MAPLE TIPS from 25-Year+ Veterans

Bill Champagne has been sugaring for 25+ years. We stopped by for a visit to see how he has things set up on his beautiful farm, West View Maple Works, in the town of South Hero. Bill has about 1100 taps and last year produced about 4.1 lbs of syrup per tap. In this video, we not only get a full tour of the sugarhouse, but Leader Maple Expert Randy Gaudette gives us a rundown on how the RO machine works, through which Bill processes 1000 gal/hour of sap. We also learn what peepers have to do with sugaring. 0:39 Front Fire Oil-Fired Arch & 30x8 Evaporator https://leaderevaporator.com/oil-and-... 0:51 Revolution Drop Flue Pans with Hoods https://leaderevaporator.com/revoluti... https://leaderevaporator.com/in-the-s... 1:32 Steam-Away https://leaderevaporator.com/standard... 2:37 Filter Press Tank https://leaderevaporator.com/filter-p... 2:46 Filter Press & Gas-Fired Filter & Canning Unit https://leaderevaporator.com/plastic-... https://leaderevaporator.com/gas-fire... 4:50 300 Gallon Storage Tank https://leaderevaporator.com/round-bo... 5:16 MVP 1200 Reverse Osmosis https://leaderevaporator.com/mvp-seri... 6:50 How the Reverse Osmosis System Works 8:30 Desugaring your RO and why it is important; Cleaning 10:26 3 HP Airablo Flood System With Cooler https://leaderevaporator.com/flood-sy... 12:30 Why Bill chose Leader Music credit: Monte Rosa by Alsever Lake, license via Soundstripe. https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/11936