I plan on hanging buckets late next week. Just about have my new downsized operation ready to go. Still have to do a test boil though.
I plan on hanging buckets late next week. Just about have my new downsized operation ready to go. Still have to do a test boil though.
1000 taps on vac down to 100+ buckets 99% sugars
2x5 SL Hi-Output Raised Flue Corsair evaporator
SL Short bank press with CDL diaphragm pump
Leader Micro 1 RO for 2024
Constantly changing
2010:36 gal 2011:126 gal 2012:81 gal 2013:248 gal 2014: 329.5 gal 2015:305 gal 2016:316 gal 2017:258 gal 2018:147 gal 2019:91 gal 2020:30 gal 2021:30 gal 2023:50 gal Total since 2010: 2047.5 gal
Tapping the same trees my great, great and great grandfathers tapped.
It looks like I'll be tapping on the 15th, still putting new drops with zap bac spouts on, hopefully be finished tomorrow
Mike
450 taps on vacuum - 2018 - 150 gal
530 taps on vacuum - 2019 - 190 gal
520 taps on vacuum - 2020 - 196 gal
515 taps on vacuum - 2021 - 150 gal
24 x 32 Pole Barn Sugar House 2018
Smoky Lake 2x8 Silverlake Raised Flue w/ concentric exhaust 2018
Memprotec 350H RO
Smoky Lake Water Jacket Bottler 2018
Smoky Lake Filter Press 2018
Smoky Lake Water Jacket Draw Off Tank 2018
I finished putting wood up yesterday and Saturday. Had about 25 dead-standing trees dropped in January of 2019 so it's all dry and ready to go.
Pic of the Gator doing what it does best... Should be ready to boil by the weekend...
wood cutting 2-09-20.jpg
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>.
Ready to go here in South Madison, plan to start tapping Sat. Test bucket has tested at 2.5 so sugar looks better to start than I expected.
Maple Syrup producer of 40+years
320 taps on vacuum all hard maple
3x12 Lapierre evaporator
South Madison
I am planning to tap Saturday afternoon. Looks like a good week coming up. It is going to feel strange hanging buckets again. I am using the 2 gallon aluminum buckets, which I have used in the past and liked, even though they are half the capacity of the galvanized Wheeler buckets. Going to May Hill Maple Saturday morning to pick up my new CDL vacuum filter.
1000 taps on vac down to 100+ buckets 99% sugars
2x5 SL Hi-Output Raised Flue Corsair evaporator
SL Short bank press with CDL diaphragm pump
Leader Micro 1 RO for 2024
Constantly changing
2010:36 gal 2011:126 gal 2012:81 gal 2013:248 gal 2014: 329.5 gal 2015:305 gal 2016:316 gal 2017:258 gal 2018:147 gal 2019:91 gal 2020:30 gal 2021:30 gal 2023:50 gal Total since 2010: 2047.5 gal
Tapping the same trees my great, great and great grandfathers tapped.
Jason, at 2 gal per bucket...you're gonna be busy collecting!
Got all my wood up and will finish tapping this weekend. Everything is pretty much ready to roll.
I heard that the run from two weekends ago was close to 4 gallons per tap for some of the Geauga Co guys...
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>.
John when I used them in the past they worked out good. Yes on the 1-2 huge runs during a season they have to be emptied twice. I would love to use sap saks but the one year I put out 200 the red squirrels decimated almost every bag in one day.
1000 taps on vac down to 100+ buckets 99% sugars
2x5 SL Hi-Output Raised Flue Corsair evaporator
SL Short bank press with CDL diaphragm pump
Leader Micro 1 RO for 2024
Constantly changing
2010:36 gal 2011:126 gal 2012:81 gal 2013:248 gal 2014: 329.5 gal 2015:305 gal 2016:316 gal 2017:258 gal 2018:147 gal 2019:91 gal 2020:30 gal 2021:30 gal 2023:50 gal Total since 2010: 2047.5 gal
Tapping the same trees my great, great and great grandfathers tapped.
It used to really tick me off when bags got holes in them... other than a few hung for the grand kids; I don't miss that at all.
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>.
Tapping tomorrow and Monday - all set and ready to roll!
Doubled our taps from last year, built a bottling/RO room over the summer, and added a Memprotec 350h. Will post an update later in the week.
Brad
18' - 60 bags
19' - 150 Gravity/vac - Dave's Sap Sucker
20' - 275 Gravity/vac - ""
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12x18 Pine & Cedar Sugar House
Smoky Lake 2x5 raised flue SSR
Hood/Preheater/Water Jacketed Draw-off + Auto Draw
Concentric Exhaust + Smoky Lake filter press + Bottler
Memprotec 350h RO
Third generation maple farm - brought back the tradition in 16'
All tapped here. It's a little easier tapping 100 compared to 1000.
Last edited by heus; 02-15-2020 at 04:38 PM.
1000 taps on vac down to 100+ buckets 99% sugars
2x5 SL Hi-Output Raised Flue Corsair evaporator
SL Short bank press with CDL diaphragm pump
Leader Micro 1 RO for 2024
Constantly changing
2010:36 gal 2011:126 gal 2012:81 gal 2013:248 gal 2014: 329.5 gal 2015:305 gal 2016:316 gal 2017:258 gal 2018:147 gal 2019:91 gal 2020:30 gal 2021:30 gal 2023:50 gal Total since 2010: 2047.5 gal
Tapping the same trees my great, great and great grandfathers tapped.