Picked up 100 gal. yesterday, 140 today - Some 2 dozen moths also - earliest I have ever seen them in buckets.
Picked up 100 gal. yesterday, 140 today - Some 2 dozen moths also - earliest I have ever seen them in buckets.
Boiled 400+ gallons Sunday. Collected another 500 gallons from Monday and Tuesday. Flowing pretty well with this weather.
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1980 - 6 taps, stone fire pit, drain pan evaporator, 1 pint of syrup
2016 - 55 taps on 3/16 and gravity, new sugar shack, 2x3 Mason XL, 16 gallons of syrup
2017 - 170 taps on 3/16, 2x4 Mason XL, NextGen RO. 50 gallons of syrup
2018 - 250+ taps on gravity and buckets, 2x5 Smokey Lake arch and Beaverland pan.
2019 - 250+ taps on gravity. A few buckets. 35 gallons of syrup.
2020 - 300+ taps on gravity. 50 gallons of syrup.
2021 - 280 taps on gravity and 40 buckets. 35 gallons of syrup.
I was surprised how many moths I had flocking to my evaporator between batches. I've never had this happen before (had about a dozen).Originally Posted by Mike Van
I've seen all manner of flying insects hanging around my collection barrels and evaporator. I've also had to start pulling ticks off me after going through the woods working the tubing. Never thought I'd have to worry about ticks in January and February.
2017 25 taps on buckets got me hooked 1 gallon of sweet
2018 51 taps on 3/16 tubing/ DIY oil tank evaporator 8.5gallons finished
2019 60 taps 7 gallons finished ended season short
2020 New 2x4 divided pan ready to get away from the headache that is steam table pans
2021 off year due to pandemic and projects
2022 back at it
Anyone else’s trees shut down?
~80 Buckets
~80 3/16 gravity taps
4'X2' Smoky Lake Drop Flue Pan
2'X2' Smoky Lake Flat pan
6' Smoky Lake corsair arch with forced draft
5" Smoky Lake Filter Press
Kubota B2320 Sap Hauler
Nothing like it, 2 gal of syrup and the saga continues . . .
2019 LNG fired pot, 20 taps on 3/16, 10 buckets, gave it up after 3 gal.
2020 New Mason 2x4 XL; 30 taps on 3/16
I’m out of town but the wife tells me the tanks are not filling up today.
Weather looks a bit iffy the next few days but should be good later in the week.
2025 - 160 taps, Shruflo 4048. Sap Sucker 4-D. Mason 2x4 Raised Flue. 5x400 RO - 30 gallons
2024 - 160 taps, Shurflo 4048. Sap Sucker 4-D. Mason 2x4 Raised Flue. 5x400 RO - 19 gallons
2023 - 121 taps. Shurflo 4008. Sap Sucker 4-D. Mason 2x4 XL, 4x150 RO. 20 gallons
2022 - 103 taps. Shurflo 4008. Sap Sucker 4-D. Mason 2x4 XL, 4x150 RO. 23 gallons
2021 - 77 taps on Shurflo 4008. Sap Sucker 4-D. Mason 2x4 2020
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Weston, CT
We need a freeze to restart the process, from the looks of the weather it's coming Friday night. Next week looks pretty good right now.
The weather for this weekend looks like a nice soild freeze with a warm up Monday and Tuesday. Should make for a nice run. But yea everything pretty much stopped the latter half of this week.
2017 25 taps on buckets got me hooked 1 gallon of sweet
2018 51 taps on 3/16 tubing/ DIY oil tank evaporator 8.5gallons finished
2019 60 taps 7 gallons finished ended season short
2020 New 2x4 divided pan ready to get away from the headache that is steam table pans
2021 off year due to pandemic and projects
2022 back at it
So I had about 100 gallons of sap that needed to see some heat. I think Ive got my evaporator dialed in to provide the needed heat.
2017 25 taps on buckets got me hooked 1 gallon of sweet
2018 51 taps on 3/16 tubing/ DIY oil tank evaporator 8.5gallons finished
2019 60 taps 7 gallons finished ended season short
2020 New 2x4 divided pan ready to get away from the headache that is steam table pans
2021 off year due to pandemic and projects
2022 back at it
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