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    I usually go early, but this year we have some...

    I usually go early, but this year we have some actual cold. I do want to be prepared though, once the cold spell moves out. It may stick with us though. I kind of hope it does for a for more weeks.
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    Those are not my buckets. I do know where you are...

    Those are not my buckets. I do know where you are talking about though. I'm not sure about the moisture. This is only my 4th year doing it. All my trees are within 200 yards of a small river. However...
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    I'm in Briery Branch. It's about 20 minutes west...

    I'm in Briery Branch. It's about 20 minutes west of Harrisonburg.
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    Virginia 2018

    It's looking better this year guys. I plan to start taking the buckets to the trees after the New Year. I want them there so when I'm ready to drill that part is out of the way. Looking like a mid...
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    I am running taps with tubes into 5 gallon...

    I am running taps with tubes into 5 gallon buckets. My trees are on flat ground and scattered over 7 acres. I could hook a few together but most are just too far apart. I gathered my last sap...
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    The trees I redrilled on Saturday did have a good...

    The trees I redrilled on Saturday did have a good run. The season is not quite over for us.
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    Mark I live in Briery Branch up near the...

    Mark I live in Briery Branch up near the mountains.
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    I redrilled them two weeks ago. Same hole, just...

    I redrilled them two weeks ago. Same hole, just cleaned them out and went 1/4 inch deeper. Today I redrilled them for a third time another 1/4 inch deeper. They weren't as clogged on the third drill....
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    I've got 230 5 gallon buckets with 430 taps. My...

    I've got 230 5 gallon buckets with 430 taps. My trees aren't the biggest avg maybe 20 inches. I started on January 1. We got a 230 , 470, 240 and 275 gallon runs. this year. We've made around 14...
  10. thanks Big Eddy for taking your time to respond....

    thanks Big Eddy for taking your time to respond. Unfortunately our sap is a little less that 2%. It's all we have to work with. I have fixed my sand bed thanks to the responses. Hopefully I will...
  11. thank you guys for the help.

    thank you guys for the help.
  12. More questions... how far back should I run...

    More questions...

    how far back should I run the sand bed from the stack close to the pans bottom. The arch does angle up as it gets near the stack.

    psparr said the sand should be near the...
  13. thank you so much. that did answer a lot of my...

    thank you so much. that did answer a lot of my questions. I have plugs in between my two pans. Again thanks so much. Flues are forever burned into my head. haha :-)


    What is this AUF you refer...
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    I live in the mountains outside of Harrisonburg...

    I live in the mountains outside of Harrisonburg Virginia. I started tapping this year January 1, 2017. I drilled taps for about two weeks. I had two medium runs and one large runs, but no where near...
  15. Evaporator, Arch and Finishing. Lots of questions. :-)

    Question #1
    I'm pretty new to maple sugaring. This is my 3rd season. All previous seasons have been with a flat pan. This year I am trying a raised fluted pan that is 2 foot x 6 foot long and has a...
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