I was wondering if anyone on here went to the conference this year? If so, how was it? I could not attend it and I have not seen any comments on it so I was just curious.
Thanks.
Steve
N.Y. Maple Conference?
I was wondering if anyone on here went to the conference this year? If so, how was it? I could not attend it and I have not seen any comments on it so I was just curious.
Thanks.
Steve
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...
http://s606.photobucket.com/albums/t...uckethead1920/
Wow. Nobody? I remember when there were all sorts of conversations on here both prior to and right after the conference every year. The seminar topics, the speakers and what was seen and learned was always an enjoyable read.
Steve
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...
http://s606.photobucket.com/albums/t...uckethead1920/
Its a different trader crowd for sure, I am rarely on here anymore. I didnt go to show this year, tapping earlier and earlier in Pa and needed to get ready
CDL 2x8
Around 4000 taps
Polaris ATVs, Ski Doo snowmobiles to get around
Atlas Copco pumps
Lapierre two post RO
http://s272.photobucket.com/albums/j...Sugar%20shack/
Agreed. Not much traffic on here compared to how it used to be. Anyway, thanks for the reply and good luck this season!
Steve
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...
http://s606.photobucket.com/albums/t...uckethead1920/
I didn't find an evaporator I liked yet. I still have some barrels of syrup, but I'll definitely need an evaporator for the 2025 season. Since selling me 3x8 I've just been working on selling my existing stock, but that will be gone by this time next year.
I bought another Ray Gingerich 250 RO and I still have my 2x6 propane finisher, looking for a 2x5 or 2x6 evaporator, no lead solder please. Any of you going bigger after the 2024 season looking to sell a good condition 2x5 or 2x6 evaporator, within 150 miles of Oneida, NY let me know. I've seen plenty on Facebook marketplace, but nothing that made me act. I'll keep looking.
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.
Glad that you are looking to get back at it, Dave.
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
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