New sugar shack in progress
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New sugar shack in progress
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100-110 buckets
Leader 7.5" 3 Bank filter press (2023)
RO Bucket RB10 (2017) upgraded to RB20 (2020)
Homemade oil tank arch
Homemade stainless pans
12x16 Sugar Shack (new 2020)
Looking at our forecast you might only have thru this Wednesday, good luck.
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.
It's looking like snow on Friday here.
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!
With 2-3" due over here in NE Ohio early next week...bring it on!
Congrats, that's going to be a nice looking sugar house by the way.
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>.
Can't change whats coming! Hope you have a open winter like when I built mine. Started the 20th of October and made syrup in it in the spring. Keep hitting at it you will be very happy when your making syrup! Looking real good!
Regards,
Chris
Casbohm Maple and Honey
625 roadside taps + Neighbors bring some sap too!
3x10 King, WRU, AOF and AUF
12" SIRO Filter Press.
2015 Ford F250 PSD sap hauler
One Golden named Maggie, Norwegian Forest Cat named Lucy
Too many Cub Cadets
Ford Jubilee and several Allis WD's, and IH tractors
1932 Ford AAB ton and a half, dump truck
www.mapleandhoney.com
Back when I built mine I didn't know that ag needed no permit. I applied for a permit in May. After jumping thru all of their nonsence hoops I finally got approval the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. I then started the day before Thanksgiving. I boiled in it, partially finished the next spring. You have a better start.
2 years after I went thru all of that, I learned I hadn't needed a permit. I asked the codes guy, he said he thought I just wanted to make sure it was built right (I didn't believe that for a moment, he just wanted to make sure it got assessed for taxes!) They assessed it for $39,000 for a pole barn type, 16x24', board and batten, 3 small windows, running off a generator the first 4 years. I finally went ag assessment to get the taxes down to about 30%.
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.
If nothing else I will be off the ground out of the mud with at least a roof over my head!
100-110 buckets
Leader 7.5" 3 Bank filter press (2023)
RO Bucket RB10 (2017) upgraded to RB20 (2020)
Homemade oil tank arch
Homemade stainless pans
12x16 Sugar Shack (new 2020)
Just got to get shingles on and a cupola built.
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100-110 buckets
Leader 7.5" 3 Bank filter press (2023)
RO Bucket RB10 (2017) upgraded to RB20 (2020)
Homemade oil tank arch
Homemade stainless pans
12x16 Sugar Shack (new 2020)
Looking good! Keep pushing.
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
https://mapleresearch.org
Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu
What do you plan for siding? You look to be in good shape, far better than when I built mine. That year I got a group of family and friends together on 12/31. We worked most of the day just to get the homemade trusses up. They were heavy, rough cut hemlock 2x6 top cord, 2x4 bottom cord plus the webbing. I had to make a lift rig, the help I had could not lift them high enough for me and the rest of the crew on the scaffolds on each side to reach. So I made a hoist that attached to the 3 point hitch on my 20 HP tractor. That was not ideal but we managed.
I was able to boil in the sugarhouse that spring, had walls, a roof but only a partial (wooden 12x16) floor in a 16x24 area.
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.