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    So sorry to hear that. That is scary. My wife had...

    So sorry to hear that. That is scary. My wife had a stroke at age 34, for the most part she has not had issues from it but she gets tired earlier at night ever since that. I would give it time and...
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    So I have the Dauntless from smokey lake maple...

    So I have the Dauntless from smokey lake maple and the fire box is about 20" after fire bricked. I would think you could reduce your size, but you might find that 18" might be to tight, but since you...
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    Well the collection today was not much and my...

    Well the collection today was not much and my father decided to not boil it so finished the season at 381 gallons of sap collected, have not bottled yet so do not know the number of gallons of syrup...
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    Not sure there is a typical season. My dad...

    Not sure there is a typical season.

    My dad went up yesterday morning to collect and boil what ran since friday and collected 88 gallons on the 31 taps. He said the trees were still dripping...
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    My 16 year old son went up and collected last...

    My 16 year old son went up and collected last night ahead of the busy easter weekend, he boiled some last night and will finished today boiling to get home before our exchange student from Germany...
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    Yes, VVVV up. Here is a link to Smokey Lake for...

    Yes, VVVV up. Here is a link to Smokey Lake for an example for a grate.

    https://www.smokylakemaple.com/product/steel-grates/

    Bryan
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    I hope the weather forecast changes as looks like...

    I hope the weather forecast changes as looks like it might be over after this weekend for Merrill area. Was hoping for another 2 weeks. Only had 3 boils so far this year. Might be lucky to hit 8...
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    If I understand you right, it sounds like you are...

    If I understand you right, it sounds like you are putting the syrup in canning jars and then in a boiling water bath to seal. just heat the syrup up to 180 to 190 and add to jars and tip upside down...
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    My dad went up friday to collect and only 28...

    My dad went up friday to collect and only 28 gallons on 31 taps since tuesday. Slow week, he collected another 21 sunday morning. The snow depth does not seem to have much effect on the tree as they...
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    Do you have a thermometer by your draw off valve,...

    Do you have a thermometer by your draw off valve, when you your syrup gets to proper density you slowly open the valve a little and watch the thermometer and once the temp starts dropping you close...
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    Went sunday to collect and boil, collected 78...

    Went sunday to collect and boil, collected 78 gallons on 31 taps for the week, boiled that down and had our first draw of syrup for the year. Collected another 31 gallons tuesday morning before...
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    Well we tapped March 4th as that is when we had...

    Well we tapped March 4th as that is when we had the time to tap, thought it would be early to tap looking at the forcast as there was not many days of possible flow for 2 weeks. So we did not check...
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    There has been some posts recently about someone...

    There has been some posts recently about someone that built one burning used vegetable oil from his local restaurants.
    Bryan
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    Little Tapper, I found this on Auber Instruments...

    Little Tapper, I found this on Auber Instruments website.

    https://www.auberins.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=39
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    In the comments on the video I did see they have...

    In the comments on the video I did see they have parts just not any assembly.
    Bryan
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    I also would like to see a parts list and wiring...

    I also would like to see a parts list and wiring diagram. Nice job on that.

    Bryan
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    You talked about freezing your sweet that you...

    You talked about freezing your sweet that you drew off your pan, if it freezes remember it will probably take a few days to thaw. If you are only waiting a week to boil again maybe just putting it in...
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    I would second this, I have a divided pan and do...

    I would second this, I have a divided pan and do not worry about the gradient after boiling it reestablishes pretty quick as I have had a draw off within 30minutes of firing up.

    Bryan
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    I would say to go with the divided pan, you will...

    I would say to go with the divided pan, you will not have to worry about cleaning up the pan every weekend you boil. I used to be on a cinder block evaporator and switched to the Dauntless from...
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    I have the same setup with buckets and drop lines...

    I have the same setup with buckets and drop lines to them and only check them on the weekends as I have a 3 hour drive to our cabin. If I need to level a bucket I will put a branch or something what...
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    This is our second year on a divided pan. Last...

    This is our second year on a divided pan. Last year we pulled off tad early and had to boil it more to finish. This year my dad did most of the boiling and as the season went on he started testing...
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    you could always keep your fire brick lower than...

    you could always keep your fire brick lower than the croncrete block, that way the heat can get to the edge better. I have a Dauntless evaporator from Smokey Lake and the fire brick does not go all...
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    Well all done for the year. Collected and boiled...

    Well all done for the year. Collected and boiled 119 gallons of sap this past weekend. Now on to finishing and bottling it all. Think once we have it all bottled we will be in the 12+- gallon range...
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    My dad collected 108+ gallons saturday for the...

    My dad collected 108+ gallons saturday for the week, and another 71 on sunday evening. Things are finally really moving. Sugar content was between 2.5 and 3.2%. Looks like it might slow up based on...
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    Collected 64 gallons on 31 taps this past...

    Collected 64 gallons on 31 taps this past weekend. Not going gang busters yet. Heard the southern half of the state had huge runs late this past week, guess mothern natures was making up for lost...
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