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    I will finish with just under 15 gallons this...

    I will finish with just under 15 gallons this year. Like you I do about 2 gallons of syrup and just yesterday I did 4. Since I plan on doing this for the foreseeable future, I said the heck with it...
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    I’m similar to most here doing 2-3 gallons at a time. I draw off from my flat pan into a 10 gallon bayou classic pot with two prefilters held on by 12gauge copper wire threaded through evenly spaced...
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    Especially for repairs! If you have a leak you...

    Especially for repairs! If you have a leak you find at a T for instance, and you’re strung tree to tree like me, the tool is a must!
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    I bought one off Pat as well. I think it’s a must for 3/16. I bought the 5/16 tool from him so I can use it for my drops also. All you do then for the 3/16 is this...
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    When I researched for mine I found you should...

    When I researched for mine I found you should have no more than 20-25 per line on 3/16. That’s why I ran 2 lines. Right now I have 22 on my 1000’ line and 19 on my 750’ line.

    The weather has been...
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    I have 12-15’ drop in elevation from back to front- 1000’, and if the pump kicks off because of a fault, I still have gravity flow. And, if you see the sag in my lines in my last posts picture, it...
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    18048 I actually shot everything with a...

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    I actually shot everything with a transit for my 3/16 line but looking back I could have gotten by with the pocket level. The pump really does a good job even with sags. Where my lines come...
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    Honestly, with my woods, I don’t think I will run a mainline. The way the smart sap sucker worked this year with my setup going tree to tree and the numbers I got from it... it doesn’t make sense to...
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    I forgot to add, I also have 39 reds that I have...

    I forgot to add, I also have 39 reds that I have on gravity on 5/16. 4-5 trees per line running to a bucket. Last year all my single buckets seemed to dry up quick and stop producing. The lines this...
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    Justin, Last year I was on 45 buckets and...

    Justin,
    Last year I was on 45 buckets and averaged 23 gallons a week (5 weeks)on all reds 16-25” in diameter. I went to 3/16 lines this year and bought one of Dave’s smart sap sucker units with the...
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    Tree down... like this 90’ white pine. I got home from work and noticed it had a lean to it. Luckily it’s just outside my woods where my two lines exit so I was able to take them of the supports and...
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    Hope you guys are right that it turns around. I’m not nearly as big as you guys but I went from 200 gallons of sap the 19th-23rd to 50 gallons the 23rd to the 28th! First year on lines and I was...
  13. Thread: Firebox Size

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    Sorry. I used a high temp black spray paint I...

    Sorry. I used a high temp black spray paint I think from Home Depot or ACE Hardware.

    I’d get some rail gasket for under your pan edges to increase your burning efficiency a bit. It keeps all heat...
  14. Thread: Firebox Size

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    The thing I learned over the last 2 years is...

    The thing I learned over the last 2 years is everybody has their own way of doing things! Can you do what you want to do, yes. Will it be the best, probably not. There are so many variables. I...
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    Looks really good!

    Looks really good!
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    Here is my build. Hope it helps. My firebox is...

    Here is my build. Hope it helps. My firebox is about 20”wide x 26” deep after the ceramic blanket and 1” firebrick. I’m burning at about 12 gph ...
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    I cut my lid out, cut the top of a 5 gallon...

    I cut my lid out, cut the top of a 5 gallon bucket off and siliconed it to the tote. Makes it easier to clean and access inside. Like you, I packed snow around it, but today the snow melted with the...
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    Hand pump. No power back in my woods other than a...

    Hand pump. No power back in my woods other than a small solar panel for lights... next year I’m hoping to upgrade to a bigger panel and battery bank. The hand pump worked very easily. I only had a...
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    Maple Guys Maple Jet Filter Press

    My major purchase in my 2nd year was a filter press. I decided to go with the Maple Guys Maple Jet Filter Press. I decided on this one for the price point and I’m not big enough to ever bottle more...
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    The more I’m reading, it looks like trees you want to use for maple production should be around 30’. If my math is correct, that’d be about 70 trees or so in my area...

    Yeh, I’m concerned about...
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    Just want to give a big shout out to Dave at...

    Just want to give a big shout out to Dave at Mountain Maple for his Smart Sap Sucker! This thing is awesome. After running all my lines, tapping Friday, and plugging in the unit Friday night this...
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    I have gauges on my two 3/16 lines and I also...

    I have gauges on my two 3/16 lines and I also have a reading on the display from mountain maples sap sucker. I’ve been reading 20+ all day today but have been up to 24-25 the last couple hours! Love...
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    My lines are flowing! I got about 45 gallons...

    My lines are flowing! I got about 45 gallons today on my two 3/16 lines on a shurflo and mountain maples sap sucker. 41 trees 16-26” in diameter. Sure beats my 45 buckets last year!
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    Planting Sugar Maples

    Not sure if this is the right place to post this but I hope so.

    I’m thinking of buying 100 sugar maple saplings for $100. I’m wondering if I can expand my 2.5 acres of woods out into my grass...
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    Not new to this forum but new to this thread. I’m...

    Not new to this forum but new to this thread. I’m not nearly as big as most of you but I’m in my second season and first on lines. I have 8 runs on 5/6 with 4-5 trees per line. Just tapped those...
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