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Anyone have to replace their membranes yet on their press? I think mine if finally calling it quits - anyone know the specifics so i can search for a new one one amazon to get the replacement...

Can you post a link to the pump you went with. Looking to change my set up a bit.

Thanks!


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The app has been awesome for us. No more trying to find that piece of scratch paper with your notes about sap collection!


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Crossed over 700 gallons of sap collect, finishing up syrup tonight / tomorrow on the stove.
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It was too cold and windy for us to boil today because we are outside. Luckily for us we got to catch up Friday afternoon. Hopefully tomorrow will be better for you as people are looking for...

We crossed over 500 gallons of sap collected tonight. The saptapapp that was posted on mapletrader has been very helpful to us to track our progress this season....

Absolutely! The homemade RO I built using plans on Mapletrader was the best thing i ever did. Second best thing was the shurflo hobby vac setups.

For a hobbyist like me, with a day job it helps...

I run the 4048's, and have 3 of them. very strong vacuum, and great for pulling sap and pushing sap if you plumb them as a transfer pump too. Below is a link to my build of my set-ups.
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Absolutely lucky to have 1/2 our syrup so far. The weather and lack of sap the last couple days has me nervous. I think getting all my taps on hobby vac and the fact that we are processing our sap...

Hard to believe it’s been that long! It’s been slow here the last couple days, I am hoping we get below freezing in the coming days to recharge the trees! We are at half our normal...

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My post on my shurflo set up


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Just a quick update. 1st batch of syrup Bottled tonight. 4.375 gallons. Doing 60-1. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180228/f70018e1428498d891183bfd58d8c06b.jpg


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Decided to pick up four maples that I have never tapped before, and fire up the evaporator to get rid of the sweet from the RO tonight. We have collect ~238 gallons so far, and have ~4 gallons of...

Love the RO. We have a similar set up and are in Bedford, NH


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This is my set up.
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We put 40 taps in Thursday (Feb. 15) and will finish setting up our last 10 or so taps today before the winter weather moves in tonight. Sap was running on Thursday and Friday and collected about 30...

Just signed up here in Bedford, NH. Looking to tap this week, work permitting.


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Nice! Are you closer to Bedford or Amherst? Always looking to see how other people do their hobby set ups. We are off of Wallace rd.


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I’m in Bedford. We are tapping this week 2/12 after work no later than this coming weekend 2/17. Have 50 taps on hobby vac.


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Smoky Lake Water Jacketed Bottler for us here in Bedford.

I had that problem with my 8 gallon bayou classic pot but on the wife's glad stop stove. In a propane pruner outside no issues. I have to use the TRi later bottom pots inside on the glass top stove. ...

Awesome photo 5050! It's great to see the progression of colors throughout the season.


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Be careful. This hobby is addicting and you will have a 100 taps before you know it!


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Here is my set up in photos. I shut the valve off that goes to the woods temporarily crack the tank valve and have the other valve that feeds into my main line wide open. You crack the tank valve...

New labels are in!
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