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  1. I have the setup you want to see near Lainsburg...

    I have the setup you want to see near Lainsburg pm me and we can look it over 650 taps no slope to the woodlot
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    Surge unit

    It looks like a 30 frame to me I rebuilt one 2 years ago, All the parts ,vanes, bearings, seal and the like are available thur Hamby dairy supply. They are easy folks to work with. I got an oiler...
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    still in

    Good lordy this season is tough. We had 2500 taps in working with about 800 all sugars the reds were dropped a week ago. Basically I'm batch boiling now. 300-400 gals of sap, one pass on the RO into...
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    Not to be a downer but watch your tree tops. We...

    Not to be a downer but watch your tree tops. We came across 2 trees in the wood lot yesterday that I will not top due to it's budded out. 500 roadsides in, 300 on vacuum today, 400 on vacuum by...
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    Feel your pain Tweegs, 840 gals of sap the raw...

    Feel your pain Tweegs, 840 gals of sap the raw sap tank valve was froze, the permeate tank valve was froze so everything got pumped over to the concentrate tank and we played tag with the liquids....
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    I also make maple mustard my cost plan is put a...

    I also make maple mustard my cost plan is put a cost to the syrup used (40$/gal or what you are going to pay to replace it), the cost of the bottle(.70) and labels(.34). the other...
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    Man I don't think I would run sorghum juice thru...

    Man I don't think I would run sorghum juice thru my RO. way to much fiber in the first pressing. And at a 8-10 gal to 1 ratio I would just boil it away. Just my 2 cents.
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    Yep it's a slow start. Boiled 1400gals Sat pm...

    Yep it's a slow start. Boiled 1400gals Sat pm thru Sun am. I have 18 gals of finished syrup and the pans are sweet. That 1400 gals was some old sap almost a full week to get this much. Figure it was...
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    You may need to call the Surge dealer for...

    You may need to call the Surge dealer for specifics. But you do have the larger frame pump. It's an Alamo 60/75/100. My lack of compete knowledge comes in now. I know that the vanes and bearings are...
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    I maybe able to help. I have to run down near...

    I maybe able to help. I have to run down near Terre Haute to pick up a tractor front end. I'll be coming down empty. If you need to place an order from Sugarbush I can haul it down. Hoping to get it...
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    Firetech from Owosso but I can see the...

    Firetech from Owosso but I can see the McDonald's sign from the kitchen window so I call it Perry.
  12. Thread: Ice storm

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    Mid Mich is a diasater. We had an inch of ice on...

    Mid Mich is a diasater. We had an inch of ice on the trees Sunday am. Sun am it was snap crackle pop thud every tree on my place is damaged expect for my small maples. It looks like the...
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    to help even further we can use the rule of thumb...

    to help even further we can use the rule of thumb of 746 watts/hp of electrical motors. then into the formula that wiam gave us
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    We pulled 1300 gals of sap yesterday. Just...

    We pulled 1300 gals of sap yesterday. Just thankful for what we have. Pushing 300 gals of syrup. Tweegs get in the truck,drive up here and get a truck load of wood from me. No fuss no bother. 2yr...
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    Boiled 850 gals off tonite. 325 gals dropped off...

    Boiled 850 gals off tonite. 325 gals dropped off from my sap suppier, I'll make another trip thru every thing tomorrow. This is coming to the end. The syrup is boiling differntly, smell differnt,...
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    Picked up 1300+ gals of sap today 850 left over...

    Picked up 1300+ gals of sap today 850 left over from yesterday 10 hour boil . 500 gals for the am boil
    Made 45 gals of med amber and 5more gals in the canner to bottle off in the am. Love my RO,...
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    Ran 1100 gals of sap last nite. Boiled off 1025...

    Ran 1100 gals of sap last nite. Boiled off 1025 gals of sap today. Then we get another 850 gals after I'm cleaned up. I went to shut down the vac pump and there's another 350gals. Guess where I'm...
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    BUtcher hows your flat tubing system working? We...

    BUtcher hows your flat tubing system working? We got ours started only 330 taps on vac but they are kicking but vs my gravity. Vac has given 1400 gals of sap tapped 3/8 all reds. Next year the rest...
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    All caught up for now 1600 gals thru the...

    All caught up for now 1600 gals thru the evaporator today got to luv the RO. All the barrels,buckets and tanks cleared. Bottled off 10 gals into various bottle sizes and 2 5gal bucket for later....
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    Welcome Michael This ample thing is addictive,...

    Welcome Michael This ample thing is addictive, just 7yrs ago I had 66 taps today we are pushing 2000. Have fun from Perry Mi
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    current status

    Sitting on 1400 gals of sap and 50 gals of syrup made. Only 90% more to hit my goal of 500 gals of syrup. Not making much lite sysrup this year and it's filtering hard for me. We aregoing to try and...
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    collect 750 gals today as other have said still...

    collect 750 gals today as other have said still flowing at 7pm. My pumps are still on and working. I have found that looking for leaks is more fun than hauling buckets. Good bye buckets your life...
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    Last Friday nite laid down a black streak 24...

    Last Friday nite laid down a black streak 24 inches long 2nd channel in from the draw off. Even threw in some wrappage for good measure. UGGGG!!!!!!!! Wet sanding is getting it back to nice and...
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    Yes I have You can do some U-tube search sorghum...

    Yes I have You can do some U-tube search sorghum syrup production and see how folks do this. I change out my maple pans and use a 29x82 inch flat batch pan. It boils at an 8-10 gals of juice to 1...
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    Boiled off my 1st batch of sap last nite. Drew...

    Boiled off my 1st batch of sap last nite. Drew off 4 gals of dark syrup(don't leave the tank heater in for 2 days) thought I turned it off but it was plugged into the wrong outlet. In any case it...
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