Great videos thanks for posting.
What are GPH are getting now with the AOF add-on?
Great videos thanks for posting.
What are GPH are getting now with the AOF add-on?
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>.
It wasn't necessarily a huge improvement in gph,I went from high 40s to low 50s. Maybe like a 6-8 gph boost. The main benefit is the longer loading times and the reduced amount of wood. I can easily go 10-15 minutes between firing, and that's with pine. Some splits and some slab wood mixed. If I was using hard wood I could see 20 min. Load times being achievable. The boil is more consistent too. It used to boil real hard after loading then slowly decrease. Now it's pretty much a solid boil from one loading until the next load.Originally Posted by johnallin
Jake
smoky lake 2x6 drop flue SSR on homemade arch
235 taps on 2 gast 1550s and lappiere releasers
24x12 sugar house
2019 Kubota L2501 work horse
Frozen up... just waiting.
Jake
smoky lake 2x6 drop flue SSR on homemade arch
235 taps on 2 gast 1550s and lappiere releasers
24x12 sugar house
2019 Kubota L2501 work horse
Same here. Might drizzle a little today but nothing promising until the weekend
Sugaring for 45+ years
New Sugarhouse 14'x32'
New to Me Algier 2'x8' wood fired evaporator
2022 added a used RB25 RO Bucket
250 mostly Sugar Maples, 15% Soft Maples. Currently,(110on 3/16" and 125 on Shurflo 4008 vacuum, 15 gravity), (16,000 before being disabled)
1947 Farmall H and Wagon with gathering tank
2012 Kubota with forks to move wood around
Our season is over now. We tapped January 15, and sap was still running last week (I'm on buckets, bags). Weather turned warm this week, temps near 70. This was the longest season we've had in a while. I could of tapped before the 15th, but being on gravity makes early tapping iffy.
Dave Barker
2014 30 taps, steam tray pans
2015 ~100 taps, in conjunction with University of Louisville
2x5 Smoky Lake hybrid pan
2022 150 taps
same all over... just waiting... no sleep next week. rest up gonna be a busy week if temps stay at what their saying but somehow they never do!!!
may your sap be at 3%
Brad
www.willowcreeksugarhouse.com
585 or so on Vacuum, about 35 on buckets/sap sacs
Atlas Copco GVS 25A Rotary Vane vacuum pump
MES horizontal electric releaser
2x6 ss phaneuf Drop flue, Leader woodsaver blower, homemade hood
300gph H2O RO
husquvarna 562 XP
Its Here!!! 2024 season is here get busy!!!
Agreed brad. Looks like it's gonna break loose again this weekend, and if the forecast is correct, hold onto your butts because it's coming.
Jake
smoky lake 2x6 drop flue SSR on homemade arch
235 taps on 2 gast 1550s and lappiere releasers
24x12 sugar house
2019 Kubota L2501 work horse
Took most of the day, but things are finally breaking loose. Was a long cold freeze up. Tanks should be full and ready for boiling tomorrow. Still have ice in the tanks so it will stay nice and cool all night while it runs. Here we go.
Jake
smoky lake 2x6 drop flue SSR on homemade arch
235 taps on 2 gast 1550s and lappiere releasers
24x12 sugar house
2019 Kubota L2501 work horse
Things didn't wake up until Sunday night. By Monday afternoon had 300 gallons. Got everything pumped to the head tank. Boiled 200 gallons Monday night. Made about 4 gallons. Haven't tested the grade yet. Boiled the other 100 Tuesday night. About another 2 gallons. Collected maybe 100 gallons since then. Left some in the tanks to freeze to keep the sap cool this week. Looks like a good week coming up. Hopefully I make a lot of syrup, because the forecast after that doesn't seem promising... hopefully it changes.
Jake
smoky lake 2x6 drop flue SSR on homemade arch
235 taps on 2 gast 1550s and lappiere releasers
24x12 sugar house
2019 Kubota L2501 work horse
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