Fingers crossed!Originally Posted by Paddymountain
Fingers crossed!
Steve
SE Pennsylvania
2022 - 13 taps, RO5, 21x24 SS pan with pre-warmer pan, backyard made wood fired 55gal drum stove - 17.25
2021 - 18 taps, RO5, 21x24 SS pan with pre-warmer pan, backyard made wood fired 55gal drum stove - 12 pints
2020 - 13 taps, RO5, backyard made wood fired 55gal drum stove with 2 lg 6 deep pans - 6.75 pints (very warm winter)
2019 Rookie Season - 14 taps, RO5, turkey fryer with 6 deep pan - 16.5 pints
Looks like I'll be tapping trees next Monday before a big thaw next week.
2020 - 1st year - 13 black walnut taps - 4 bottles syrup
2021 - 50 taps, 22 black walnuts/28 red maples - 4 gallons syrup
2022 - 54 taps, 11 black walnuts/41 red maples, 20 on solar shurflo vacuum - 8.5 gallons syrup
2023 - 47 taps on 45 red maples, 43 on solar shurflo vacuum
That is my plan too, only Sunday night
Steve
SE Pennsylvania
2022 - 13 taps, RO5, 21x24 SS pan with pre-warmer pan, backyard made wood fired 55gal drum stove - 17.25
2021 - 18 taps, RO5, 21x24 SS pan with pre-warmer pan, backyard made wood fired 55gal drum stove - 12 pints
2020 - 13 taps, RO5, backyard made wood fired 55gal drum stove with 2 lg 6 deep pans - 6.75 pints (very warm winter)
2019 Rookie Season - 14 taps, RO5, turkey fryer with 6 deep pan - 16.5 pints
Just checked the forecast and it is now only calling for 2 warm days... In my experience that is not going to be enough warm time to do much thawing coming out of this extended cold period. What is your experience? Maybe I'll wait just a little to see if the forecast changes before I tap.
Forecast looking like highs of 36, 45 and 50 next Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday for Harrisburg area. I'm hoping something starts flowing by Wednesday. With our shorter seasons, I just don't want to miss the first run.
Even with this recent cold, the south side of yard maples have leaking woodpecker holes on sunny days.
Just my observations.
2020 - 1st year - 13 black walnut taps - 4 bottles syrup
2021 - 50 taps, 22 black walnuts/28 red maples - 4 gallons syrup
2022 - 54 taps, 11 black walnuts/41 red maples, 20 on solar shurflo vacuum - 8.5 gallons syrup
2023 - 47 taps on 45 red maples, 43 on solar shurflo vacuum
Openwater, where are you located at in Central PA? I'm also in the Harrisburg area in Grantville.
I am also thinking about pulling the plug this weekend in hopes for a run next week.
I'm in Perry Co about 5 miles west of the Susq river. Temps are usually 5 degrees cooler here than in Hbg
2020 - 1st year - 13 black walnut taps - 4 bottles syrup
2021 - 50 taps, 22 black walnuts/28 red maples - 4 gallons syrup
2022 - 54 taps, 11 black walnuts/41 red maples, 20 on solar shurflo vacuum - 8.5 gallons syrup
2023 - 47 taps on 45 red maples, 43 on solar shurflo vacuum
Yesterday I managed to get my remote solar setup installed. I also tapped the 50 taps that run into it.
Today wow! It's 12 degrees out and windy! After lunch I'm going to try and get out and get a few more plugged in.
Monday after work, tap my 110 tap gravity bush. Tuesday set my solar panel and battery on my shurflo setup.
Somehow I need to get my trees at the house tapped. Looks like a fairly decent run coming Tuesday-Thursday.
Buckets will have to wait until after Thursday, as they are calling for almost 1/2 inch of rain.
First boil Friday! We will see!
115 red maples on vacuum
100 taps on 5/16 gravity
35 taps on 3/16 gravity
50 taps on shurflo vacuum
about 60 buckets on giant roadside sugars
neighbor bringing from 45 taps
30'x 8' Aof/Auf Evaporator
Homemade 125gph Ro
Lots of Homemade Equipment!
http://s848.photobucket.com/albums/a...%20Sugarshack/
I tapped 13 trees today. The others I have tapped in the past never did very well. Even with it as cold as it was 2 of them started to drip. Hoping for a good season. Good luck everyone!
Steve
SE Pennsylvania
2022 - 13 taps, RO5, 21x24 SS pan with pre-warmer pan, backyard made wood fired 55gal drum stove - 17.25
2021 - 18 taps, RO5, 21x24 SS pan with pre-warmer pan, backyard made wood fired 55gal drum stove - 12 pints
2020 - 13 taps, RO5, backyard made wood fired 55gal drum stove with 2 lg 6 deep pans - 6.75 pints (very warm winter)
2019 Rookie Season - 14 taps, RO5, turkey fryer with 6 deep pan - 16.5 pints
Put in 45 taps this afternoon. No drips here.
Planning to put in another 50+ this week.
Hoping for a great season!
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