Even back to when I had about 600 taps, I drew off into 20 qt. SS pots. I had 4, as I removed one I just put another in it's place. I then dumped it into the small finisher I had at that time. Once I dumped 2 or 3 times, I brought the syrup in the finisher up to 1about 200F and then drew it off into a mixing pot, added my DE and filtered it into my bottler or a bulk container.
I now have a draw tank, which is plumbed to the filter press pump. From there I pump it to my 2x6 finisher. Then I heat to 205-210, draw into the same mixing tank I mentioned above, filtered it and either send the filtered syrup to my bottler or a SS barrel. As I get 28-30 gal in my finisher, I heat it and filter. My SS barrels are mostly 26.5 gal, but I do have a few that are 16 gal. I always try to heat it for filtering before it gets cold and I filter it. If I don't have enough to fill a drum and do not need more retail containers filled, I let it cool, and then with the next boil I heat and filter then.
I used to have to carry and dump batches of usually 2-3 gal of hot syrup, now that all syrup moves by using my filter press air diaphragm pump it is much easier (and safer).
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.