Hoping to be ready to tap our high vacuum bush by first weekend in febuary. Then our second gravity only bush the tradition weekend before town meeting. Hoping for a great year with our new arch and homemade pans. Water leak testing this weekend and hoping to water boil next weekend after the arch is rebricked.
Whitetail Maple Syrup est. 2013
2013- 12x12 sugar house 2x4 arch and 196 taps started on gravity finished on vacuum and 13 buckets.
2014- 12x26 sugar house (12x14 addition) 2.5x8 arch 220+ taps on High vacuum (shooting for 28") 500 on gravity tubbing
2015- 12x26 sugar house 2.5x8.5 arch (new front pan) 220+ taps on High vacuum (shooting for 28") 700 on gravity tubbing ( shooting for 300 on 3/16 tubbing)
I'm kinda new to setting up a vacuum system, but someone told me that unobtainium is better than helium for a vacuum injecton setup. So I am going to look into getting some of that.Originally Posted by Randy Brutkoski
January thaw is over. Get ready for winter #6.
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
www.littlehogbackfarm.com
You guys wont be laughing when I get a gallon per tap.
4x14 Hurricane Force 5
Lapierre 1500 GPH R.O
7800 Taps on vac.
24x26 Sugarhouse
My dad has made 1000 holes for me so far. Setting up my 2 new bush pumps later this week. Have to tighten up 1 more bush and then we are ready to rock and roll.
4x14 Hurricane Force 5
Lapierre 1500 GPH R.O
7800 Taps on vac.
24x26 Sugarhouse
huh that's funny Thad said something about pulling around a 1000 taps he left in last year
Business Name
Flat Lander Sugaring (who would think a guy from Az be making syrup)
125 on Sap Suckers
Close to 475 High Vac
400 gravity adding more
leader 2x6
home made preheater
hoods
1 7D749 for AOF
New FLS Tsunami Arch
4 membrane TR Industries RO 2HP 3 phase 601GPH 250 PSI
PID Display for Arch Temp.
Chumlee of the trader
No not my taps... pulling them in hubarton..... lol
Thad
Randy is defiantly into the early tapping. Can't make up lost sap right!
FIRST GENERATION SUGARMAKER
First boil 2/22/2012! Went Pefect!
3,500' of laterals
1,000' of mainline
2012 - 105 taps on gravity, 12 sap sacks.
2013 - 175 taps on gravity, 25 on sacks = 200 taps for 2013! Second year.
2014 - 250 taps on gravity, 25 on sacks
Tapped on February 16, 2014
2015 - adding vac sap puller no more gravity for me!
275 gallon holding tank for 2014
20'x30' Sugarhouse
Attended the Gasparilla Parade of the Pirates in Tampa 1/5/2011...based on the weather forcast back home haven't missed much of an opportunity to tap....will think about starting the 2nd week in Feb.
1100 taps on vacuum
3 x 10 oil fired evaporator with pre-heater
Springteck 300 R.O.
Kubota L3350
Understanding wife when it comes to sugaring
I'm thinking about tapping on feb8th looking at the long range forecast for my area. Hopefully they are some what close.
vacuum
RO
filter press
auto draw
New leader oil fired
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