Anyone running a 2x6 Lapierre Junior or Classic rig? Happy with them? Thoughts? Thanks in advance
Lapierre evaporators?
Anyone running a 2x6 Lapierre Junior or Classic rig? Happy with them? Thoughts? Thanks in advance
1986-2002 2x6 Leader evaporator 150 taps drop tubes
Life happens
2015 130 taps drop tubes and sap sacs
2016 225 taps drop tubes and sap sacs
2017 300+? MicRO single membrane
2019 325 taps 81 gallons made, most ever for us
2020 2x6 Smoky Lake evaporator 400 taps with 160 on a guzzler pump
2021..... a lot more line and vacuum
I think there are at least a couple of Traders here with that/those rigs. Hope they will chime in. Mine is a Lapierre, but only a 2x5. I found attached notes and paperwork when I bought it that indicated it was a 2x6 arch, just shortened to the 2x5. I used ceramic blanket and half fire bricks to insulate it. That works good. The pans work good too. I had one issue with one of the float boxes (should be the same ones on the 2x6?) and the Mapleguys and Lapierre took care of it right away, with no problems since (a few years).
No real quality issues, seems to be good workmanship. Boil rate varys some, but about what I was told. If you have a few hundred taps, and an RO, the 2x6 should handle that pretty well. We have a few hundred and the 2x5 works good with that amount, but only WITH the RO we use. Have boiled raw sap on it, but its not the enjoyable experience that we have grown to expect using the RO.
good luck, take care Mark
We've had a LaPierre mini pro for the past three years. Has worked great. Had a small pinhole leak we discovered in the float box. They fixed it in the off season while I waited (was in the area and decided to drop it off - they were going to pay the shipping). I've been very impressed with quality and service.
2023 - 130 taps, 90L from 4,000L as of mid March
2021 - 84 taps, 50L from 2100L
2020 - 100 taps on buckets, 21L syrup from 2700L so far (FEB 26-Mar 13) and then the pandemic hit! End of our season!
2019 - 62 taps on buckets, 95L syrop from 3215L sap
2018 - 62 taps, collecting by hand, 90L syrop from 3200L sap
2017 - Lapierre Waterloo Small mini pro with 40 taps
2014 - 2016 40 taps making one or two batches on a 2x6 flat pan over an open arch as it would have been done in 1900
I have a 2010 Lapierre 2x8 storm on a older D&G arch. I bought it used in 2014. It has been a fantastic evaporator. Everything is well made and it boils great. Mine has two crossflow pans, raised flue pan and hoods.
It handles 250 taps on vac but bumper seasons mean lots of boiling with a day job.
I’d buy it again if I could and I’d like to get the matching stainless airtight arch.
How do you like the leader MicRO?
270 taps on Vacuum
30 on 3/16
Lapierre 125 Next Gen RO
2'x8' Lapierre Storm Evaporator
2 kids/helpers
The thread "CDL or Lapierre 2x6 evaporator?" has a bit of stuff on the Lapierre Classic. Maybe you (the op) could PM a couple of them to get their thoughts and opinion?
Just another 02 cents. good luck, Mark
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