oh man I hear ya....if someone said I had to give up my evaporator or my fishing boat I'm not sure what I'd do, but probably the evaporator would be in troubleBoating is the hobby that carries us through til' syrup season.
oh man I hear ya....if someone said I had to give up my evaporator or my fishing boat I'm not sure what I'd do, but probably the evaporator would be in troubleBoating is the hobby that carries us through til' syrup season.
I had a boat a few years, I soon learned where the saying "a boat is just a hole in the water to dump money in".
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.
My thought exactly! Now if I had to choose between my evaporator or my camping trailer.......Originally Posted by maple flats
Merry Christmas!
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!
Dave, it's a shame your boat experience was not good...boating is a great family activity.
But it looks like you found a different hobby “Maple” to dump money in...
So it’s all good.
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Last edited by johnallin; 12-19-2018 at 06:15 AM.
John Allin
14x18 Hemlock Timber Frame Sugar House 2009
Leader 2x6 w/Patriot Raised Flue Pan 2009
Leader Steam Hood 2014 - Clear Filter Press 2015
Leader Revolution Pan and SS Pre-Heater 2016
CDL Hobby RO & Air Tech L25 Hi Vac Pump 2019
06' Gator HPX to collect wood & sap
14' Ski-Doo Tundra for winter work in the woods
Great Family 3 grown kids+spouses and 7 grand kids who like the woods
7th Gen Born in Canada - Raised in Chardon Ohio - Maple Capital of the World..<grin>.
Merry Christmas everyone.
1000 taps on vac down to 100+ buckets 99% sugars
2x5 SL Hi-Output Raised Flue Corsair evaporator
SL Short bank press with CDL diaphragm pump
Leader Micro 1 RO for 2024
Constantly changing
2010:36 gal 2011:126 gal 2012:81 gal 2013:248 gal 2014: 329.5 gal 2015:305 gal 2016:316 gal 2017:258 gal 2018:147 gal 2019:91 gal 2020:30 gal 2021:30 gal 2023:50 gal Total since 2010: 2047.5 gal
Tapping the same trees my great, great and great grandfathers tapped.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone. I have "dumped" a lot more money into maple syrup than my boat the last few years.
Smoky Lake 2x6 dropflu pans and hoods on homemade arch
Smoky Lake 6 gallon water jacked bottler
Concentric Exhaust
250 Deer Run RO
325 taps
Maple syrup tastes a lot better than a boat, doesn't sink, and won't run out of gas.
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
https://mapleresearch.org
Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu
You're right on all counts Doc...but we can't make syrup after April. Gotta have something to do! For me it's boats - both Sail and Power.Maple syrup tastes a lot better than a boat, doesn't sink, and won't run out of gas.
One likes the wind - the other hates it.
Anyway...back on track. Merry Christmas to all, and we all need to get busy - it's getting a bit testy in here.
John Allin
14x18 Hemlock Timber Frame Sugar House 2009
Leader 2x6 w/Patriot Raised Flue Pan 2009
Leader Steam Hood 2014 - Clear Filter Press 2015
Leader Revolution Pan and SS Pre-Heater 2016
CDL Hobby RO & Air Tech L25 Hi Vac Pump 2019
06' Gator HPX to collect wood & sap
14' Ski-Doo Tundra for winter work in the woods
Great Family 3 grown kids+spouses and 7 grand kids who like the woods
7th Gen Born in Canada - Raised in Chardon Ohio - Maple Capital of the World..<grin>.
Boat (bot) Noun. "A hole in the water surrounded by wood into which one pours money"
Merry Christmas Everyone Jay
Zucker Lager
Hey John...I got nothing against boats....except that in Vermont you can only use them 3-4 months a year. I much refer power boats (see photo)...sailing always seemed like too much work to me.
boat.jpg
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
https://mapleresearch.org
Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu
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