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dcast99
04-06-2015, 08:55 AM
Pulled taps yesterday. Peepers are out, sap not running(even though 27 Sat night) and started getting a little cloudy. Only got 75 gals since Thurs. Will boil that off today so I can switch the evap around and do the clean up on Tues or Wed. Good year overall. Should be around 70 gal of syrup when all done.

5050racing
04-06-2015, 08:15 PM
That's cool! Finished last night 1/2 gal for a grand total of 18 1/2 gal what a year after thinking it was a bust! That new 3/16 is still pullin n runnin 5 trees 8 taps 23 gal drum full today when I pulled the plug 71* today!

dcast99
04-06-2015, 09:01 PM
I have one amazing run also. 6 taps on 5/16 into their own 30gal drum. Gave me 18 gal from Fri to Sat. Almost a shame to untap it .

5050racing
04-07-2015, 05:29 AM
Do you have any on 3/16? I just removed all my other tubing,mains and 5/16, going to rebuild my entire system with 3/16 IT WORKS so I will move my main down the mountain hopefully can get everything into one tote tank maybe 1 or 2 buckets.

dcast99
04-07-2015, 09:10 AM
No 3/16. Might try it if I have to retube some of my steeper runs. The new 30 tap run that I hoped to have up this past year doesn't have that much elevation drop.

5050racing
04-07-2015, 01:06 PM
You should try some I can't believe how well it works n easier to install

dcast99
04-09-2015, 08:45 AM
Did final cleanup yesterday. Got 3 1/2 gals of syrup out of what was left in the evap. This brings us up to 73 1/2 gals for the year. Best year we've had. Already planning on next years improvements. For this addiction there's never an "off season".

5050racing
04-09-2015, 07:29 PM
I hear ya always thinking and changing its fun,I will be running all new 3/16 into the 1/2" main I removed further down hill to one tank n one other run by the barn 3/16 also into another drum no 5/16 if it all works out,it was still pullin 29" of vacuum yesterday when I went up to pull those taps running like crazy! The 3/16 really works!