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I’ve had a Lapierre Turbo 125 for 3 years. It easily goes to 12 B in one pass. I’ve had some minor problems due to the “user” but the fellows at Lapierre were incredibly quick in responding to me...

I soak taps in a PBW solution for 30 minutes at around 120 to 140 deg F and then rinse in starsan for 60 seconds followed by a good clean water rinse. Don’t leave aluminum in starsan for an extended...

I originally had a 2 x 3 divided pan, similar to the leader half pint pan (do a search for a pic). It was the CDL version with a drainage tap (actually 2). Have one made similar to the half pint. ...

I’ve been looking around for quite sometime for an affordable food grade pump that will push ~10 GPM. March makes a pump that will do around 8 GPM. And there are the Chugger pumps as well. Chugger...

Like many, I’ve used a WX15 for a few years to transfer sap from my truck tank but, as noted in the manual, these pumps are not for potable water so I think to fair to say they are not food grade. ...

Well not as quick a reduction in flow that you have seen, I have usually seen a reduction in sap output after a few days from the sugar maples that I tap. I'm still old school running about 100...

Small rodents, such as tube chewing squirrels, are not typical reservoirs of the rabies virus. Further, transmission of the virus, aside from a direct bite / scratch, requires direct contact with an...

I have a Phaneuf 2 x 6. A work of art. Beautiful welds. He essentially a one man show so can be a "little" in getting things delivered. I knew this ahead of time and I took this into account. ...

For years I'd always thrown out the ice out of habit / tradition. Last year I saved some ice / slush one morning after moderate freeze letting it thaw during the day. The thawed "sap" had a sugar...

And the funny thing is that I just tapped 3 days ago and the last 2 days it was below freezing. Tomorrow I start boiling. Up in a North Bay, Ontario. Still a good 3 feet of snow in the bush. I...

Two years ago, I was called back to town for work during the prime of the season. A couple of days later, I had about 150 gallon of sap stored in sealed 20 gallon drums largely buried in snow and...

Congrats on the new setup. Nice boil. Looks like it is working well. Are you pulling a final product or finishing on a burner? That's quite the wood stockpile you've got ready for the season. ...

I've been using the 50-70 hydrometer with a 12 in cup, those from Atkinson, for a couple of years now without issue. Prior to that, I used a hydrotherm, but switched to a hydrometer after the...

I'm using 2 husky's, my old 262 which I inherited from my father-in-law, and a newer 460. The 262 has been great. Light in weight and seemingly indestructible. I don't think it was appropriately...

Two years ago I left my daughter to watch the pans while I went to collect sap. Well, that didn't end well and my 2x3 pan ended up over 50% burnt. After taking a few deep breaths, I started to...

Some time ago, aluminum was linked to Alzheimer's due to the fact that elevated levels of aluminum was found in the brains of some patients. This link has been largely disproven, however, many are...

350 km north of Toronto and it's still winter so nothing yet. I don't expect to see any significant sap for another week or so.

About 1 1/2 hours for 100 buckets. As the season moves along and the snow melts, I can knock 10/20 min off. The longer the better because that usually means full buckets. :)

That's a nice sled Lethalbowman. You could carry / pull quite the load of sap.

Following up on FFHII's post "Who's Still Tapping All Buckets?", I was wondering how far do you walk to gather that last bucket of sap? Of course, most of us have a series of buckets to collect but...

All buckets - 100 again this year; at least when the weather improves in northern Ontario. We had another 5-6 inches on the weekend. Empty the buckets into 5 gallon pails, snap the lid when full...

Similar to Bowtie, below,I scrub my buckets with soap and hot water at the end of the season and give them a good rinse before the start of the season. I'm not a fan of bleach in tap or buckets but...

I went with the preheater when I ordered my 2x6 evaporator. The water will be useful in the shack.

Quagmire33, yes by all means chase the final syrup out of the pan with water. At the end of the day, I use water to get the last of the syrup drained, or more correctly, the "almost" syrup, then...

I've had a similar problem in the past and traced it back to water (rain) running down tree into the buckets. Lids on all the buckets now which has essentially eliminated the problem.