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    Carrying drop lines in the woods

    Has anyone come up with a quick and easy trick to carrying 36 inch replacement drop lines in the woods? I’ve tried using a rope and that doesn’t work. Also, tried putting them in my vest and that...
  2. Holding Concentrated Sap in a Refrigerated Bulk Tank

    Just bought a refrigerated bulk tank. I am looking to hold concentrated Sap and not boil as often. Does anyone have the article and/or the graph that was published in the Maple News Several years ago...
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    So the feed line is set up just like it is for my...

    So the feed line is set up just like it is for my Deer Run reverse osmosis machine. The only difference is that the H2O is horizontal and the Deer Run is vertical. I’ve noticed that when the H2O...
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    H2O 300 concentrator question

    I have a H2O 300 concentrator question. I’m having a hard time getting it to start initially. It seems like it has a vapor lock. Not sure if anyone else has ever run into this and if you have what...
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    Electric Water Jacketed Bottler

    So just a question on using a water jacketed canner. How long does it take to heat syrup up to bottling temp with an electric WJ canner
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    Question On Bottling With Propane

    I have a question on bottling syrup. My current process is I put the syrup through the filter press into bulk barrels. When I need to bottle I then pump from the barrels with my filter press pump...
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    I like the side tie idea. Do you hook the wire...

    I like the side tie idea. Do you hook the wire directly on the laterals or do you put something between the lateral and the wire? I would think the wire would kink the 5/16 lateral tubing?
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    Tightening laterals when running solo

    Would like to find out the best method for tightening laterals when running solo. Since my son is in college I usually have to tighten them by myself. Using a two-handed tool can be difficult. Has...
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    I went out yesterday afternoon and did some...

    I went out yesterday afternoon and did some physical counts. The south side of the property is much better than the north side. On the southside I was averaging about 130 taps per acre. I believe the...
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    Great thank you

    Great thank you
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    Great information. Thank you

    Great information. Thank you
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    Do you want all maples or a mixture

    Looking at a piece of property for sale. Went out and looked it over today. Real nice maple bush. About 70% maples and 30% mixture of beech,oak,and aspen. Question is if I end up buying do I go in...
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    I have a smooth trowel finish. It’s fine the way it is for grip and traction. Even with snow covered boots. Just don’t like the way it looks (dirty)
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    Concrete floor treatment.

    When I built my sap shack I poured concrete throughout. Now it is getting stained and dirty and I would like to seal with something. Have tried Thompson’s and was not impressed. My concern is I don’t...
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    Hi Dave. Pump is 115v at 1.5 amp. I am running an...

    Hi Dave. Pump is 115v at 1.5 amp. I am running an inverter generator also. Thx for your help
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    Sap guzzler power supply cord length

    Just curious how far anyone has run power (12/2 wire) to a sap guzzler pump without issue. I ran 250 ft last year and had no problems. Has anyone gone farther than that??? I have 110 volt pumps and...
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    Sap guzzler power cord

    Just curious how far anyone has run power (12/2 wire) to a sap guzzler pump without issue. I ran 250 ft last year and had no problems. Has anyone gone farther than that??? I have 110 volt pumps and...
  18. What water used for initially cleaning perserv.out of ro

    So I'm wondering what everyone is using for their initial flush on there are R/O membranes prior to maple syrup season. Obviously I don't have R/O water and last year I just use tapwater. We have a...
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    Yes it came from a maple dealer. Lapierre. I put...

    Yes it came from a maple dealer. Lapierre. I put 7 cups with about 10 gallons of syrup and it was stirred constantly. I did the same way I’ve done all season and did 260 gallons of syrup with no...
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    Wesfab 7 inch gear pump DE question

    Just another question from a newby. So I needed to get another bag of DE and grabbed the bag below from the local supplier. Noticed it was a different consistency (fluffier) than the last bag I had....
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    Sap guzzler question

    I just purchased a sap Guzzler pump today. I listened to a gentleman doing a demonstration on them at the Michigan maple syrup weekend in February. He stated that the discharge should be below the...
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    Rookie mistake

    So I just realized after putting my taps in that I had used a 19/64 bit instead of a 5/16 bit when drilling the hole. The taps I am using our Lapierre 5/16 clear disposable taps. When I put the spout...
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    Evaporator door insulation. Board or bat?

    Evaporator door insulation. Board or bat? I have a Leader WSE 2 x 6 and I decided last year to insulate the door. Are used board insulation and it lasted through the year but barely. Wondering if...
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    Marcland auto drawoff question

    I am asking this question here because i have not been able to get a response from leaving messages at the marcland factory number or email address. Looking at the marcland catalog, i believe i need...
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    Hey John. I like your idea of running just the...

    Hey John. I like your idea of running just the charger and forgetting the battery. Can you tell me what kind of charger you used? How many amps? It makes sense
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