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Dumb question..Assuming sugar maples have budded, then we have a wintry day in the 20's - can the maples rebound and run good sap?

Same here. We hit 50 degrees with sun and 26 inches of vacuum this afternoon and only got a trickle. Only conclusion i can come to is the trees are still partially frozen. Not sure

We sustained alot of ice damage over the weekend here. Spent yesterday repairing some mains and alot of chainsaw work. Maybe a run on Wednesday, who knows?

Thanks for the explanation

For several years i've been under the impression that spouts, regardless of type, were only good for 6 weeks. After that the taphole/spout would develop unwanted bacteria. Now i'm hearing from a few...

Jim, we'd still need about 3-4 days above 40 with sun to thaw our trees out, and i dont see that in our extended forecast. Spring will come - won't it?

Jim, your neighbor larry johnson here. Forecast around here makes it look like 1st or 2nd week of march before we can tap

we've always used the last raw sap to fill the pans and let it sit until August. Pressure wash then the pans come out like brand new.

We're done here in Bennington (Wyoming County). Made about 1/3 less syrup than normal for the year. My uneducated guess is that the milder than normal winter had a negative impact on sap flow.

i have a 2x6 oil fired from leader. works great. just an fyi, you'll really need to r.o your sap before boiling. prior to getting an r.o it took 9 gal of fuel oil to make 1 gal of syrup, not...

NEAR DISATER FOR US. boiled first time tuesday nite on our oil fired 2x6. The dial read '0', but it was syrup. We turned of the burner and saved the pan and contents then adjusted the needle to...

All good suggestions. I've broken many, learned the hard way. We use a coffee thermos. Works pretty good

I actually tried one at a local maple event and found 2 problems. First, it does require a large, strong hand and i'm no wimp. Secondly, it seems to be more oriented for righthanders and of course...