I have a pump to transfer out of the tote, I was looking for a more convenient way to dump my buckets into the tote.
I have a pump to transfer out of the tote, I was looking for a more convenient way to dump my buckets into the tote.
30ish taps, all buckets
StarCat evaporator with divided pan
You could use what we would call a stainless “milk funnel” that has an extra wide mouth and a larger port that should fit well in the ibc top (you might want to measure to be sure)…here’s one but they make different styles and sizes: https://www.lehmans.com/product/larg...-milk-strainer
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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
We gathered with one of those for years when we hung buckets, you can put a piece of prefilter in it as well
125-150 taps
Smokey Lakes Full pint Hybrid pan
Modified half pint arch
Air over fire
All 3/16 tubing
Southern Ohio
Here is mine on the back of my tractor. My first version was to put a 30 gal. barrel on the back platform. It was low enough for my kids to dump in. Then I had a small gas powered pump to pump it into my tote tank. After my kids were grown and moved out, I started just slinging the buckets directly in to the top of the tote tank. This works well, except for when my wife helps collect. Full 5 gal. buckets are hard for most to sling over the top of a tote. What would happen, was full buckets would be waiting at the tank for me dump when I returned with mine. Last year I made this bucket dump system so that anyone could get full 5 gal. buckets up over the top. The design allows me to dump over the top of it while it is attached.
Its been 15yrs. using this tote. There is a pretty big opening in mine. This make it easier to dump freestyle, and I sometime crawl in mine to clean it. It does get some debris in it, but my sap goes through a sap filter into a bulk tank, then an inline filter to the head tank. Also, I rinse it out after gathering.https://youtube.com/shorts/kq-jYWNsz...WOcSfNGCZ9SbgU
Dave Kauffman
17th. year
Clarksville, Michigan
Now that is geniuses!!!
That is a super cool invention. You should patent that and make a fortune.
2004 - 2012 2x3 flat pan 25 to 60 taps
2012 2x3 new divided pan w/draw off 55 taps
2018 - didn't boil surgery - bought new evaporator
2019 new SML 2x4 raised flue high output evap. 65 taps
made 17 gal. syrup
2020 - only put out 53 taps - made 16.25 gal. syrup
2021 - Didn't work out
2022 - 25 taps on bags / 8 taps on 3/16's line - late start
2025 - No tapping for me
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