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    36 taps in today. Most were dripping between...

    36 taps in today. Most were dripping between drilling and inserting the tap. That was 6 hours ago, haven't checked to see how much they've run.
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    We got more than 40 gallons out of the 35 taps...

    We got more than 40 gallons out of the 35 taps that we put in yesterday noon until today at 2. It didn't freeze here, so it must have run all night. I would collect 3 taps and it would be about 4...
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    I do sanitize before re-using the buckets;...

    I do sanitize before re-using the buckets; dumping the sap hurts but the major reason I was hoping to find a way to collect that was racoon proof is because cleaning them most often has to be done...
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    We put in 35 taps yesterday before noon. The sap...

    We put in 35 taps yesterday before noon. The sap was running out of the holes before we could get the taps in. Haven't checked yet today to see how much, if any, we got; going out to the woods now...
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    Racoons getting in sap buckets

    Last year I had an issue with racoons getting in some of my sap buckets and ruining the sap. I use 5 gallon buckets that sit on the ground, covered but not tightly, with holes drilled in the lids...
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    Put in 34 taps yesterday, most were dripping by...

    Put in 34 taps yesterday, most were dripping by the time I got done. Collected about 17 gal today and boiled, but not long enough to get syrup. I'll finish it up tomorrow, maybe on the stove. Here...
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    My current shack is on piers and has a dirt...

    My current shack is on piers and has a dirt floor. My dry block and brick evaporator sank under the firebox a little this past season, I think because it melted the frozen ground, and I would like...
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    No, the trees plug the tap holes on their own.

    No, the trees plug the tap holes on their own.
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    Tweegs, don't be too sure it didn't run today or...

    Tweegs, don't be too sure it didn't run today or yesterday. I boiled on Sunday and last collected at about 2pm and they had pretty much stopped running at that point but I got 15 gal from 30 taps...
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    I see many people in this thread saying 7.5...

    I see many people in this thread saying 7.5 degrees above the boiling point but this quote comes from the FAQ at the UVM Maple website (http://library.uvm.edu/maple/faq) that it should be 7.1...
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    Batch cooking depth

    If your pans sit so the fire hits on the bottom and the sides, I was advised to run deeper, to take advantage of the heat on the side of the pans. I use 4" deep pans and run about 3". In my...
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    It's probably the 47 degree sap going in that's...

    It's probably the 47 degree sap going in that's the culprit. That's cold enough to kill the boil in part of your pan, so you're effective area is less than your actual area. If you don't have sap...
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    Got about 20 gallons between what little it did...

    Got about 20 gallons between what little it did yesterday and today from 28 taps. Wunderground is forecasting highs of 46 Wed and 43 Thurs, while NWS is forecasting high of 38 for both days. Sure...
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    All in...but where's the sap?

    Put in another 17 yesterday and today, for a total of 28 taps. Anticipated getting some good flow today with forecast highs of 48 but so far nothing. All the taps I put in today were dry. Maybe it...
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    11 taps - 24gal in 48 hrs at 1.8%

    Got another 7.5 gal this morning that tested at 1.9% and 3 gal after work that tested at 1.7%. Total of 24 gal at 1.8% in 48 hours. Boiled for 4.5 hours this evening, still had 6 gal in the evap...
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    Tapped 1/28 - Kalamazoo - 11 taps - 14 gals/24 hrs - 1.7%

    I'll contribute. Put in 11 taps in 9 trees yesterday at about 5:30pm. I emptied some containers last night and then again when I got home from work today. A total of about 14 gallons, stored in 5...
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    You can try this link, don't know if there are...

    You can try this link, don't know if there are plans available. This is a thread from a forum at PracticalMachinist.com that was started by someone that was looking to use it for the same reason you...
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    I couldn't resist any longer, so I put in 10 taps...

    I couldn't resist any longer, so I put in 10 taps tonight after work. We'll see what tomorrow brings.
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    I, too, am thinking of biting, although I'll wait...

    I, too, am thinking of biting, although I'll wait til the forecast isn't so far into the future before I decide for sure. Right now it looks like three good days in a row (Jan 28-30). Be nice if it...
  20. So...does that tape measure differently when full...

    So...does that tape measure differently when full vs. when empty?
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    I may be wrong but I think she's listing gallons...

    I may be wrong but I think she's listing gallons of sap collected, not gallons of syrup made. If she's not, I'm moving to Ontario.
  22. Then you're measuring circumference and the...

    Then you're measuring circumference and the diameter for #4 is 129"/3.14 = 41.08". 42" = 3.5'.



    To measure the diameter. The easiest way for most of us civilians to calculate the diameter is...
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    I recall reading something about the Native...

    I recall reading something about the Native Americans and settlers doing this intentionally as a way to reduce the amount they would have to boil. Can't remember where is was but it seems to make...
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    I'm surprised no one has offered to tap your...

    I'm surprised no one has offered to tap your head. After the weather warms up, of course.
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    So competitive-photography is a contact sport? ...

    So competitive-photography is a contact sport?

    When I viewed the larger image I could see exactly what you were doing: It's a position many who split have assumed to avoid a miss-hit. (Kick the...
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