I'm looking to buy a cream machine and was wondering should I spend the extra 800 bucks getting the cream machine with the stainless pump or the cheaper brass pump? (Of course they have the stainless one in stock)
Stainless vs brass
I'm looking to buy a cream machine and was wondering should I spend the extra 800 bucks getting the cream machine with the stainless pump or the cheaper brass pump? (Of course they have the stainless one in stock)
If it is not lead free brass, get the SS.
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.
Stainless Steel pumps will last longer than the Brass ones.
Sugaring for 45+ years
New Sugarhouse 14'x32'
New to Me Algier 2'x8' wood fired evaporator
2022 added a used RB25 RO Bucket
250 mostly Sugar Maples, 15% Soft Maples. Currently,(110on 3/16" and 125 on Shurflo 4008 vacuum, 15 gravity), (16,000 before being disabled)
1947 Farmall H and Wagon with gathering tank
2012 Kubota with forks to move wood around
They are both brand new. I'm just weighing my options. I kinda like to pinch my pennies....Was wondering if others have used the brass pump cream machines and what they think of them.
$800 is $800 for years most cream machines haven't even been offered with stainless pumps and some still aren't. Not to go off subject or to change the thread but I understand why there is the big push for stainless. That being said if you are testing for lead and are well under readable levels of lead and you have somewhere else to spend the $800 or would prefer to save it then by all means go with the brass one. I have a Lapierre cream machine with a brass pump and I am not worried about it at all. I know they are also easy to rebuild and if need be pretty affordable to replace. I suppose maybe at some point all the maple companies will probably quit selling them altogether.
Jared
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