it off!!
Ian McDonald
2000 on vacuum
1000gph cdl ro
2.5'x12' intensofire
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