OrangeAgain, You have a Silverplate evaporator on order from SL. Are you planning on building your sugar shack around the evaporator once it is set up? I don't know what the size is, but once you get the grate, fan, and bricks installed it will take a tractor or loader with forks to pick it up.
I do have a 70hp tractor with pallet forks and FEL. My plan is to NOT cover the sides of the pipe-frame with tarps until I'm boiling. I'll cover my Silverplate when I'm not boiling.
2023 - 2' X 6' Smoky Lake Products "Silverplate" evaporator + Increase taps up to 500
2022 - 295 Sap Sak taps - Sold sap.
2017-2021 - Didn't tap.
2016 - 150 Sap Sak taps - Sold sap.