I taped 700 on Feb 10 and put 250 buckets out on Feb 15 so far so good. We mad 30 gal of surp. Hope to get my other 1000 taps out wed Feb 25.
I taped 700 on Feb 10 and put 250 buckets out on Feb 15 so far so good. We mad 30 gal of surp. Hope to get my other 1000 taps out wed Feb 25.
Welcome to the board sweet maple. where are you in MD. My son and his wife live in Cumberland. He has metioned about a few sugar makers south of the Mason/Dixon.
Its about time we hear from someone in MD. We are tapping on the 4th of march.
3200 on gravity
4x10 raised flue
500 gph springtech RO
chevy 1 ton sap hauler
Welcome Garrett County Syrup Makers. I bet you know the family near Gorman, Md. that make syrup, great bunch guys with a large camp right beside the road between Gorman and Lock Lynn.
Mark 220 Maple Grant County WV
1100 taps on low vaccum, 900 on gravity.
900 plus taps leased and on high vacuum
35 cfm Indiana Liquid Ring Vacuum Pump
80% Sugar, 20% Red MAPLES
http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/g...Maple%20Syrup/
Hey Finzel Md,
Thats great country you have down there. My son just finished a bird study ay Finzel swamp for his masters degree. I helped him do some of the field work. Beautiful country! Let me know where you are and I will look you up some time I am down that way.
Hey dave havent been logged on for a while made a little over 400gal last year. It was a very short year for us better luck this year i hope. My camp is located just off the finzel exit going east bound cant miss it getting off the exit just look down over the hill on your right.
3200 on gravity
4x10 raised flue
500 gph springtech RO
chevy 1 ton sap hauler
Finzel,
I have been by there a number of times, the next time I come down to see my son I may drop in and check out your operation.
What are you tapping that for south, Reds? Great to have a wider base of producers.
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.
MapleFlats
I met some Amish that had came to the tubing seminar in Somerset County, Pa. They picked up their new RO while they was there, a 1000 gal a hour unit. They needed it pretty bad for their 7000 tap operation in southern Kentucky. Yeah Sugar maples! South of the Mason-Dixon, Don't tell Al Gore it may ruin his global warming gig.
Mark 220 Maple
1100 taps on low vaccum, 900 on gravity.
900 plus taps leased and on high vacuum
35 cfm Indiana Liquid Ring Vacuum Pump
80% Sugar, 20% Red MAPLES
http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/g...Maple%20Syrup/
Amish and an RO now theres an oximoron.
2X6 deluxe Phanuef
Adding 200 more every year
27 years left of building a Hobby into a retirement time burner.