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Tapped today. About 1/4 of the trees were running

I have waited long enough. Tapping this weekend. Warm weather is coming back next week

I built mine. I was pretty intimidated when I started but it is very simple. I cut 12 hours out of my cooking last weekend. Got my first draw 2 hours after lighting the fire and got super...

My first year with an RO. I should of got one years ago. Love it!:D

tapped last weekend- 150 taps on 3/16. 300 gal in the tank so far :)

Tapped today. Almost all holes were dripping. 3/16" line and pump running at 20". Sap is coming in pretty good.:D

Did my final tally: 3/16 lines with a shurflo was 16 gals/tap, bags were 7 gals/tap. This was my first year with the 3/16. Next year no bags and one more line of 3/16.

Pulling my bags this weekend. Might leave the 3/16" lines up a little longer.

I have all my storage tanks filled (need more) and I can only cook on weekends so I have to start it up Saturday morn. Need some storage room for next weeks warm weather run.

3 trees blown down over 2 lines yesterday. One line snapped. After a little sawing and repair work everything was up and running. Still pulling in sap at 20" hg. Collected 650 gallons

Since Sunday afternoon it has really been running in the Mosinee area. Still running this morning when I checked.

Tapped 130 3/16 tubing and 160 bags on Saturday. Shurflo turned on around 11 on Sun. Not much moving until around 4. Then things broke loose.

Going to tap today in Mosinee area. Hoping I didn't miss much :confused:

Cody
Where do you buy your H2O line?

Excellent article. thank you

Thanks to everyone for their input. Now I understand the basics.

Sorry, another question. Generally/typically speaking is the tubing about 3'-4' high from the ground and the tap another 2' or so above that? I understand the end tree (furthest from the tank) is...

Does it matter if the drop tube is 3/16 or 5/16 (other than to make sure the fitting is the same)?
The shurflo pump is to help for flat elevations or where you want/need more vacuum (was wondering...

Can anyone suggest what to read or where to get some info on the guidelines/how to install a 3/16" tubing system? I've been picking up a little here and there but don't understand it totally. I...

The angle iron was 3/16" thick. The front and inside plates are 10 ga. Even though the inside plate is stainless, it warped from the heat. Going to make a new one out of 3/16". Lots of trial &...

I inquired about CharlieVT's design and copied/modified it a little. I made mine so I could pull the pins and put the original doors on if needed. Has been working good so far.1407214073 Hope the...

I shut my fan off every time I fire (8 minutes). Keeps the ash from coming out and flames from burning off my eye brows. I wired a switch for the fan right by my the arch door.

I switched from the same dial temp probe to a thermocouple and digital readout. The reading on the dial is about 300 deg higher than the thermocouple. I use my stack temp reading like Sugarmaker...

This is my first year with continuous flow and a manual draw off. I have a digital thermometer by my draw off valve and will use that and my hydrometer to determine when to draw off, but I am not...

Looking for suggestions/opinions if you would purchase an auto draw-off or preheater if money is limited. Smoky Lake has a variety of auto draw-off's ranging $500-$1100 and a preheater/drip tray for...