Not quite sure what category this fits into. This song was written and performed by a friend of mine. It starts off slow but finishes strong. its worth a listen
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Not quite sure what category this fits into. This song was written and performed by a friend of mine. It starts off slow but finishes strong. its worth a listen
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Does any one out there use leader high density dark blue main line? It is so cheap in the bascom's catalog compared to others. Often you get what you pay for but I am tempted to try it out. I would...
Does any one have any real world experience on the effects of main line capacity using stainless steel couplings vs plastic couplings. A one inch mainline stainless coupling is a full 1 inch inside...
I am leaning more towards taking it down for lumber. Does any one know the proper time to cut maple for having it sawn into lumber. I know it will get brown stains more so certain times of year?...
Two years ago in June a powerful storm came though the area knocking over every thing. My sugar bush borders a soft wood forest where literally the trees were completely wiped out. They were either...
Will you except any trades. I have lots of farm related items and sap in a few weeks. Thanks Luke I am in colrain
What size drill bit should be used? Thanks for the info, never heard of drilling the ends of the cracks
The home depot in Greenfield,ma is a small one as the locals did not want it in there and they had to make it abridged, so nothing bigger than 1 inch unfortunately.
A little off topic but I...
I was scrambling to get every thing done last season an had 7000 gallons of sap backed up. Fw webb was not open on a sunday so I had to go to home depot to get a piece of copper pipe. They did not...
Hi mead maple
I am in Mass but will travel for quality work
Thanks Luke
I have a 4 x 8 raised flue pan with about 15 cracks and small holes on the tips of the flues. It happened when my feed line plugged up and the pan ran low.
Does any one know of a good welder in...
Hi Dr.Tim
Could you point me in the direction of any studies done on the capacity of a 3/4 " main line that is vented with 3/16 tubing on natural vac running into it. If no studies have been...
Why should advertising my maple syrup be different than advertising any other product sold through out human history?
Plus I do not see how it hurts the industry. People are still going to buy...
This thread was started by the original author Heus asking opinions on taste. The following is my opinion ,all be it a strong one.
In 2004 when I was building my log cabin in the Maine...
No worries. I suppose it sounds similar but it is very different. I was obsessed with building it for 3 years. Its a lot of fun to run. I get some serious exercise running around the thing in a...
I know the rig from coarse maple. My rig is nothing like it. There is no one in the world with the same evap as mine. I invented it. There are multiple flue pans on different levels and my special...
This is one of those questions that most everyone has a different opinion on and few like to talk about. I have found that in general sugar makers that I talk to that use RO say that there is not a...
If most of the issues with storing syrup for extended periods are with the bung. Would it make sense for me to buy the 40 gallon barrels with just the 1 bung instead of 2. What would be the pros and...
Thanks for the info Dr.Tim and Maple flats. I really doubt I will make enough syrup to sell for 9 years but there is a good chance at 6. Its good to know that someone out there has gone as long as 10...
As of right now I store my syrup in 15.5 gallon beer kegs with a 2 inch plug for a cap. I do not hot pack the syrup. I just pour it in as I draw off so I would imagine that its at about 130 degrees...
I am looking for any real world experience. Has any one out there ever stored there syrup in hot packed stainless drums for a long time? I am looking to make a large quantity of syrup over the next...
I finished boiling yesterday in Colrain. Ended the season with about 1 gallon of syrup per 3 taps. A little lower sugar than normal this year. All and all a good year for us.
Thinking of starting to tap next weekend in Colrain. Will check on the forecast a little later in the week and see if its a go. Still welding up the new arch.
I am running 800 on 3/16 all going into a 3/4 inch main line. On average my trees are all pulling about 18 inches of vacuum. On my best days I have done 2 GPT for a 24 hour period. I have never had...
That's great you had such a good year. My season in Colrain Ma 3 miles from Vt was mediocre. My syrup turned buddy on March 22nd. What town are you located in that you went so much later in southern...