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I was tapped earlier than I ever have been. Had just 4 boils so far. Missed one because of work. I’m at less than half an average crop but less than a third of what I was hoping for given I got...

Happy Maple Weekend.
Pulled all the taps on my reds two days ago. Hoping the sugars hold out through next week which finally looks closer to sugaring season. Very little sap the last few days.

How are we looking in the NoCo? Sure feels like go time around here!

How are we doing in the NoCo? I was hoping for a decent go the last couple days after dipping to about 29-30 Monday night. My trees ran well yesterday on vac but stalled out overnight to barely a...

This sure looks like an awesome upgrade. Anyone making these to sell for those of us that don’t weld? To fit a 2x leader front.

That freeze on Tues and Wed night have me holding out for one more run. Hasnt turned buddy yet but Im worried it might since the frogs were singing last night after the thunder storm.


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Much less sap since the last freeze than expected. Hoping last nights freeze will give us a solid run for the next couple days.


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I got off to a late start but have much more flexibility in my schedule currently. Hoping for at least one more big run. We are getting big wet snowflakes today and my Grandmother always claimed...

Went to rinse out my pans yesterday afternoon and sprung a leak. Water all over and coming out the bottom of the evaporator near the stack. Pulled the pan this morning when I had better light to...

Bet you get some high sugar out of those trees. Best of luck on your "hobby" project.

I've collected well under a gallon/tap over the last two days. It took so long for things to get going then once the sun went down it went to < 30* lickety split. However, each day during the late...

I'm hoping to finish tapping on Sunday. I needed a few cold days to finish getting a few things lined up. It looks like the next two weeks are looking promising, starting on Monday. Bring on the...

Where did you find your seal kit? Having trouble finding a new seal for my dairy pump.

I'm trying to find a replacement pump seal for the pump I use to get my sap to the sugar house. It is a modified vacuum tank washer (looks just like an electric dairy releaser pump) that has the...

I had to be in Iowa this week for work and I'm worried that I might be missing out on what's left of the season. Any reports from the county on how the trees are looking, going into this weekend? ...

It's starting to feel a lot like sapping weather around Canton. I was away Fri-Sat but I think I should get ready to tap so I'm ready for the next run. Good luck to everyone this season. I would...

I'm considering a similar project. I have a bulk tank agitator motor for the heart of the machine. It sounds like some have used that to power theirs. Can anyone say whether this is geared to an...

Here is what I have for pics:
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The first shows the different ports at the top: the farthest left is a small opening that was used for the dip stick which I use for a vac gauge, the next is a...

This sounds like my set up but I haven't been able to empty the tank under vac yet. I have the original tank washer pump to pump with and I mount it to the drain outlet with a very short piece of...

I have a 525 gal zero in my woods at the lowest level that I could place it. I have almost 300 taps all run off my delaval dairy pump at 17". I have my pump running 700' away from my tank but near...

Tubing is all up, including my first ever sap ladder. I built it with the 6 way stars. I have about 31 taps running on it. It looks to be working fine. Is this the right number of fittings for...

20' won't quite stretch far enough, but thanks for the offer. Yes, I did check with Gavin and he will hopefully have what I need before things get moving in my woods. Today was a dream walking...

Wait until you get what you need so that you only do it once. That is unless money is no object and you have all kinds of extra time to "practice." I changed things around for
four consecutive...

I'm glad to hear that I haven't missed much in the North Country yet. I had to be in NC for work the last five days. Looking to get all my taps out tomorrow when I get home. Ps, people don't use....

Ohhh Yeah! It's over knee deep in my woods and that's with my snow shoes on. I do like the feel of that sun though, even if it's single digits F. Does anyone have any test taps out yet? Is there...