Amazing the diffrance in runs that you are getting to what I am getting 15? miles away,,,just a littel colder here,,has not really started here,,just small teaser runs,,,I would have almost nothing without vacuum,,,
Amazing the diffrance in runs that you are getting to what I am getting 15? miles away,,,just a littel colder here,,has not really started here,,just small teaser runs,,,I would have almost nothing without vacuum,,,
Salisbury Sugarworks,,Parker Rowe, and friends
Salisbury, N.H.
1988 taps in 09
over 2500 on vac in 2010
no buckets in 2010
2815 taps in 2011
shooting for 3000 in 2012
4000 taps? In 2014
5x16 wood fired "Mighty Marvin"
50 cords in the shed
Old, old R.O.
Charter member Andover/Salisbury Mapleholics
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Parker - Just went over 10gal/tap gravity and I can't be more than 20 miles south as the crow flies. Will be over 12 by Sunday PM. It's gotta cut loose for you this weekend. Bruce
Bruce Treat
825 Sugar Maple Taps
3/16 w/ DSD .225 Spiles
H2O RO
H2O 2.5 X 8
Bow, New Hampshire
Parker,
The vacuum is what is saving my season. I have gotten 2/3 of my sap from 200 taps on vacuum while the other 1/3 is coming from 200 taps on gravity tubing and 100 buckets. Matt isn't getting much sap over in Buxton, ME either. I hope that we go a couple of weeks into April so that we can all have a good season.
Bruce at Hop Kiln Road in Bow which is about 15 miles south of me is doing really well. It's that 5 degrees in temp difference that is making it happen or not happen.
Russ
"Red Roof Maples" Where the term "boiling soda" was first introduced to the maple world!
1930 Ford Model AA Doodlebug tractor
A couple of Honda 4 wheelers
Four chainsaws and no chickens!
Almost went bankrupt the other day. Ran into wally world and bought all the bed comforters they had in stock. Ran out in the woods and wrapped up all the trees to keep them from freezing too hard.
Super cold yesterday, last night and today wasn't too hot. Hope that wind dies down soon.
Russ why don't you come clean and tell everyone your little trick with feeding the trees with boiling sodas. it is time you let the cat out of the bag so others can do the same and enjoy a good season.
I hope I can go into May this year. I honestly think I can. If there is a chance of sap I am going for it just so I can get bragging rights. Might take an ending in June to get some award.
What!?
Russ, you little sneak. How are you doing that? Pouring the boiling sodas around the roots or reversing the vacuum and pumping it right into the tap holes?
Bruce Treat
825 Sugar Maple Taps
3/16 w/ DSD .225 Spiles
H2O RO
H2O 2.5 X 8
Bow, New Hampshire
Hey Russ,
I think things are going to shine starting Tuesday and well toward the weekend.
Temps here are supposed to reach the 40's starting Tuesday.
You will be warmer in Loudon than we are here!!!
Good luck to you!!!
Hang in there Matt!!!!
On our scale of things, if we can make 12 more gallons this week we'll be in good shape.Then a few more the week after and a few more the week after we'll be set!!Happy Easter everyone!!!
Dave
2x5 SS home design on a home design arch w/ forced draft
SS Evaporation Enhancement Unit
Home design filter / canner
Daryl Sheets filter press
300 taps (280 on line, 20 buckets)
120 gph Home Design RO
2017 Chevy Silverado w/ 275 gallon tank
8x16 sugarhouse w/ attached woodshed
A wife, family and friends that love to help!!
Luckily, we went to vacuum on our lines this year. 2 orchards of about 215 taps each. They have produced more already this year by far than they did all last year on gravity. New stubby spouts made a big difference it the older intall too as that had not run for crap the last 2-3 years. Still over a foot of hard baked snow around the trees. We are so late now and there is no frost in the ground, once it warms up it could be over quickly.
Boiled down about 200 gallons we had on hand tonight so we can take tomorrow off. 35 gallons bottled so far. Happy Easter to all
Leader 3x8 Patriot raised flue
800 taps on vacuum
100 buckets around the yard
A lot of help to make it fun
I fill the releaser with the "boiling sodas" and hook my air compressor to it. Maybe that is why my syrup taste so good. I am at 50 gallons for the season so far. I made 90 last year so I am over the half way mark.
Yankee Magazine did a taste test of grade B syrup. They got 19 samples from 6 states and New Hampshire took the first five places. The Maple Guys took 5th place. I wasn't able to send a sample because I was sold out at the time.
Matt don't scrub out that Accucup too hard!
"Red Roof Maples" Where the term "boiling soda" was first introduced to the maple world!
1930 Ford Model AA Doodlebug tractor
A couple of Honda 4 wheelers
Four chainsaws and no chickens!
I'm heading over to Dry Tap Maples today to help Matt put up more tubing. The sap didn't run much here over the weekend. It gave me a chance to get some wood for the furnace out. Everything is cleaned and ready for the BIGSAP in the middle of the week. It is 11 degrees here right now so it will be a while before the sap starts to run today.
The crust was hard enough yesterday morning so that I could ride my 4 wheeler all over the place without getting stuck. I rode down through my woods to figure out where the mainlines are going to go so that I can get more taps on vacuum for next season.
"Red Roof Maples" Where the term "boiling soda" was first introduced to the maple world!
1930 Ford Model AA Doodlebug tractor
A couple of Honda 4 wheelers
Four chainsaws and no chickens!
Got home from "The Captains" just in time to help finish collecting sap. Started the RO and lit the evaporator around 7:00 and was done boiling in 250 gallons of sap by 10 pm. Looks to be about 6 gallons in the canner. I am starting to get orders for Grade B. I haven't made any yet and am starting to get a little nervous with Maple Weekend coming up.
"Red Roof Maples" Where the term "boiling soda" was first introduced to the maple world!
1930 Ford Model AA Doodlebug tractor
A couple of Honda 4 wheelers
Four chainsaws and no chickens!
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