Good luck! You're not getting high winds now? They started last night around 8 PM for me and have been going strong since.Originally Posted by ADK_XJ
Good luck! You're not getting high winds now? They started last night around 8 PM for me and have been going strong since.
It's pretty "blustery" here already, yeah. I would say the gusts aren't more than 10 or 15 mph though. It looks like there may be some serious blasts later, so as long as I avoid that, I think I'll be okay.
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2015: 8 bucket taps (7 red, 1 sugar) on DIY barrel evaporator
2016: 13 taps (bucket and tube) on block arch and hotel pans
2017: SAME
2018: 25 taps on 2x3 flat pan and resurrected barrel arch
2019: 25 taps...same setup plus DIY 3x150gpd RO filter
2020: 50 taps, all buckets..."new" oil tank arch setup
2021: 100 taps (50/50 buckets/3-16 tubing) on 2x4 divided pan
2022: 150 taps (50/100 b/t) on 2x4 pan with sap warmer pan
2023: SAME
2024: 150 taps, added single-post 4x40 RO system
Abandoned plans of tapping today after my extra hands bailed and seeing the conditions in the woods...I'd like to see many syrup seasons in the years to come and having an ice-laden tree dropped on my head is not part of that vision! Next weekend looks much better for tapping, stay safe out there.
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2015: 8 bucket taps (7 red, 1 sugar) on DIY barrel evaporator
2016: 13 taps (bucket and tube) on block arch and hotel pans
2017: SAME
2018: 25 taps on 2x3 flat pan and resurrected barrel arch
2019: 25 taps...same setup plus DIY 3x150gpd RO filter
2020: 50 taps, all buckets..."new" oil tank arch setup
2021: 100 taps (50/50 buckets/3-16 tubing) on 2x4 divided pan
2022: 150 taps (50/100 b/t) on 2x4 pan with sap warmer pan
2023: SAME
2024: 150 taps, added single-post 4x40 RO system
Good move! It was nasty out there and still is. My property looks like a war zone, lol
Still frozen solid out there, was below zero when I woke up this morning. Forecast suggests it should run this weekend but I wonder how long it will take the trees to thaw out.
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2015: 8 bucket taps (7 red, 1 sugar) on DIY barrel evaporator
2016: 13 taps (bucket and tube) on block arch and hotel pans
2017: SAME
2018: 25 taps on 2x3 flat pan and resurrected barrel arch
2019: 25 taps...same setup plus DIY 3x150gpd RO filter
2020: 50 taps, all buckets..."new" oil tank arch setup
2021: 100 taps (50/50 buckets/3-16 tubing) on 2x4 divided pan
2022: 150 taps (50/100 b/t) on 2x4 pan with sap warmer pan
2023: SAME
2024: 150 taps, added single-post 4x40 RO system
I gotta think it will take some time for the trees to thaw out. I may put half of my taps in this weekend but really don't expect anything to run.
Tapping in Berkshires
Tapping this weekend. Should flow next week. . .
2023 Blocks, 2 steam pans, 5 taps, 1 gallon
2024 Blocks, 3 steam pans, 30 taps, 3.5 gallons
2025: new shack, new Halfpint, 40 taps
The same as the last two posts: we are tapping tomorrow and imagining we may not see any flow until early in the week. BUT we're also installing a small vacuum pump this year so maybe we'll be surprised!
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2015: 8 bucket taps (7 red, 1 sugar) on DIY barrel evaporator
2016: 13 taps (bucket and tube) on block arch and hotel pans
2017: SAME
2018: 25 taps on 2x3 flat pan and resurrected barrel arch
2019: 25 taps...same setup plus DIY 3x150gpd RO filter
2020: 50 taps, all buckets..."new" oil tank arch setup
2021: 100 taps (50/50 buckets/3-16 tubing) on 2x4 divided pan
2022: 150 taps (50/100 b/t) on 2x4 pan with sap warmer pan
2023: SAME
2024: 150 taps, added single-post 4x40 RO system
Nice! I just took a walk and I weigh enough where the layer of crust on top of the snow doesn't quite hold me. FUN!
Start tapping tomorrow,on snow shoes plus hiring a dozer to get up a hill to the tank,lots of fun and extra expense,syrup ought to be $100 gallon
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