having grown up in the maple business and now being the 8th generation to sugar this farm currently with the 7th and 9th generations. as thompson stated a lot has happened and will continue to happen. i am going to have my third evaporator soon. i started on a 4x12 grimm wood fired drop flue and 1000 +- buckets. to a new sugar house in 1993 with a 6x14 leader oil fired rig with 3200 vacuum taps.since then the steamaway, filter press, ss tanks and drums, addition to sugar house. r/o and this last season 7000 vacuum taps.this comming season a new 5x14 thunderbolt evap.and working on agreements for more taps. had a future sugar bush logged out this winter i hope to have on line in 7 to 10 years. there is not a day that goes by that i do not do something maple related. it is a 365 day a year thrill ride.not just 6 weeks in the spring