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  1. There is a Y fitting for 5/16 for the end tree...

    There is a Y fitting for 5/16 for the end tree that keeps vacuum out of the tubing that wraps around the end tree. I just started using them this year. I also have started putting the T for the drop...
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    thank you. I appreciate the replies

    thank you. I appreciate the replies
  3. we tapped feb 18. Its a good thing too. We made...

    we tapped feb 18. Its a good thing too. We made almost as much as our last years total just in the last 10 days of Feb.
  4. tap, tube, and vacuum. One can get sap for a few...

    tap, tube, and vacuum. One can get sap for a few days with no freezing nights
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    "fill stop" bottlers.

    THere is an electric probe one can buy that will shut off the syrup once the bottle is full.

    I am thinkng about buying one.

    WIll they work if the syrup has foamy bubbles as it nears the top of...
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    I reuse them. I havent seen a problem

    I reuse them. I havent seen a problem
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    I apppreciate the replies. THank you everyone

    I apppreciate the replies. THank you everyone
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    I have a full time day job. I had to let the sap...

    I have a full time day job. I had to let the sap sit in the tanks for 5 days. Could bacteria have eaten the sugar? I have consistantly had 2% for the last 10 years from this woods.
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    .5% sugar. Why?

    I have 1200 check valve taps on vacuum. In 2016 my sugar never got above 1.5. THis week, my sugar was .5. I ran the vacuum all week. WTF?
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    Kingsley. 20 miles south of Traverse.

    Kingsley. 20 miles south of Traverse.
  11. thank you everyone

    thank you everyone
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    I use a surge sp22 vacuum pump with about a horse...

    I use a surge sp22 vacuum pump with about a horse and a half electric motor,and a mechanical releaser. I run a 5500 watt generator to power this. It uses about 10 gallons of gas in a 12 hour period....
  13. Defoamer and customers with corn alergies

    Im using Leaders defoamer. I understand it has corn extracts in it. Has any heard of using Safflower oil, or any other kind of defoamer for people wiht corn alergies?
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    cool. Ive found that if I just pour a couple...

    cool. Ive found that if I just pour a couple gallons at a time into the intake side of my front pan, it comes out the draw off just perfect
  15. Have you considered tubing and a small vacuum...

    Have you considered tubing and a small vacuum pump?
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    I have. ..and another.

    I have. ..and another.
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    well, I adjusted the vacuum regulator, and let...

    well, I adjusted the vacuum regulator, and let the vacuum come up to 24". The pump didnt like it at all. It started getting rattly, so I turned it back down to the 22" it came set to. IM gonna sell...
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    17,000 gallons of sap from 1000 taps. 400 gallons...

    17,000 gallons of sap from 1000 taps. 400 gallons of syrup from those. 50 gallons of syrup from my road trees and from sap from Whelems.
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    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1020027804...

    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10200278045810318&set=a.1695664987984.2086483.1128606343&type=1&theater
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    I appreciate the replies. Thank you very much.

    I appreciate the replies. Thank you very much.
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    can anyone help identify this pump?

    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10200271351922975&set=a.1695664987984.2086483.1128606343&type=1&theater

    I bought it from a guy who bought it used from a dealer who said "it is the same as...
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    THink what you want. I am a ridgid service...

    THink what you want. I am a ridgid service center, among others. Ridgid spends big bucks on advertising to make people think they will get free battery replacement, and free tool reapirs for the life...
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    I have seen the same $75 pumps for sale, and have...

    I have seen the same $75 pumps for sale, and have considered getting one to put in a small cluster of trees that my neighbor has. They pull some awesome vacuum. If you can keep your tubing tight...no...
  25. You want a moisture trap with ANY vacuum pump. I...

    You want a moisture trap with ANY vacuum pump. I do not know the precise pros and cons of liquid ring VS rotory vane. My general understanding is liquid ring will pull higher vacuum, but needs a...
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