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    Made 22 gallons today, had 40 middle school kids...

    Made 22 gallons today, had 40 middle school kids come bye for a tour and a few lessons, also had a group from the local senior center come over in the afternoon. It was a great day in the...
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    Sap is running good today. I would say I have 2...

    Sap is running good today. I would say I have 2 weeks left looking at the forecast, 108 gallons so far. So I hope I get the days. 2 feet of snow in the woods now, it's hard going on the snow shoes.
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    Got 2000 Gallons of 1% over the last 48 hrs, I...

    Got 2000 Gallons of 1% over the last 48 hrs, I was pretty happy with that I think the trees have only had about 10hrs a day to run, and Wednesday was quite windy, the syrup is Dark but on the edge...
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    I'm still at it Making syrup. My life is a bit of...

    I'm still at it Making syrup. My life is a bit of a zoo with Young kids and a Busy "Real Job" 2023 was kind of a lousy season for me, this year 2024 has Been good so Far, I've only made 80 Gallons...
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    I hung it up Thursday night, Vacuum pump got...

    I hung it up Thursday night, Vacuum pump got really noisy the last few days, thinking I am loosing a bearing. Was still pulling 27" but ot was really loud. Made 240 Gallons on 800 taps. I'm pretty...
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    , that's some good sap you are getting, my last...

    , that's some good sap you are getting, my last few runs have been 1.2-1.3%, I've got a few days left I think. Might hold on to Friday. Curious what the rain will bring. Made about 15 gallons last...
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    Sap finally let loose last night, 2 GPT over the...

    Sap finally let loose last night, 2 GPT over the last 24hrs, the trees at the sugarhouse are still running good too. They usually quit a week before my main woods. Got atleast another week I think.
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    It All depends on how many taps you are boiling...

    It All depends on how many taps you are boiling on compared to the size of your rig. If you are boiling 20% sap on a 2x6 from say 2000k taps you'd probably want to clean that flue pan after every...
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    I really like my Intensofire, it's a 3x10, brand...

    I really like my Intensofire, it's a 3x10, brand new this year, I am running it in Gasification mode. It has a modulating blower fan and a thermocouple in the stack. Burning Hardwood I am going 30...
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    The vacuum pumps are getting a much needed break...

    The vacuum pumps are getting a much needed break and the releasers a good scrubbing. We had a great open house weekend with lots of visitors. Maple Sugar was very popular and I need to remember to...
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    Made 27 Gallons today. We had an open house, lots...

    Made 27 Gallons today. We had an open house, lots of visitors came through. We'll over 100 Gallons on the season, think I Amat about 120. We have an open house tomorrow too, so I'll spend the whole...
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    I still have A guy that likes to fire the...

    I still have A guy that likes to fire the Evaporator for me but he doesn't make it everynight, had A big run today , got Over 2000 gallons of 2% in the last 48 hours. I only ended up with 800 taps...
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    I've been making some great tasting Dark Syrup, ...

    I've been making some great tasting Dark Syrup, starting to get used to the Intensofire. Last night I went almost 35 minutes between firing and was able to maintain my target stack temp of 725°, at...
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    My first Day filtered a bit hard but I think I...

    My first Day filtered a bit hard but I think I just got a little too heavy, but I've been able to get atleast 20 gallons through my 5 frame press every time. I do use alot of DE, sometimes I'll say...
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    Took me 5 hrs tonight to Boil in the 3000...

    Took me 5 hrs tonight to Boil in the 3000 gallons, after about an hour and a half I started making syrup, this was my first boil of the season, and on my new rig. I made 20 gallons of Dark Robust ,...
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    I've got 3000 gallons to boil tonight, trees are...

    I've got 3000 gallons to boil tonight, trees are running good, weather looks good here through the end of the month, and beyond. I'll keep my fingers crossed 🤞
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    I've got about half my trees tapped, I went on a...

    I've got about half my trees tapped, I went on a snowmobile trip the last 3 days needed a break. I've got 25" of vacuum but no sap coming in, wife Said it's been cold. I'll be ready when it really...
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    2022 here we come, ive got my wood in, my new...

    2022 here we come, ive got my wood in, my new Evaporator setup and 200 taps in, going to try and get the rest Tapped this week. It's been cold around here. I'd post some pictures but it won't let me...
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    Great yo hear from you Russ, always liked...

    Great yo hear from you Russ, always liked PAtheron as well. Enjoy the season!!
  20. Thread: Diaphragm Pump

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    I have a Wilden that's what came with my...

    I have a Wilden that's what came with my particular press from leader. You can buy Wilden pumps at FW. Webb also. I'm sure that their are other places too.
  21. My advice would be to insulate it. I wish I had...

    My advice would be to insulate it. I wish I had insulated mine, these new evaporators are so efficient sometimes its down right chilly in my Sugarhouse. I intend to insulated mine one room at a time.
  22. What town in NH? If you don't mind sharing. Alot...

    What town in NH? If you don't mind sharing. Alot of these smaller towns use a subcontractor for code inforcement, also they may not actually know the rules as they pertain to agricultural buildings....
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    Yup Nailed it. Plan For the Worst , Hope for...

    Yup Nailed it.
    Plan For the Worst , Hope for the Best.
    Sorry not trying to rustle any feathers.
    Also if I owed Large sums of money and was concerned about paying the bills I would start out...
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    I wonder how much moving your blower affected the...

    I wonder how much moving your blower affected the draft of your unit and lowered your combustion rate, there would be some pressure and volume loss going up the chimney creating the venturi effect.
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    My 2 cents, you are going to need a 2 post r.o....

    My 2 cents, you are going to need a 2 post r.o. to get to 14/15% in one pass and get a flow rate that will keep up with your evaporator, if you want to recirculate for an hour or 2 and get your sap...
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