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    So glad to see you guys still going! Out of...

    So glad to see you guys still going!

    Out of curiosity, I looked up some weather history for Plymouth. Not a huge distance north of here, but enough to matter, for sure. Avg high temp up there was...
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    We're done. Sap doesn't make good syrup off any...

    We're done. Sap doesn't make good syrup off any of our trees Will get taps pulled and most things cleaned up later this week. 21.8 gallons off 96 taps. Not great, but still a decent pile of syrup.
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    That seems to be what I got off my silvers on vac...

    That seems to be what I got off my silvers on vac today....

    Hope next year is a dandy for you! Gotta make up for this season.
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    Just hauled sugar maple sap home and tested it. ...

    Just hauled sugar maple sap home and tested it.

    Sweet, very delicate flavor.

    After pulling my Norway maple taps yesterday, the silvers remaining seem to have given some good sap today....
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    Maybe take it to maple sugar and some flavor will...

    Maybe take it to maple sugar and some flavor will show up? Or let the sap sit longer before boiling? Kind of a bummer!
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    Jealous of you all with so many sugars. Super...

    Jealous of you all with so many sugars.

    Super Sapper - that sounds like a great opportunity!

    Something was clearly buddy on my vac at home (tested some sap yesterday); so I pulled the Norways...
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    That's not a lot of lift....you'll get sap. ...

    That's not a lot of lift....you'll get sap.

    Perhaps 5/16" to that point away from your pump, then drop it to 3/16 line for the lift up; go up then over and down to the pump. That 3/16 will lift...
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    That's great! I see about 15 gallons off 32...

    That's great!

    I see about 15 gallons off 32 taps via my camera at my remote sugar maples. Photo evidence confirms that your theory may be correct. Didn't do much until later in the day.
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    Epic brainfart on my part. Sunday I replaced the...

    Epic brainfart on my part. Sunday I replaced the screen on my Shurflo with a clean and sanitized one. I close off all the lines from the trees, and after replacement, let the vac build before I...
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    Trees aren't doing much. :(

    Trees aren't doing much. :(
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    Hope it's crazy! Fingers crossed for any...

    Hope it's crazy!

    Fingers crossed for any decent sap here...
  12. I run a 4008 on flat ground now with 5/16 going...

    I run a 4008 on flat ground now with 5/16 going to my tank with about 40' of tubing and have been doing so for 8 years. Yes, that line freezes, but the lines both to and from the pump tend to thaw...
  13. Great info guys, thanks! I should have been a bit...

    Great info guys, thanks! I should have been a bit clearer; would do at least 5/16" up to the tank from the Shurflo below if I go that route and good points on draining the line. It may be easy to run...
  14. 3/16" into Shurflo to uphill storage?

    Looking at tapping a new woods next season and the layout makes it somewhat challenging for collection and transport. I did search through a lot of threads. Information was varied and not quite...
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    Yeah, sure does. Hopefully you get some great...

    Yeah, sure does. Hopefully you get some great production!

    I just hope all my silvers aren't done. Having 34 sugars hooked up with that forecast could be pretty darn good on its own. Next year's...
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    I think my big yard silvers have turned. Noticed...

    I think my big yard silvers have turned. Noticed something just a tiny bit off on the initial taste of what I boiled last night. But, it lasts for barely an instant and then the flavor is awesome....
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    I need to make some dark stuff :) Have some folks...

    I need to make some dark stuff :) Have some folks waiting for it.

    Sitting at about 10.5 gallons of sap per tap right now. Not atrocious, but not great. But, still going to keep chugging along!
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    Sap flowing again. Tested the silver maple sap...

    Sap flowing again. Tested the silver maple sap off my vac lines yesterday and it still is making great syrup. Boil tomorrow and then clean up until the next chance of sap; forecast is showing...
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    Yup, all I've been doing is cleaning things, over...

    Yup, all I've been doing is cleaning things, over and over and waiting for freezes.

    Will see what this weekend brings and if it's worth keeping the sugars hooked up for later March. Two freezing...
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    Yeah, this next week is going to be not too fun....

    Yeah, this next week is going to be not too fun.

    Boiled this morning and finished things up and bottled again. Right at 20 gallons for my 96 taps.

    Oddly enough, the trees have started to run a...
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    Well, the forecast here really blows. Should get...

    Well, the forecast here really blows. Should get a decent run here today into tomorrow, but yeesh. With the amount of heat in the system, I'm not sure how my silvers don't try to grow leaves in the...
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    Over across the lake from you, I have given up on...

    Over across the lake from you, I have given up on the long-range forecasts. All year I've watched the stuff more than two weeks out look nice and cold, but then inch up once we get to about 10 days...
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    It is way, way, way better than a straight cone...

    It is way, way, way better than a straight cone filter. Syrup goes through considerably faster. It also results in less prefilter usage from clogging; and pulling a prefilter is a better experience...
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    Good test. I check my big yard silvers as the...

    Good test. I check my big yard silvers as the season gets along as they are the first to see leaf bud swelling. Then I know the woods silvers are a few days away from it. Can't tell by looking at the...
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    SL Pan Plugs - Cheaper Option

    Noticed these on their site a while back and couldn't stomach the price. Yikes.

    https://www.smokylakemaple.com/product/plug-with-handle/

    Can find the same silicone plugs for very cheap. Just...
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