Originally Posted by
ecp
Don't ever be shy of touring sugarhouse to pick up on things you like and things you hate. If you dont mind me asking why do you have an RO if you are selling sap?
I have a weekend hobby of sugar house window peeping lol
So, I got an ro for several reasons,
Primary reason is that my buyer would get over run but there 21000 taps because they were under sized at the Ro and we would be in a constant stressful juggling match and on several occasions one of us would have sap on going on the ground. So after that experience I purchased an ro to i could recirculate until they were ready for me.
Secondly my old 99 ram dump truck was falling apart making 84 trips a year carrying 8250 pounds over steep muddy roads. Plus my trips was cut to 25 trips with no concern over sap loss.
The third was time. Two years ago I was blessed with my daughter and I really wanted to be able to spend time with her, especially dinner.
The fourth was the value of sap is higher this way.
Remember to keep on ticking while the sap is dripping.
2016- 50 buckets. Made 4 gallons.
2022- 3750 taps + Smartrek! Made 1300 gallons.
2023- 3750 taps after removing a pump house and connected two woods. Made 800 gallons.
2024- 3750 taps 1384 made.