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Thanks for all the great info guys. I only have 50 taps on gravity 5/16 split up into two separate runs. One of my runs is along a stone wall fence with southern exposure to a hay field so it gets...

Still flowing strong here is East Berne. I've collected over 110 gallons the past few days from my 49 taps. Still crystal clear but I'm running out of wood and motivation so will probably wrap things...

Sorry to hear that. I deal with a lot of manufacturers at work and I'm not surprised with their response at all. Do you have any thoughts on how to narrow the evaporator to fit the pan (assuming you...

My Smoky Lake pans are true to size. 24" wide by whatever the length is. I just have a small overlap on my evaporator for the pans to sit on. Hopefully someone with some DG experience can chime in...

I boiled 105 gallons yesterday (well technically my pans were empty so 10 of those gallons are just to get my level) in about 5 hours which isn't too shabby for a 2x5 setup. I collected another 20...

Currently boiling off sap from last Friday where I got 1 gallon per tap and today the trees are flowing like crazy and I’m already over the 1 gallon per tap point and the lines are running hard....

I had about 8 hours below freezing overnight with a low of 25F and it just hit 32F again now. Today is supposed to be nice and sunny so im hoping things will flow decent today and then early next...

Im just south of you in East Berne but at around 1500' elevation. I tapped on 2/20 and so far have only made about 6 gallons off of my 49 5/16 gravity taps so I really need to season to keep going...

Thanks for all the input everyone!

Yeah of course i saw the 4.5" depth listed after posting this haha. Thats not a bad idea just going with the 2x5 pan but i kind of like having the front syrup pan in case I burn some syrup and...

Hey everyone I just had my first boil yesterday on my homemade 2x5 oil tank arch (2x3 flat back pan with 2x2 front syrup pan both from Smoky Lake) and I get about 15gph running it normal and can push...

I did 49 taps on gravity tubing on Tuesday and have only gotten about 5 gallons from them so far. Its been pretty cold over night and not as warm as i thought during the day. Lack of sun really keeps...

Also holding off here in East Berne. Im sure the sap has been flowing decent the past week or so and it looks like this weekend would be solid. Have about 7" of snow on the ground up here but this...

Glad to hear you got it cleaned up. I used to be able to go all season with only on cleaning but this year i had a lot of niter build up. I think you should plan on cleaning pans at least twice...

Just normal steel stock. The key to this is that the inside of the V fills up with ash and helps insulate it.

Better safe than sorry. I kept boiling on mine for probably 8 hrs total when it was foaming up (had never happened before) and i regretted it immensely haha.

If its bubbling up like crazy and defoamer wont touch it, then its a build up of niter and you need to drain and clean your pan. I avoided doing cleaning for too long and ended up caking on an 1/16"...

No the point goes down. I just welded some 1/2" long pieces of 2x2/1/8" angle together in a VVVVV pattern and then the 1.5" sits inside of it for the spacing. I tired uploading a photo but it wont...

Same here. I made 19.5 gallons on 47 gravity tubing taps and i stopped collecting last week and the sap was flowing like crazy all week long. If the buds dont pop it looks like some more below...

I have been using 1.5"x1.5"x3/16" angle iron in the "V V V V V" configuration for the past 4 seasons with no issues. They are easily removable and replaceable if needed but i havent had to.

So i havent physically pulled the taps yet, just my collection barrels and the sap has been flowing like crazy all of last week. If i hadnt given up last week i am thinking today would be the last...

That is a very reasonable plan, just keep 5 gallons of water on hand just in case. 1" depth in your 2x4 pan is about 5 gallons which should be pretty sweet so it shouldn't take too long to finish...

Dropping your depth to 1.5" will help with your establishing your gradient.

In regards to pulling off 2-3 gallons of sweet everyday think of it like this, you are trying to save $66 to buy...

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Why are you drawing off early instead of taking it all the way to syrup? You are fighting yourself by doing so and making it harder to sweeten the pan if you are constantly pulling off low density...