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Thank you for all the responses. Some great advice here for sure. I have used hot water for connecting hoses to barbs in the past and it has worked out well at my real :lol: job. I am in Hudson, 4...

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Looking for some advice on tubbing install. I am hoping to add a mainline with a few branches for the 2025 season. I am pretty confident that I could accomplish this on my own but after...

Well that's it for me for 2024. Canned up everything and boiled out the front pan. Made 11 gallons this year. Made every grade except for fancy. I will leave my taps in for a week or so hopefully to...

No Sap and we wait........optimistic that we can get one more run......no peepers yet still need to listen tonight

Still holding out hope here in Hudson, but its not looking good. Nothing really coming in but clearing/dumping daily as it wont keep. Might get a small recharge on Thursday Friday. Its a slim hope...

Not saying its over but not looking good here in Hudson. Pump was on for 4 hrs 19 on the gage maybe brought in 10 gallons...Maybe... I shut down the pump and I will try to fire everything back up...

Strange is all I can say about this year. Boiled twice over the weekend. One I did not even RO as it was such a small amount. Today boiled about 80 gallons. Every day that I think it is going to be a...

Cold day today. Sap not running like I thought it would hopefully tomorrow. I ran a recirculation line for my sureflow today hoping that will get some of the surge out of the pump to coax a little...

I am up in Hudson NH so not too far from you. Same here, I really expected a big flow yesterday and it was marginal at best, enough to boil and ro but not the late night I was thinking I would have....

My process now is to run about a gallon through then change out the pre filter. I only use one pre filter. I am drawing about a half gallon per draw so this works well for me. Some guys will double...

I cant comment on the smokey lake product however I will say that the vacuum filter that I have works well. I have the CDL 9 inch and I think that the large surface area of the smokey lake attachment...

Had 12 this am in SNH. Never warmed up fast enough for a run today. Should be good this week. Took the day today to can up what I have made so far. 5.19 gallons. A good start for me and the bulk was...

Thought I would be boiling by now but the last two days while there was flow just not enough to justify firing. Pump was running this evening was at 19 mercury. I was able to walk the lines and the...

Things really ground to a halt here. Looks like we should be back to boiling tomorrow or Thursday at the latest. Cleared all the ice and old sap, not much, from the tanks so ready. Looks warm next...

This is why sometimes I don't like to read these posts. Raised flue here never had an issue leaving it is the cold now you all have me thinking that maybe I should drain that back pan before the next...

Couple of big days here. Lots of sap to say the least Friday/Saturday. Probably up to 4 gallons made or so. Did not collect today due to other obligations. I have tomorrow off so will collect and try...

solid start for you. Seeing about the same sugar content here in Hudson. 1.5-1.7 or so at this point. Keep chugging away. Looks like a break coming up after tomorrow.

I second the sap hydrometer. I probably check the permeate more than I should but it is easy and fast. Handy as well to have one to check the sap if you don't have one already its good tool that you...

Guess so, it could all end tomorrow :lol: Made about a gallon today I would say. Trees were running pretty good at 9:30 this am when I collected from yesterday. I don't get to do it often, but day...

My two cents here. Everyone that makes maple syrup that I have ever talked to says theirs is the best tasting that they have ever had including me. "Everyone else is doing it wrong and I've been told...

hard for me to really envision what you have going on exactly but I would say one is you don't need a lot of slope particularly with the vacuum 2% will do it. If I could start all over again I would...

Pulled off a quart at the end of my boil last night. Pans are sweet and should be ready to go for the weekend I hope….
Thank god for the r/o!

Yep, checked it again today and was pulling 15 but was gunked up again and shut down. Thanks for the tip to keep checking. This will part of my routine now for sure. I will keep this thread up for a...

First boil of 2024 last night. Short one but gave me a chance to work out the kinks. Should be good this weekend however I do think the trees will run out of juice without freezing temps at night but...

Well I feel like a rookie but wanted to post this. Arrived at my site yesterday same thing sap flowing but barely any vacuum. Thought I should check the in line filter at the pump sure enough plugged...