Yes, I did. It's probably from the 80s and was running when I got there so everything works.Originally Posted by Mille705
That said, I'm toying with the idea of updating the condensing unit to a newer mini-split condenser. They're happy to be outside, more efficient and should be trouble-free for a number of years. I have a call into a local agricultural/commercial refrigeration guy. Interested to hear his thoughts on it....
1980 - 6 taps, stone fire pit, drain pan evaporator, 1 pint of syrup
2016 - 55 taps on 3/16 and gravity, new sugar shack, 2x3 Mason XL, 16 gallons of syrup
2017 - 170 taps on 3/16, 2x4 Mason XL, NextGen RO. 50 gallons of syrup
2018 - 250+ taps on gravity and buckets, 2x5 Smokey Lake arch and Beaverland pan.
2019 - 250+ taps on gravity. A few buckets. 35 gallons of syrup.
2020 - 300+ taps on gravity. 50 gallons of syrup.
2021 - 280 taps on gravity and 40 buckets. 35 gallons of syrup.
Good to see you got it. I saw the ad and told my father, "I hope a syrup maker see's that ad!". I had to do a few crazy things to retrieve some of mine, but overall they all went well.
And yeah, sadly, there are a lot of depressed area's in this state that at one time were thriving towns. We were called the Empire State for a reason, but it's in name only now...
Good luck with the tank!
2014 Upgrades!: 24x40 sugarhouse & 30"x10' Lapierre welded pans, wood fired w/ forced draft, homemade hood & preheater
400 taps- half on gravity 5/16, half on gravity 3/16
Airablo R.O. machine - in the house basement!
Ford F-350 4x4 sap gatherer
An assortment of barrels, cage tanks & bulk tanks- with one operational for cooling/holding concentrate
And a few puzzled neighbors...
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I've got one for sale in Deposit, NY. I had it in the classifieds on here a few years ago. I'll try and re-post it.
It's a 525 gallon round bottom, excellent condition similar to the one in this post. Looking to get $900 for it.
Last edited by antelope76; 01-23-2021 at 09:03 AM.
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)
Is it insulated and and cooler work?
It's insulated, not sure if the cooler still work, It is all intact still, the farmer I bought it off of used it for dairy up until around 2001 or so and it worked back then. it has been sitting there since. I'll post some pictures I have of it tonight when I get home.
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It is larger than I can use for my setup. Looking for a stainless tank in the 200-300 gallon range.
Last edited by antelope76; 01-21-2021 at 04:04 PM.
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)
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Thanks
I might have been luckier still. I was given a tank for 4 half gallons of syrup. The compressor is still to be collected for 4 more HG. I say "might have been luckier" because the tank and compressor were in working order about 35 yrs ago, when the farmer sold his cows. No guaranties however, it was just a dice roll, I'll be 4 gal into it plus what it costs to test it, then to get it operational.
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.
Even if the condenser needs replacing its still a good deal! Congrats!
1980 - 6 taps, stone fire pit, drain pan evaporator, 1 pint of syrup
2016 - 55 taps on 3/16 and gravity, new sugar shack, 2x3 Mason XL, 16 gallons of syrup
2017 - 170 taps on 3/16, 2x4 Mason XL, NextGen RO. 50 gallons of syrup
2018 - 250+ taps on gravity and buckets, 2x5 Smokey Lake arch and Beaverland pan.
2019 - 250+ taps on gravity. A few buckets. 35 gallons of syrup.
2020 - 300+ taps on gravity. 50 gallons of syrup.
2021 - 280 taps on gravity and 40 buckets. 35 gallons of syrup.
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