Welcome to Michigan. Lol forcast has changed again looks like we get a few more days to prep.
Welcome to Michigan. Lol forcast has changed again looks like we get a few more days to prep.
25 years sugaring
2018 191taps. Made 80 gallons
Two taps to a 5 gallon bucket roadside trees.
A retired dad to hump buckets and do most of the boiling the great wife that let's me spend lots of time and money.
New Smokey lake 2×6 raised flue SSR on my own version of the silverplate arch.
2019 new hood and new preheater concept that worked great.
306 taps roadside trees
was thinking of tapping Sunday.....may wait a bit longer, but who knows , the forecast has been changing DAILY!!
125 taps
75 on 3/16 gravity
50 on buckets
2x4 flat pan with dividers with 2x2 finish pan
AUF
570 Polaris ranger with horse tank sap hauler
smokey lake steam bottler
2017 125 taps 25 gal syrup (long season)
2018 125 taps 39 gal syrup
2019 125 taps 20 gal had some left from 2018
2020 ?
I may tap Sunday. (2/16/20)
It's hard to guess what is optimum now.
It's not like years back when you planned on the 2nd or 3rd week of March...
Looking at the forecast today, we are planning on next Friday (2/21/20).
Looking at Friday the 21st.
2022 - 157 taps, 40 gallons of syrup
2021 - 171 taps buckets and tubing, 41 gallons of syrup
2020 - 225 taps bags and tubing, 45 gallons of syrup
2019 - 180 taps buckets and bags, 50 gallons of syrup
Lapierre 2x8 Vision with reverse flow, hood & preheater
Leader Micro2 RO
Lapierre 10" short bank press
tapping tomorrow
looks like a good 4 day run and then a break so I can get caught up.
good luck to everyone this year!!!
125 taps
75 on 3/16 gravity
50 on buckets
2x4 flat pan with dividers with 2x2 finish pan
AUF
570 Polaris ranger with horse tank sap hauler
smokey lake steam bottler
2017 125 taps 25 gal syrup (long season)
2018 125 taps 39 gal syrup
2019 125 taps 20 gal had some left from 2018
2020 ?
I have 170 taps in so far.
Going out today to sink some more.
Shooting for 250 or so.
Set a few yesterday evening after work, will set a fee more today and tomorrow-trying to have everything ready for this weekend. Concerned with a short season I have more supplies coming to get more sap faster this season-I can always pull a few if it gets to be too much.
All Sugar Maples
2017 7 taps on propane & 5 gal pot
2018 12 taps on propane & 5 gal pot
2019 17 taps on propane & 5 gal pot, Gen 1 barrel evaporator
2020 26 taps 2-22-20 - Gen 2 barrel evaporator, DIY 100GPD RO
2021 cut back some-12 taps Gen 2 barrel evap-too many other projects.
Ran out of tubing at 216 taps.
Close enuf.
I was planning to tap this weekend, unfortunately my uncle past away and we will have to attend his funeral and mass this weekend. I will miss a few days and probably start sometime next week. They are calling for rain in the early part of the week and I am sure I won't do it in that. Work some more in the sugar house, then tap after the rains are gone.
2004 - 2012 2x3 flat pan 25 to 60 taps
2012 2x3 new divided pan w/draw off 55 taps
2018 - didn't boil surgery - bought new evaporator
2019 new SML 2x4 raised flue high output evap. 65 taps
made 17 gal. syrup
2020 - only put out 53 taps - made 16.25 ga.l syrup
2021 - Didn't work out
2022 - 25 taps on bags / 8 taps on 3/16's line - late start