I'm planning to tap this coming week. It looks like we'll start the year with a big run. Did anyone happen to see that the lows are above freezing at the end of next week? I hope the deeper cold we've had doesn't just give way to spring.
Sean
It's Coming
I'm planning to tap this coming week. It looks like we'll start the year with a big run. Did anyone happen to see that the lows are above freezing at the end of next week? I hope the deeper cold we've had doesn't just give way to spring.
Sean
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Around 300 taps on tubing, 25+ on buckets if I put them out
Mix of natural and mechanical vac, S3 Controller from Mountain Maple
2x6 W.F. Mason with Phaneuf pans
Deer Run 250 RO
Ford F350
6+ hives of bees (if they make it through the winters)
Keeping the day job until I can start living the dream.
I think that is on everyone's mind
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
that happened a few years back, it was a joke of a season, maybe 3 weeks long.
we are tapping this weekend (sat). can't wait for the run to start so we can see how our first attempt at a mainline will work.
Our 20th year making syrup!
WF Mason 2x6 arch, leader WSE drop flue pans
2013- 172 on gravity, 17 on buckets
2014-200 on tubing, 17 on buckets.
2015-? (still adding more)
maple syrup makes me happy
I'm tapping Monday
2024 - New Maine resident, 12X12 sugar shack under construction
2019 - New 12X12 boiling pavilion
2018 - New Mason 2X3 Hobby XL and homemade RO
Tapping Monday here
im all tapped in, just waiting to throw the switch on the vac pumps, then begin the sweet madness. good luck to everyone
2x6 leader WSE with AUF, hood,preheater
waterguy RO
leader 16 gal custom water jacketed canner
10 in short stack wes fab filter press
540 taps on tubing with vac & always adding
2- benders running 25" hg from GAST vac pumps
few stainless bulk tanks
1978 chevy 1 ton 4x4 dually
IH T340 dozer with 6-way blade
I'm going to tap Wednesday or Thursday!
Tapped today in Belchertown....good luck everyone! This week looks promising, then supposed to get cold again the week after that.
Last edited by Kenny C; 02-16-2014 at 06:12 PM.
Hoping to get them in tomorrow!!!
7 taps 2007
25 - 30 taps 2008
Hoping for Mother Load 2013
Started Sunday and it's tough going out there. Lots of snow, hope to have them all in by the weekend. Homemade evaporator with new firebrick firebox, blower and Smokey lake maple flat pan. Can't wait. Good luck
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