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Yeah, we're gonna give it a whirl and see what happens. I've got people asking for burned and/or buddy syrup and so far haven't made any so perhaps this week those demands will be met. If anyone is...

You can make gaskets out of weather stripping found at your local hardware store. Experiment with different types and figure out what works best. The stuff I use is dense foam with adhesive on one...

I'm currently looking at an Agroplus 87 and have all the information on it. I've actually looked at one in person, but it didn't have the transmission I was after so didn't bother to take it for a...

Just curious if anyone out there was familiar with these machines? I'll be buying another tractor this summer and am seriously considering the Deutz machine due to some of the unique features it...

Oh, I see, are you using it to finish syrup? I never used it for that, just on the evaporator and the stem length just wasn't long enough to work in the existing thermometer hole we have through the...

That welder generator is going to cost you a fortune in gas. Don't those things have like 18hp twin cylinder engines? Make your life easy and just find a nice small engine that can run at idle...

Josh, are you talking about the "digital candy thermometer with 10" probe" made by Redi Chek? That thing is a piece of junk. I bought one because it read in tenths of a degree up to high temps (the...

First get a vacuum pump (price variable) and then a gas motor. I have a simple little milker pump hooked to a 5.5hp honda engine and it works like a dream. I ditched the stock gas tank and hooked a...

I haven't read this entire post word-for-word but just thought I'd add that I was very impressed with how these check valves worked. Temps in the 60s shut other trees right down, but the trees...

The True and Blanchard front is being made into an evaporator because there is a good market for hobby evaporators now, plus the design is not very original. There's a possibility it could have been...

Just curious if anyone was familiar with evaporators made by Vermont Farm Machine Co. out of Bellows Falls, VT or True and Blanchard out of Newport, VT. We have evaporator fronts from both of these...

Yes, I've had the same problem with the memory flex stuff. I bought when it was supposedly the newest greatest thing a couple years ago and I've been really disappointed. I've actually had to go...

get the good European steel, not the chinese stuff. They'll last a lot longer.

We run front and rear chains on our NH TC33D and have never had a problem. Mostly we just use the front chains though because they are so much easier to put on and still give plenty of added...

I can pump about 40-50 gpm out of the tank when it is under vacuum. Put an extra valve on the top somewhere so you can open it if necessary to speed up the pumping process, but you should never have...

Don't worry, you'll be fine with it. I've never encountered any of the problems mentioned here, just a gasket replacement every once in while. Like I mentioned before, this takes about a minute and...

you can pick up some adhesive weather seal stuff at a hardware store for a couple dollars that works just fine as a gasket. It needs to be replaced 2-3 times per season, but it's easy and cheap.

We have 1000 gallon zero tank and last year the pressure was around 20 in hg most of the time. I got real nervous when it spiked to 25 one night after everything had frozen, but no harm done, thank...

Bascom's had instruction sheets for the adaptors last time I was up there. I grabbed one and it does state to hit the CV into the tree and then simply push the stubby into it, (as was previously...

The guy who would know a good deal about this, or at least know who to talk to, is Dan Crocker up in the Putney, VT area. He runs a VFD on his vac pump (which has a 20hp electric motor.) I remember...

Sap doesn't actually boil in the SteamAway so the niter buildup is not nearly as bad as in the syrup and flue pans. Our SteamAway went for years without being thoroughly scrubbed and the performance...

I'll second Mark's sollution. Never have greased it and never will. The pump's about 12-13 years old, but will get a rebuild this year since it's slowing up. The idea of pumping grease, food grade...

McNeil (not sure if that's how you spell it though) Sheetmetal. I think they are out of Charlestown. The owner is Randy McNeil and we've had good luck with them working on our pans.

I don't have one, but I know someone who does and they claim it is just as good as Leader claims. This person makes the same amount of syrup with the new setup (high efficiency oil arch, Max pan and...

I haven't ever tested that, but I guess I'm not too surprised. Now it would be interesting to see if there is a difference between Bacon and Sugar Hill jugs. (the association jugs are Bacon, right?)