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I ran a 3/4" two pipe ladder on a mainline that had about 175 taps, the lift was only 4'. It worked okay but it did not pull sap up the ladder all the time, the sap would sit about half way up the...

I've been to their sugar camp it is very impressive, you don't often see that many evaporators in one sugarhouse. I didn't get out into the sugar bush when I was there so I don't think I have any...

A few years back, I was repairing the door bottoms on a old Dodge service van. While I was using the cutting torch laying on my back on the ground I was confussed when the flame seemed to be coming...

Two years ago I was looking for a new tractor and looked at every tractor available. I started looking for a 50hp but after being told over and over again not to go too small I bought a 70hp Kubota...

Sap run all night Sunday here. I left the vacuum on for what I figured would be my last run of the season and collected more sap overnight then all day Sunday. Nothing was running today but it is...

I think the Lapierre seasonal spouts are recyclable.

The jugs are sized for hot packing, when the syrup cools it should equal the jug size.

I have used pex in my business for in-floor heating, the plumbing wholesaler tells us not to even store our pipe inventory in the sun. Probably won't last in the bush.

Rob

What manufacture is making these stainless spiles? Any idea on the cost?

The top and bottom were my worry about starting from scratch.

Could one of these vertical vacuum boosters be used as an electric sap releaser? From what I can see the only difference between these and the actual electric releaser is the manifold and the...

A lower stack temperature is generally means a higher efficency. But all evaporators are different and have their own sweet spot.

Last season I was getting about 10 gallons of syrup per cord on a 2x4 oil drum evaporator. The wood was mostly poplar and pine but there was some hardwood too.

Rob

Without the forced air I was getting about 8 GPH. I had to split all the wood very small and only load a little at a time or the boil would slow.

With the forced air evaporation went to 15-16 GPH....

I built a 2x4 oil tank evaporator last season with plans to put in forced air, but time did not allow me to install the forced air before we had to start boiling. I had installed the "ducting" - a...

How much slope is best for wet/dry lines? Will 1% work well?

Is a Wet/Dry system a big advantage over a properly sized single mainline?

I'm in the process of planning my new tubing system and looking for some advice. Last year I had 157 taps on a very basic tubing system (it was my first year). I soon found out that transporting...

How far can you locate the vacuum pump from the trees?

My property is 6600' long and the maples are at the back. With no hydro back their I was considering locating the vacuum pump at the...

Do the SP 22 vacuum pumps work well? I found one for sale that I am considering buying, what are they worth? Anything to watch for?

Has anyone got any info on a Memtech MRO40 RO? Are they any good? What are they worth?

Rob

Is there anyway to modify one of the household RO's to concentrate sap?

For this season I built a 2x4 evaporator with a 1x2 preheater pan out of a 200gal oil tank with a forced air system (old furnace vent blower). It worked great, but I will be tapping more trees next...

We've got a foot and a half of the white stuff, if the sap starts flowing again it will be worth putting up with more snow!

What evaporation rate should you be able to get out of a 2x4 pan and a preheater also over the fire?