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    I pulled all my taps yesterday, finished and...

    I pulled all my taps yesterday, finished and bottled all the syrup I drew off wed and Thursday. Ended up with 40 gal syrup, all A light to A dark. I went to finish off the sweet in the pan this...
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    I collected 215 gal Sunday morning from...

    I collected 215 gal Sunday morning from Saturday's run, and another 100 gal last night from yesterday's run. Saturday's run was the best run I have ever seen.
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    Still not doing well down here in trumbull. Off...

    Still not doing well down here in trumbull. Off my 90 sugar maple taps, between yesterday morning and this eve, only 35-40 gal. Even less from the Reds and silvers I have tapped. Last year, i did...
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    I just watched that vid, I have never seen a tree...

    I just watched that vid, I have never seen a tree drip that fast, that was crazy; I was always thought a drip a second was dripping real fast because it will fill my sap sacks; but hat was unreal
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    I only got about 35-40 gal yesterday eve whe I...

    I only got about 35-40 gal yesterday eve whe I collected, which puts my total for season at about 220gal. Last year at this time I had already collected and ran 700 gals off the same or a few less...
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    Yes. I have a 2/5 smokey lake, takes a good 200...

    Yes.
    I have a 2/5 smokey lake, takes a good 200 for me. At the end of last season, when I drew all the Sweet off from the pan, it was 6.25 gal of syrup; so on my pan (little larger than yours) I...
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    I just collected about 70 gals from my 115 taps...

    I just collected about 70 gals from my 115 taps just now, trees didn't start dripping till noon or so, but still dripping now. I have about 90 sugar maple taps, 20 red taps, and 7 silvers and all of...
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    I ended up with only about 25 gal from...

    I ended up with only about 25 gal from yesterday's run; hoping it turns on soon
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    I got about 50 gal from my 100 taps from...

    I got about 50 gal from my 100 taps from yesterday's run, hoping today adds up to at least 100, looked like most were dripping pretty good
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    Ok. I will look into that variable speed control...

    Ok. I will look into that variable speed control from harbor freight, and we do have a scrap yard nearby, I will see what kind of blowers they have there
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    Squirrel cage blower

    Hey all,

    I have a smokey lake 2'/5' hybrid on a block arch. Last year I used a cheap duct booster for my auf. However, those fans do not last. I would like to use a squirrel cage blower this...
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    I have been getting 2.5% on my sugar maples and...

    I have been getting 2.5% on my sugar maples and about 1.5% on my red/silver maples.

    Emptying my sacs into white buckets, you can see the red/silver sap looks clear like water but the sugar maples...
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    I got about 85 gallons off my 60 or so sugar...

    I got about 85 gallons off my 60 or so sugar maple taps, and about 20 or so gal from my 40 or so red/silver taps between 3:00 yesterday and noonish today
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    This was my first year with a thermometer in the...

    This was my first year with a thermometer in the pan, and a hydrometer to use. I calibrate dr he thermometer, and drew off at 216-217; at that temp the hydrometer didn't float in the cup. I pulled...
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    No, everything drips out. The drip tray under...

    No, everything drips out. The drip tray under the preheater is tilted towards the back into drip edge and goes into a bucket at a steady stream. The hood itself, all the condensate drips out as...
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    O, and it boils pretty hard on the whole pan now;...

    O, and it boils pretty hard on the whole pan now; there is way too much steam to be able to really see in the pan, but it sounds like it is boiling pretty hard over they whole pan.
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    So I reworked the fire box, which is the first...

    So I reworked the fire box, which is the first 20" or so, then 20" of ramp up to the flues, then about 20" of flat tot he back of the pan. I also bumped up the stack height to 14' and put a piece of...
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    2.5 on my sugar maples, about 1.5 on my reds

    2.5 on my sugar maples, about 1.5 on my reds
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    I emptied my sugar maple bags and buckets at...

    I emptied my sugar maple bags and buckets at about 2:00 yesterday. Some had some good ice and I didn't want to lose sap. Out of about 40-45 taps, I had about 30 gal sap, 2.6% sugar. Was dripping...
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    I put out another 18 taps on Monday, 85 total...

    I put out another 18 taps on Monday, 85 total now, I used snow shoes when I got tired of sinking through the snow
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    I have been putting about an inch of tube onto...

    I have been putting about an inch of tube onto the tap, I have found that extra holds it in place
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    Never tried that, but I wouldn't want to find out...

    Never tried that, but I wouldn't want to find out first hand
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    This is my first year hauling sap, I am used to...

    This is my first year hauling sap, I am used to hauling and towing wood. With that said, my 6000lb, 35hp kubota l3540 will tow my 6'/12' dump trailer heaped with logs, about 10k, pretty easy
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    I have the same hotblast 1300. Our house is 1150...

    I have the same hotblast 1300. Our house is 1150 square ft not counting the basement, where the furnace is; house built in the 1950s. Our house is always 70-75, even when 0 outside. I am sure...
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    I am pulling the pan off today. I have about 6...

    I am pulling the pan off today. I have about 6 gal of sweet in the pan, so I figure I did somewhere between 65 to 70 gal in a little over 3 hrs once the pan was hot.

    I am going to tweak the ramp...
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