$5 per tap plus pump,releaser and tanks. That is with your own FREE labor
$5 per tap plus pump,releaser and tanks. That is with your own FREE labor
There is a lot of differences based on your area of woods. I can give you my situation. We just set up last year 1400 taps.
The first 1200 feet was installed without any branch lines that is a 1 1/4 wet line 1 1/2 dry line. Our total run of wet/dry was 3300 feet. All of our branch lines where 1 inch. With my tanks and liguid ring pump and a releaser we are right around $ 9.00 p/tap.
Each layout will be different base on sizes of wet/dry.
MC
5 by 16 Thunderbolt with hoods and preheater
Springtec 800 RO
Sihi Liquid Ring Vacuum Pump
5000 Taps On Vacuum for 2013
Yes 4% was $.785. I'll show a few prices from the 2010 list by Maple Digest. 1%=.05, 1.5%=.20, 2%=.325, 2.5%=.45, 3%= .575, 3.5%= .685, 4%= .785, 4.5%= .885, 5%=.985 and 5.5%= 1.085. Realize this was published in Vol. 22A, NO. 1, Feb 2010 in Maple Syrup Digest to suggest the prices some producers in the Northeast pay for sap delivered to the sugarhouse. It is stated that these are listed only as a guide and in no way dictates the industry price. May all of your sap be 5.5%. My sap usually averages between 2 and 2.5% This year I made 32 gal on 1203 gal sap for a 2.29% sugar. As I get thinned better and add more roadside this should rise on average.
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.
I paid 10 cents a gallon under the Digest price because it had bark and other debris in it. I told the guy that if he would just put it thru a 100 micron bag filter I could give him a little more. He was happy with what I paid. Previously he had been taking it to a freind and getting nothing, not even a little syrup. Just a thanks a lot and see you again, and the seller was hauling it 25 miles one way.
Maple syrup makers never die, they just evaporate.
Kubota M-5040,Kubota B-2650,Kubota XRT 900, Sugarhouse is now a guest cottage.
Thanks again guys - now I've got a better idea.
A couple mentioned releaser - please excuse my ignorance - but, what's that?
The releaser is between your vacuum pump and your pipe line. It allows the sap to accumlate several gallons and then "release" into your sap tank while still maintaining vacuum on your sap lines and not drawing sap into your vacuum pump. Unfortunately it is one of the more expensive items you will need.
Doug