Got 100 gallons from 190 taps in Ashtabula County yesterday and it was only 31-32 temps. Ran some today but not enough to collect. Hope to be swamped with sap this weekend. My sap is still only 1.9% though.
Got 100 gallons from 190 taps in Ashtabula County yesterday and it was only 31-32 temps. Ran some today but not enough to collect. Hope to be swamped with sap this weekend. My sap is still only 1.9% though.
Last edited by heus; 03-03-2010 at 06:36 PM.
1000 taps on vac down to 100+ buckets 99% sugars
2x5 SL Hi-Output Raised Flue Corsair evaporator
SL Short bank press with CDL diaphragm pump
Leader Micro 1 RO for 2024
Constantly changing
2010:36 gal 2011:126 gal 2012:81 gal 2013:248 gal 2014: 329.5 gal 2015:305 gal 2016:316 gal 2017:258 gal 2018:147 gal 2019:91 gal 2020:30 gal 2021:30 gal 2023:50 gal Total since 2010: 2047.5 gal
Tapping the same trees my great, great and great grandfathers tapped.
John,
My dad said they were at someone's sugar house in Kirtland yesterday on the morning Cleveland news.
1000 taps on vac down to 100+ buckets 99% sugars
2x5 SL Hi-Output Raised Flue Corsair evaporator
SL Short bank press with CDL diaphragm pump
Leader Micro 1 RO for 2024
Constantly changing
2010:36 gal 2011:126 gal 2012:81 gal 2013:248 gal 2014: 329.5 gal 2015:305 gal 2016:316 gal 2017:258 gal 2018:147 gal 2019:91 gal 2020:30 gal 2021:30 gal 2023:50 gal Total since 2010: 2047.5 gal
Tapping the same trees my great, great and great grandfathers tapped.
Channel 8 was at Lake Farm Park's sugarhouse. I brought in about 150 yesterday off of 180 taps. Warm spell ahead, big sap coming!
Jeff
226 taps, 2X6 evap with homemade piggyback
"Four Corners Farm"
Jefferson, Ohio
forget tomorrow, im cuttin work early and tappin today!!!
Jeremy
Black Squirrel Lodge Family Sugarbush
Chardon, Ohio
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I have brought in 400 gallons so far this week with the warm weather yet ahead. I cannot keep up, but I will give it my best effort. I just hope the weather will give us another couple weeks at least...
2' x 6' / Kawasaki Mule 610/twin 35 gal. tanks
Arctic Cat TRV 650/Trailer w/ 60 gal. tank & 5 gal. jugs
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Wow, 400 huh. well thats where all my sap went then. I got around 90 gallons today. I expect that will be the norm over at the new place I tapped. I hope to get the same or even 10 gallons more to make it an even 100 daily for the next week. Should be fun. I will keep my fingers crossed. Sounds like you will be boiling soon Newman, or your boils will be real long. Would be nice to have a R.O. now wouldn't it?
130 taps on buckets
20x32 Sugar shack
27"x6' homemade flatpan and arch
2005 Artic Cat 4x4
several 55 gallon barrels
16"x30" SS Propane Finishing unit
16x16 Leader Canning unit
2 homemade cone filters
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I have over 200 gallons today and will collect again tonight so I can handle that much at one time tomorrow. I cannot keep up. I have your old cooker out and ready to go Buckeye. It is going to get some serious action this weekend. I just hope I can get through this. I need someone to work the mid shift!
2' x 6' / Kawasaki Mule 610/twin 35 gal. tanks
Arctic Cat TRV 650/Trailer w/ 60 gal. tank & 5 gal. jugs
In the foothills of Appalachia
http://www.facebook.com/newmanmaple
I finally with alot of trouble got my lines flushed. tommorow I will Tap NO MATTER WHAT. I even went today and borrowed the neighbors generator since mine had many issues to be fixed, repair man says he will have it done sometime next week so untill then I have the neighbors 8000 watt electric start generator (maybe I will just keep it and tell him it was stolen )
LET THE FUN BEGINE PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!
600 taps
3'x8' Dellair evaporator
my woods is still freezing cold tapped on teusday only have about 600 gals of sap from 750 tapped so far the woods is north facing with not much sun at the base of little mtn.the woods in newbury with 1000 taps that i rapped yesterday ran about 450 gallons on gravity .got the vacum there this afternoon snow was to deep for 4 wheeler had to have landowner with his 4x4 tractor with loader plow and take vac down to dump shed.good news thought will be ready now vac is pulling 23 inches and releaser is working great.wainting to finish wood in chardon waiting on vac pump.may do the madin boil tommorrow
Mat,
I have collected only 70 gallons in the past two days and am about 1 mile north of you. I was running pretty good tonight though and I expect to collect a ton tommorow.
John Allin
14x18 Hemlock Timber Frame Sugar House 2009
Leader 2x6 w/Patriot Raised Flue Pan 2009
Leader Steam Hood 2014 - Clear Filter Press 2015
Leader Revolution Pan and SS Pre-Heater 2016
CDL Hobby RO & Air Tech L25 Hi Vac Pump 2019
06' Gator HPX to collect wood & sap
14' Ski-Doo Tundra for winter work in the woods
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