Tapping away for the past three weeks. Getting ready for the run around the first of February. New season, 1000 new taps, bigger ro, bigger vacuum pumps, bigger releasers. Prediction, high % sugar year.
Tapping away for the past three weeks. Getting ready for the run around the first of February. New season, 1000 new taps, bigger ro, bigger vacuum pumps, bigger releasers. Prediction, high % sugar year.
Brian Ryther
Mill Hollow Maple
10,000 taps
3 Liquid Ring Vac Pumps
5x14 Leader Vortex Evap
Lapierre 2000 RO
http://s186.photobucket.com/albums/x3/brianryther/
Sounds great will be interested in hearing how you are making out
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
Wow you have been busy this year moving your whole operation to New Jersey!!
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
Ha ha I was thinking the same thing General. Good luck Brian.
Jared
Good Luck Brian.
CDL 2x8
Around 4000 taps
Polaris ATVs, Ski Doo snowmobiles to get around
Atlas Copco pumps
Lapierre two post RO
http://s272.photobucket.com/albums/j...Sugar%20shack/
Brian Ryther
Mill Hollow Maple
10,000 taps
3 Liquid Ring Vac Pumps
5x14 Leader Vortex Evap
Lapierre 2000 RO
http://s186.photobucket.com/albums/x3/brianryther/
I should have 4,700 in by the weekend. It looks like we have the potential to make 5 gallons of sap per tap next week if the weather holds.
Brian Ryther
Mill Hollow Maple
10,000 taps
3 Liquid Ring Vac Pumps
5x14 Leader Vortex Evap
Lapierre 2000 RO
http://s186.photobucket.com/albums/x3/brianryther/
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
Brian Ryther
Mill Hollow Maple
10,000 taps
3 Liquid Ring Vac Pumps
5x14 Leader Vortex Evap
Lapierre 2000 RO
http://s186.photobucket.com/albums/x3/brianryther/