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    Call Mahlon Hoover, Branchport, NY. He is a...

    Call Mahlon Hoover, Branchport, NY. He is a Dominion Grimm dealer and has just set up two 2x6 units on his display floor.
  2. Yates County/Ontario County Maple Producers Tour: Saturday, March 7, 9:00 a.m.-1 p.m.

    Maple Producers Tour
    Saturday, March 7, 2020, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    Tour several different maple sugar producers’ houses located in Yates and Ontario counties! These producers feature operations...
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    Yates/Ontario Maple Producers Tour[
    Saturday, March 7, 2020

    Tour several different maple sugar producers’ houses located in Yates and Ontario counties! These producers feature operations ranging...
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    Finger lakes: Yates and Ontario County producers...

    Finger lakes: Yates and Ontario County producers interested in visiting 4 different local sugarhouses/producers on Saturday, March 7, to observe/discuss different operations ranging between...
  5. Started tapping

    Started tapping today after replacing all 3/16 tees/drops/tap. Only a few trees had sap running.
  6. Finger Lakes Tapping / Flow Yates, Ontario, Steuben

    Plans? Status?
  7. Sugarhouse using a corrugated steel Quonset-style building

    Does anyone have experience or suggestions on converting a corrugated steel Quonset-style building into a sugar house. My biggest challenge is the corrugated roof/sides to run the chimney and steam...
  8. Shutting down evaporator and preventing mixing of flue fluids

    What is the best way to shut down the evaporator and keep the syrup pan flue fluids from mixing back together as it cools? I working with a 3x3 Small Brothers pan with four flues with open port holes...
  9. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS! Malcolm

    THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS!
    Malcolm
  10. Tap Viability over time using 3/16 gravity vacuum

    What is the length of tapping season that is productive using 3/16 gravity vacuum? This definitely influences how early a person will want to tap.
  11. leader 2x6 Patriot oil-fired boiling rate

    What is the boiling rate for a Leader 2x6 Patriot with preheater hood oil-fired based upon your experience? What is the # of taps it is able to handle?
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    Thanks to all of you who have responded. I think...

    Thanks to all of you who have responded. I think it is a stress fracture as it leaks more when it is a colder temperature which may be due to slight contracting of the metal.
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    Leaking bulk tank question

    I have a leaking 300 gallons ss bulk tank. It will drain to about the final few inches. It leaks much more quickly when it is full and slows as the head is lost. I am unable to tell from where it...
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    Thanks again!

    Thanks again!
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    Thanks for your insights.

    Thanks for your insights.
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    Cleaning gravity sap lines

    I have cleaned my sap lines for years with a bleach solution and lots of rinse water. I pump up the line and walk back down pulling taps and then walk back up again closing taps as the rinse water...
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    3/16 pressure gauge question

    What is the best way to attach a pressure gauge (1/4) to the end of a 3/16 tubing line (in terms of fittings)? Thanks.
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