Welcome Yankeeman - Nice to have more reports from W.Va. sounds like you have been bitten by the maple bug...which is a good think IMHO. You will love a regular 2x6 after running a flat pan for a couple years. If you get all your taps in (480 total?) you will be very busy on a 2x6...
Eric Johnson
Tucker Mountain Maple Co-op
1400 taps in 2013
2.5 x 8 CDL pellet arch and Smokey Lake pans
Lapierre 600 RO
Member of Andover/Salisbury Maplehaulics anonymous
www.tuckermtn.com
pALS
Thanks
Yes, that is what I am already thinking about........ Undersized again! Thank you for the reply. Good luck this year.Originally Posted by tuckermtn
You could always get a small RO or steamaway...and then a vacuum pump and releaser to justify the RO...and on and on it goes...
Eric Johnson
Tucker Mountain Maple Co-op
1400 taps in 2013
2.5 x 8 CDL pellet arch and Smokey Lake pans
Lapierre 600 RO
Member of Andover/Salisbury Maplehaulics anonymous
www.tuckermtn.com
pALS
hi where are you in Lewis co I am up in the eastern panhandle morgan county hope to get taps in by weeks end also looking at a 2x6 or 2x8 let me know when you can on you 2x6
thanks WV SugarShak
Yankeeman,
There is a CDL Rep. located just east of Bridgeport, on Rt. 50.
He could be of some help I would guess, his name and number should be in the CDL catalog?
Mark 220 Maple
1100 taps on low vaccum, 900 on gravity.
900 plus taps leased and on high vacuum
35 cfm Indiana Liquid Ring Vacuum Pump
80% Sugar, 20% Red MAPLES
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Looking forward to hearing reports after things start to thaw out.
Crooked Run Maple
Ragersville, Ohio (North Central Ohio)
2024 310 +/- Taps on 5/16 Gravity & 30 +/- Bags
Selling Sap with plans for a Sugarhouse in 2025
250+/- Taps in past
Ireland
I am located in Ireland, mid-state, about 20 miles from I-79. Planning on tapping in the morning and running more tubing in the afternoon.
I've been dealing with a CDL dealer in NY. I worked for him in high school, and that is where I was 'bitten' by the maple bug.
Put in 230 on North side bush yestday. so far I have 680 taps in and that is everything but about 30 buckets that will go be up in about 3 weeks. Got to nearly 40 yesterday and supposed to hit 52 today and 40's tomorrow so we may get a decent run at least on south side. This is after 4 nights in a row of sub zero temps to as low as -15 F.
Brandon
CDL dealer for All of West Virginia & Virginia
3x10 CDL Deluxe oil fired
Kubota M7040 4x4 Tractor w/ 1153 Loader hauling sap
2,400+ taps on 3/16 CDL natural vacuum on 9 properties
24x56 sugarhouse
CDL 1,000 2 post RO
WEBSITE: http://danielsmaple.com
Brandon,
It will take a day or two to thaw out but sounds like you will be ready when it does.
Keep us posted.
Regards,
Chris
Casbohm Maple and Honey
625 roadside taps + Neighbors bring some sap too!
3x10 King, WRU, AOF and AUF
12" SIRO Filter Press.
2015 Ford F250 PSD sap hauler
One Golden named Maggie, Norwegian Forest Cat named Lucy
Too many Cub Cadets
Ford Jubilee and several Allis WD's, and IH tractors
1932 Ford AAB ton and a half, dump truck
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