Had a great first boil today on our new 2x5 Flat Pan Corsair. Perfect setup for our little operation. Steady 25 GPH with the blower.
First Boil 23' - New Smoky Lake 2x5 Flat Pan Corsair
Had a great first boil today on our new 2x5 Flat Pan Corsair. Perfect setup for our little operation. Steady 25 GPH with the blower.
Last edited by troynh; 02-18-2023 at 06:47 PM.
Congrat's, looks like it's working well.
Black Walnut tapping
2021 - 3 trees 5 taps enough to boil a sample.
~ 2 acres, 35+ mature Black Walnut
2022 - 30 Southern Ontario Walnuts tapped, 69 spouts.
650 litres (143 Imp gals) on sap bags, 14 litres (3 Imp gals) walnut syrup on turkey fryer.
2023 - 35 trees tapped, 28 mech vacuum & 7 on gravity. Propane fired custom evaporator, 2'x2' divided pan, 2'x1' preheat pan.
882 litres (194 Imp gals) mechanical & gravity vac turned into 18.25 litres (4.8 Imp gals) syrup off my DIY evaporator
Thanks for the video.
I've got a Smoky Lake 2' X 6' Silverplate but haven't set it up yet. I notice you have the pneumatic wheels. What was the process for assembling them onto the arch frame?
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.
https://www.larrybohenwebsolutions.com
Larry,
They provide a steel plate that gets bolted onto the legs. Simply install the wheels after that plate is bolted and away you go. You'll need a car jack to raise the arch for bolting that on. (At least that's what I did...) I wheel the whole unit in and out of the garage after each use with no issues. I also use my car jack for leveling and draw off. (Look closely at the video...)
I have another short video of the arch on wheel dollies for moving it around the garage.
-Tim
IS that a flat pan or a divided pan?
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
What is your boil rate ?
2023 2x5 Smoky Lake
170 taps on 3/16 tubing
50 buckets
It's a flat pan with a 25GPH boil rate...
I like how you have it set up to move around. Must be quite heavy being a 2 x 5. one question for you how do you hold your stack on while boiling?
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
It's a piece of cake to wheel around with the tires. The bottom stack sits around and is supported by a built-in flange. Sturdy enough for my needs. I wouldn't boil like that in 15mph wind or super gusty days anyway without a guidewire.Originally Posted by Pdiamond
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what was your reasoning for going with a flat pan over say a divided flat pan ?
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