I got .75 GPT yesterday and it tested at 2.1%. I don't seem to be getting as many 1 gallon per tap days as others but my overall numbers seem to be good. I am at 67% of what I got last year. I am hoping the big daddy trees will really kick in sometime this week.
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How much? If your in the woods how far away can a leak be for this unit to pick it up? Thanks.Originally Posted by Flat Lander Sugaring
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And can it differentiate between a leak and the rustle of beech leaves in the breeze?
4X12 A+A Evaporator
2500 taps, 1200 GPH RO
Atv w/tracks
5 generations
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Found another 45 hanging drops yesterday but got vacuum up again. I'm sure it will be down again today. Had a really good boil, got about 150 gallons through of nice GD. Haven't made fancy in a couple years. Got a new probe from Marcland so our autodraw was working well again finally. Drawing off with just a .1 or .2 degree variation in temp. Good amount of niter in front pan and easy filtering still. Sap was at 2.0 or 2.1, best of the year for us
These ice cold nights sure do make it easy to keep your sap fresh. Expecting a couple big runs today and tomorrow.
173 on 3/16 natural vac for 2023
36 buckets
2 x 5 Smoky Lake Hybrid pan on a custom arch
RB25 from RO Bucket
12x24 salvaged sugarhouse built by wife's grandpa
1965 Massey Ferguson 165 tractor to haul sap.
Another open house weekend in the books. Sunday was slower but still good visitation and sales. Was able to boil both days though took a bit to get going Sunday as the sap tank valve kept plugging with ice and starving the ro. Made a total of 60+ gal. AR over the weekend which was surprising given all the ice in the tank and how much sap we had. Sugar content has clearly come up.... The only mishap Sunday was not fully closing the drain on the pre-heater and then finally realizing it when the flue pan level kept going up...
Yesterday was the first day in a while no drops were dangling. We'll see what today brings. Looks like we will all be busy this week with some warm weather and nights without freezes. I need to inventory the barrels I have to make sure I have enough syrup storage...
Last edited by GeneralStark; 03-26-2018 at 10:04 AM.
About 750 taps on High Vac.
2.5 x 8 Intens-O-Fire
Airtech 3 hp LR Pump
Springtech Elite 500 RO
14 x 24 Timber Frame SugarHouse
16 x 22 Sap Shed w/ 1500 gal. + 700 gal. tanks
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Sap has been running since 9:45 this morning. Running 350 GPH and should run till about 9:00pm. Still testing at 2.0%
Spud
As things finally start thawing up here on the hill we are discovering pull-aparts....on mainline fittings with stainless fittings.
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1.5 GPT as of 6pm, and running strong. Temp is down to 25 already.
Probably will switch to gathering before work so the tractor doesn’t dig up the pasture roadway. It is still mostly ice and snow covered, but it is melting fast.
Last edited by mff; 03-26-2018 at 08:01 PM.
2018 27 taps, 3/16, sheltered 2x3
2017 6 buckets, kitchen wood stove
2013 50 taps 5/16, outdoor 2x3, homemade ro
Decades ago 80 taps, cinderblock arch
I got .75 GPT yesterday. It was a good day but I think my big trees are still a bit froze. I tested the sap last night and it was 2.1%. Went down to 28 degrees last night so today should be another good day. I am at 68% of last years production. Several weeks of good sugaring to go.
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