I have around 90-100g from 67 on 5/16 lines. That’s Tuesday and today. Not bad considering the weather was not ideal at all. Glad your trees are flowing mark.
I have around 90-100g from 67 on 5/16 lines. That’s Tuesday and today. Not bad considering the weather was not ideal at all. Glad your trees are flowing mark.
225 taps 180 on vac 45 on natural gravity lines.
2x6 drop flue with auto draw.
Home built 3 x400gpd ro
2017 kubota M7060hdcc12
2019 can am defender
2017- first year 80 taps 22x36 home made arch and pan.
You fellas are certainly outperforming me... 165 taps 450L over 2 days... =1.4L or .36Gal/tap/day These are on a little 12v pump, 3/4" mainline with 3/16" laterals... I checked around last night and my system is pretty tight.... Just need the trees to wake up a little better yet, I guess..
I also have 25 taps on some big old roadside trees on 3/16 gravity.... they produced .88Gal/ tap yesterday...
Fingers Crossed... gonna fire up the RO this weekend and see what happens. Supposed to go from 0 to +4 this afternoon (after being down to -7 last night) Could be a decent afternoon.
Wmick hope it picks up for you. This start for me is exceptional. My 80 taps / bucket combs yielded 2.475 L per tap in exactly 24 hours. Pretty solid!
My taps right now are averaging 3.75 liters each in 24 hours. Not bad so far. First boil last weekend was Grade A Golden. The picture attached shows the amber colour of my 2019 syrup on the left and my first batch of 2020 syrup.
Maple 2019 2020.jpg
Hope so too..... I increased my taps by about 75% this year (good thing) Because based on performance so far and the forecast, I could very likely end up with less sap than last year.Originally Posted by Smokeshow
My wife says Id make a terrible farmer.... Driving myself nuts, watching the forecast.
Speaking of which.... 0 deg right now... Thats the high for today... Very cold tonight and back up to 0 deg tomorrow... Sunday should be a Hum-Dinger.... with a high of +9...
Last edited by wmick; 03-06-2020 at 11:51 AM.
I'm close to thamesford just east of London. Time between collecting was just over 24 hours. I'm swimming in sap.
2017 45 taps 43L
2018 55 taps 50L
2019 60 taps ~75L avg sugar 3.3%
2020 60 taps 70L
2021 60 taps cant remember
2022 60 taps 95L
2023 60 taps 75L New baby came day off boiling started, gave away 1200L of 3% didn't have time.
Living in The Sunny South...
Been fighting with cold weather, frozen totes / lines / broken pumps. Gathered just shy of 1000l of sap but unfortunately most of it is locked up tight in ice . Looking up weather forecasts is driving me nuts come on Mother Nature I want to try out the new hobby sized ro unit .
2014 100 taps 65 l of syurp
2015 50 taps 20 l of syurp
2016 150 taps, 160 l of syurp made
2017 plan is 150 taps , and will see what happens
2018 200 tap , 25 on my first 3/16 gravity system, 250 of syrup
2019 250 taps , all on 3/16 with 12 volt diagram pump ( 300 l of syrup)
2020 same 250 taps , time to make a small ro unit
I was a little shocked that Sunday was not a better running day for me, getting so warm.. Up to about +9, I think...(going to 13 today) Couple hundred Litres off 165 taps... bringing me to about 1100 total. Its not just me.... The neighborhood roadside buckets didn't seem to have a great day either.... Couple warm nights to come and then back to some decent ones, according to the forecast... We'll keep the batteries charged and the pump running... and see what happens.
I have to agree with you, I was expecting Sunday to swamp us in sap . Do you check your sap sugar % ??? Although it didn’t run crazy hard this past weekend the sap we collected was fantastic 3-3.25 % sugar wooohooo .
2014 100 taps 65 l of syurp
2015 50 taps 20 l of syurp
2016 150 taps, 160 l of syurp made
2017 plan is 150 taps , and will see what happens
2018 200 tap , 25 on my first 3/16 gravity system, 250 of syrup
2019 250 taps , all on 3/16 with 12 volt diagram pump ( 300 l of syrup)
2020 same 250 taps , time to make a small ro unit
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