We started tapping today. Started with 90 on sureflow vacuum. Tomorrow we will tap a couple hundred more. Sap wasn’t running today, but the weather looks good for the next several days.
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We started tapping today. Started with 90 on sureflow vacuum. Tomorrow we will tap a couple hundred more. Sap wasn’t running today, but the weather looks good for the next several days.
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Sorghum Producer
60 Bee Hives
200 Acres of Ky hills
225 Taps on Gravity
2018 - Lapierre 2X8 Storm
1963 Military M37 Sap Hauler
and if things get tough...M35A2
youtube videos
We tapped another 132, they were flowing a little.
Sorghum Producer
60 Bee Hives
200 Acres of Ky hills
225 Taps on Gravity
2018 - Lapierre 2X8 Storm
1963 Military M37 Sap Hauler
and if things get tough...M35A2
youtube videos
Nice , I tapped 10 Sunday. All but 2 of the trees I drilled were running pretty good. Im glad somebody else in the south decided to tap the same time. Makes me feel a little better about the decision to tap then.
Sap was running pretty good today. Got 175 gallons by mid afternoon. I went ahead and pumped it out because it might overflow tonight.
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Sorghum Producer
60 Bee Hives
200 Acres of Ky hills
225 Taps on Gravity
2018 - Lapierre 2X8 Storm
1963 Military M37 Sap Hauler
and if things get tough...M35A2
youtube videos
afretired, I am quite jealous of your sap hauler. How did you happen to come across it?
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
I’ve had it for several years. I forget now, but it was either listed on eBay or Craig’s list, ad it was close enough to go get it. They are still available, and parts are easy to come by.
Sorghum Producer
60 Bee Hives
200 Acres of Ky hills
225 Taps on Gravity
2018 - Lapierre 2X8 Storm
1963 Military M37 Sap Hauler
and if things get tough...M35A2
youtube videos
I think its awesome, probably because I spent 17 years in the Army National Guard. I was assigned 5 huey's to keep maintained and fly in. You do not see many of those vehicles here in Michigan.
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
I know what you are talking about, i like old military equipment. I spent 20 years in the Air Force.
Sorghum Producer
60 Bee Hives
200 Acres of Ky hills
225 Taps on Gravity
2018 - Lapierre 2X8 Storm
1963 Military M37 Sap Hauler
and if things get tough...M35A2
youtube videos
Thank you for your service sir. It is very much appreciated.
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
Were you able to still collect sap through this cold snap?
Suburban Sugar bush.
2019 2.25 Gallons of Syrup on 6 Taps
2020 12.5 Gallons of Syrup on 37 trees and 54 Taps
2021 25 Gallons on 70+ Trees and 100+ taps.
2022 42 Gallons on 60 Select tress with 120+ taps
2023 26ish gallons on 75.
2024 Bought property and have my own trees.
Red, some Sugar
Smoky Lake Dauntless with Blower and Divided Pan.
I will be experimenting with cold shock gravity filtering.