Originally Posted by
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That sounds incredible littleTapper! How much syrup have you made so far this year?
I've got 10.4 gallons bottled and another 7+ ready for final finishing and filtering sitting in the cold, and some in the evaporator pan to finish off and way too much trapped in filters . Have done only one small batch of boxelder (.6 gallons) but I've got 80-some gallons of sap to cook down now too.
I did manage to pump 10 gallons of sap on the ground several days ago; forgot to hook the line back up from the Shurflo to the tank after cleaning the manifold/screen out. Oops.
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2015 - Small operation. 25 buckets. One excited 5 year old and one 35 year old that feels 5 again.
2016 - One year older. New Homemade 2x4 Arch, Smoky Lake Pan and looking at 52 maples, 17 box elders and 2 walnut trees.
2017 - Shurflo 4008 hooked to 42 stingy silver maples and a few Norways. A couple buckets on sugars and Norways. 10 box elders.
2018 - ...a few more taps.
2019 - ...more taps on 3/16 gravity. This spiral is heading downward in a hurry.
2020 - 4x400 RO - RB20 (uh-oh!)