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Very interesting! I hadnt thought of the possibility of drought impacting it like that! I was also curious if the age of the tree has anything to do with? I doubt it, due to the fact I am and have...

Hi Y'all! Has any one noticed more sludge in their syrup when they go to finish it than normal? I am having to literally scrape a half inch of sludge off my filters every gallon of syrup I'm...

What is better? A parallel flow or series flow style of preheater?

Ok thats what I was curious about! Thanks a lot!

Hi thanks! Yes on my homemade hood i have a channel on all sides and it works well! I am not sure how to design a preheater with a condensation tray that doesnt condensate..

Hi yall So just trying to think ahead for next season a bit... I want to build a preheater for my 18x 50 evaporater, Do I need to build a condensation pan under my preheater? I was thinking about...

I had somebody give me a hydrometer and now I just check it untill its done right on the evaporater! If you get a hydrometer I would advise this one from ease and simplicity!...

So I dont want to throw off topoic but could you use like a meat thermometer with a cord and fasten the probe on the divider and put the display on the steam hood? I too am struggling to know how to...

I will be insulating mine for sure and I think I might put metal on parts where it might get warm and then maybe painted plywood the rest of the way around. I would put a poly panel on but I dont...

Ok just curious! I have a lean to that is 19x16 I am working at converting to a sugar shack and wasnt sure what to do.......

What would you insulate with? Foil faced foam board?

So yours is not insulated? Just open studs?

So basicly you will have a hole in the floor where the concrete pad is? The price is only 80 dollars in concrete with a little work! Not bad! I have a 2x6. that sounds like a great Idea! Thanks!!!!

Hi yall so trying to decide what to do with a floor in shack i want to build. Could someone tell me about how much insulation there needs to be between a wood floor and the bottom of the firebox?...

Ok My 2x6 has no floor so I have galvanized roof metal plus a layer of fire brick on top and it gets pretty warm. maybe its not insulated enough?

But the floor doesnt get too hot? Thats great!

So all you have between plywood and the evaporator is steel sheeting? Does it stay cool enough? I dont need a fire hazard but I like the idea of wood floors!

I agree concrete would be best... My budget hardly allows very much of a building.. But i have seen guys use wood floors How does that work?? also how do you fireproof a small shed? I am looking at...

What do you guys do for floors? Gravel? Wood? Block? Concretes out of the budget:(

That Sounds like about what I need! I do want to be able to upgrade to a 2x8 if i need to. Thanks!

Hi yall what size of sugar house would you build? I have a 2x6 evaporator currently at 250 taps with the potential to grow probably to 500-600 in the next 5-10 years... also I use a old dozer with a...

Thank you I will read this! I am not that familiar with the tubing but i want to grow my operations hopfully quite a bit in the next few years!

ok good to know, how about the 2500 feet from the woods to my shanty does that require more cfm as well? Thanks!

Hi all so I was wondering how big of pump it would take to pull roughly 500 taps about 2500 feet from my sugarhouse. I am kinda new to vaccum pumps and lines and all the equipment that goes with it...

Thank you all for your input! I agree sap is too valuble to waste! Especially this year! Where would you look to find a large funnel that doesnt restrict flow too much? I cant seem to find much on...