Just took a quick drive through a section of my woods, maples are holding up well but the soft woods where I haven't cleaned are taking a beating. Got my work cut out for me before the snow comes.
Just took a quick drive through a section of my woods, maples are holding up well but the soft woods where I haven't cleaned are taking a beating. Got my work cut out for me before the snow comes.
Remember to keep on ticking while the sap is dripping.
2016- 50 buckets. Made 4 gallons.
2022- 3750 taps + Smartrek! Made 1300 gallons.
2023- 3750 taps after removing a pump house and connected two woods. Made 800 gallons.
Yet again Middlesex has sustained serious damage both with water and wind. Several trees falling through out today on our area roads. Really hoping this is mother natures purge to get rid of all the week trees so it stays good for a while
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Paul Cerminara
2019 - First season ever
-Goal: 3 gallons
-Season Total: 7.5 gallons - pulled taps after running out of firewood and time
2020
Built 2'x8' Oil Fired with Thor drop flue pans
-Goal: 20 gallons
-Season Total: 55 gallons
I like your purge idea. I'll stick with that idea.
Remember to keep on ticking while the sap is dripping.
2016- 50 buckets. Made 4 gallons.
2022- 3750 taps + Smartrek! Made 1300 gallons.
2023- 3750 taps after removing a pump house and connected two woods. Made 800 gallons.
I'll be out checking my bush today, I suspect some tree damage, we had a few gusts of 50+ mph, sustained winds of up to 35 mph on wet ground. Likely some up rooted. Under about 6-8" top soil and duff my land is mostly sand.
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.
Finally got around to checking the bushes yesterday,been super busy. Younger bushes seemed to get hit harder. One mainline down in one bush,seemed to spring back up when we cut the tree off of it,other bush has two mainlines down with wire broken. Will be doing repairs to mainline,wire and chewed or broken laterals as time permits
7th generation maple producer in sugarhouse built in 1892
2x World Champion Maple Syrup Producer
1250 taps on cv adapters
Leader Vortex 3x14 with Max Flue and Revolution Syrup Pan,Enhanced Steam Away
www.leggettmaplesyrup.com
I had a few trees and larger limbs down, cleaned some up today, will do more in the next week or so.
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.