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Hello To Everyone:

I have a brand new wool filter, holy moly does it ever look pretty, lol. My old one has more than done its job.

Can I just use it fresh outta the store or should I be...

I am trying a new idea this year.

Health spile into a water jug.

No rain or snow gets inside, no bugs, ice forms in bottom and keeps saps very cold, not a perfect system but ok. for my...

Early season sap, not budding, sap was frozen, nothing was wrong until I filtered.

Sap when boiling smelt wonderful, tasted great, nice light delicate color. Perfect appearance.

I poured about...

That's funny Karen !!

Hello to all my friends and MT !

I should maybe know this answer but don't.

I want to tap some trees today, temps for the next 4-5 days are wonderful for sap flow. Above freezing and sunny...

Hey Lpayette, great to hear you did your pan.
Nice looking fire going inside, lol.
Good luck on our next season, just around the corner, 16-18 weeks,,,,yeehaa!!

Hey Lpayette:

Yes, I did get the pan. It is strong, very happy with it but know I am a hobby guy and do it all for fun. I really don't know the performance difference if I had bought a lighter...

Hi Bruce:

I never got a vacuum gauge this season so I don't know exactly. I did have good saddles and they worked wonderful, no leaks that I could tell. I had a really long lateral and halfway...

Well, I did it.

Pulled all my taps from the trees. Shut down the Shurflo, took marine battery back to garage. Sap season is done, done and done. Final boil is on the arch right now, guessing...

Well, I told myself yesterday that it is my last boil, flooded my pan at 10;30 pm, because I could not keep up wit the sap. Told myself I will just boil what I have in the pan and not collect...

I think most Shurflo will treat you fine, I bough a 2088 model because the specs said 3.5 GPM and 5 amp, the diaphragm I think is "Neoprene" a bit different from the 4088 I believe.

Whatever you...

Thx for that Rjoly, going to try it for sure.
Today hoping sap will run, first day above freezing temps so maybe will run. Hope my kids enjoy dumplings.

My weather is kooky this week,...

I usually make our Maple Cream with the lightest syrup early in the season.

I did not make enough and want to make more. Can I use medium/amber syrup for Maple Cream ?

Is there anything...

I thought my wife found a true original recipe today from our local museum archives, but Google came up with very similar results, darn.

But, searching here at Maple Trader I didn't see it so...

I would give it a shot also to make sugar, looks delicious.

Hope we get a step by step reply.

I could even do a batch today, have 45 gallons boiled down to 2.5 gallons as I type, inside...

Taps in, shurflo sucking, winds blowing, snow falling, cloudy, temp 1 degree above freezing, never thought I could collect sap today but not a bad day. Sap is crystal clear, Trees must be just...

I bought a few that had corn syrup in them, one time use then for sale. Very easy cleaning, no stain, no odor, looked brand new.

Hey Maple Flats....

Can you tell me the brand name of a larger diaphragm pump, that sounds interesting.

Or what can I search online to find a heavy duty diaphragm pump ?
Does that mean I...

I find myself searching Ebay many times looking at vacuum pumps and really don't know what I am looking for. I play with the idea of a pump and releaser but don't know what pump will work for me. ...

I am wondering if there is any science behind the color of syrup and it signaling where we are in our season.

Seems that first sap runs give us light fancy syrup, Amber comes next and dark comes...

Hi Karen:

Just saw your story, nasty storm and your poor trees. Looks like your going to get through this mishap though.

Best of luck for your trees recovery.

Easter weekend for sure looks good, very good. It is Thursday eve and snow and cold. Tomorrow (Friday) forecast says a few degrees above freezing and sunny, similar forecast for Saturday.

Let...

I emailed them and they send me a copy cardboard cards showing the new and old grading system. Ont. Govt buildings (Service Ontario), have them on hand in certain cities. Nice to have them when...

I know lower sap level increases evap rate, but I wonder by how much?

4" vs 2" ?
My guess is maybe 2 gph difference on a 2x4 pan.

Does anyone know a formula or have a better guess than me?

Got a break today,, happy about no sap running today.
Had a great weekend, collected and boiled approx. 150 gallons and its all syrup now.

All cleaned up and ready for next run, tomorrow...