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Wishing a full & speedy recovery for you Gary

That's it for me, I've finished the boils and pulled the taps & lines. A pretty weird season but I will consider it a win as I did better than last year.
Finished up with just over 18L from 883L of...

Nice read if your interested. Amongst climate change scenarios there is a very good (I think) tutorial on how sap is produced and the cause of flow.
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Thanks for all the suggestions and comments. I think I have a good grasp of the hows & whys of the divided pan now.
I'm running a 2x2 divided pan, after about 1/2 hr I see the gradients forming and...

Wrong time of the season to be asking this but does anyone known if there is a proper formula for calculating the amount of space to leave at the end of a divider strip to allow the gradients to flow...

You could figure out the value of the sap you tapped from their trees and give him that value in syrup.
You said you estimated 15 gal of syrup from his wood lot so assuming 44:1 ratio that would be...

Well after the first test boil I came to the conclusion that I didn't have enough air for the propane to burn properly so I decided to add some air holes

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Put it all back together and...

I'm very new at the tapping Walnut tree's game (3rd yr) and I'm also trying to maximize my sap yields.
i came across some information from Future Generations University "MAPLE INITIATIVE" on The...

Yes I'm finding it does increase the amount collected.
I'll add to this later I'm just heading out

That's thinking outside of the box!
I don't have any experience but my thought would be to put the coil inside the tote and pump the creek water.
I'd be concerned that the line friction pumping the...

Could you ask your supplier to roll your filters and send them in a mailing or shipping tube. May cost you an extra buck or two but they shouldn't be creased when they arrive.

Congrat's, looks like it's working well.

You could try electrical tape as a quick temp fix.

Well I hauled my evaporator out of the garage this afternoon for a boil out and cleaning.

I filled the 2'x2' pan 2" deep and the 1' x 2' preheat pan with 6 1/4" for a total of of ~12 gal's.
In...

You could possibly use cement board as an alternative that may prove easier to work with.
You should put whatever you use on the inside of the legs and frame work as the retained heat will burn off...

Equipment looks very well made, trusts it serves you well for many many years.
Stay safe on the roof work and get some help even if they only do the fetching on the ground.
Looking forward to see...

Based on what I see I don't think I will be tapping for a few weeks yet.
Looks a bit early

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Great information to know, thanks for sharing.
The thought of "drop tubes" never even crossed my mind. I'll need to keep that in bank for future consideration
Cheers

Pdiamond I am so new to tapping and sugaring that I really can't answer your question.I've heard the same statement from the local CDL dealer so last years plan was to watch a local Maple operation...

Thanks for the info.
Have you ever mixed your Walnut & Maple syrup together as a product? and if you have would you mind sharing your ratio you settled with.
I'm thinking of mixing a gal or 2 this...

Well that plan didn't work well. We got 1 gal in 48hrs then the line froze.
Try again net week maybe.

Continuing the build,

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In the above picture I've built a bench of sorts to raise the pre-heat pan to be above the boil pan. Didn't take any pictures of the assembly it was an old SS...

Hi Openwater,
Do you keep you're Walnut sap separate from your Maple?

No, the burners are just above the insulation

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I may however reduce the 2" down to 1" but the ceramic is nasty stuff to work with and not so good for you're health.

Hi all,thought I would post a bit about my DIY propane evaporator build (be nice now because I am not a fabricator by any means).
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Found this SS cart of sorts at a local auction during the...