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It's hard to say without looking at the machine, I've never worked on an atlas 12. I do know that the gears were made from ZAMAK which isn't the strongest material and really doesn't like shock...

It's hard to say without looking at the machine, I've never worked on an atlas 12. I do know that the gears were made from ZAMAK which isn't the strongest material and really doesn't like shock...

Thanks. I like the old machines too. It's like using a piece of history.

Hello everyone. I do some machining as a hobby. I had a south bend 9 inch model c. Recently got a good deal on a model a with a longer bed. Combined to two to make one really great machine! Fully...

Another year and back at it again! Definitely missed the early runs, but I can only tap when I have time, and I take the same week off every year, so it is what it is I guess!

Got the sugar house...

I only use cone filters. I do have an optimizer which helps dramatically. I can put 10+gallons through a cone filter before cleaning easily. I do use lots of pre filters. I never have less than 3 in...

I would remove any obstruction in the pipe... leave it open for the season, nothing will have time to nest in it. After the season put something over the pipe to keep anything out.

Things didn't wake up until Sunday night. By Monday afternoon had 300 gallons. Got everything pumped to the head tank. Boiled 200 gallons Monday night. Made about 4 gallons. Haven't tested the grade...

I added aof to my arch this season as well. Been a great upgrade. I use close to half the wood and my loading times are 10 minutes plus. I gained a few gph as well. I'm sure some of that is from...

I looked at the predator before buying my wx10. Looks to be a good pump. The motors have a good reputation for the price.

The tank on my wx10 is tiny... only real complaint.

Took most of the day, but things are finally breaking loose. Was a long cold freeze up. Tanks should be full and ready for boiling tomorrow. Still have ice in the tanks so it will stay nice and cool...

Agreed brad. Looks like it's gonna break loose again this weekend, and if the forecast is correct, hold onto your butts because it's coming.

Frozen up... just waiting.

It wasn't necessarily a huge improvement in gph,I went from high 40s to low 50s. Maybe like a 6-8 gph boost. The main benefit is the longer loading times and the reduced amount of wood. I can easily...

Thank you. I do have Auf as well, but I only run it at about 1/3 of what I did without the aof.

It's 36 and sunny here, so I turned the pumps on. Not really expecting much, but every bit counts.

I have a smoky lake 2x6 drop flue. With air under and air over fire I get low 50s on a homemade arch. I'm sure if you added a preheater and hood on a factory arch you could get mid 60s.

I think he's talking about taking a flat pan and putting dividers in it to make it a continuous draw pan.

Bottled up 6 gallons today. Came out as dark... thinking maybe it's from the cloudy sap after I used a stock tank heater to thaw out my head tank. Lots of sugar sand to start the year. I've also been...

Made a video of the arch with the air over fire also
https://youtu.be/WJBZ0etRcAQ

The warm night definitely woke things up. I woke up to 150 gallons. When I got home from work I had another 200. That's 350 gallons from 235 taps in 24 hours. Might have been one of the best runs...

Good to hear! The sap was flowing here over night As well. The warm night woke the trees up. Now we have this freeze up coming unfortunately...

Was able to boil yesterday. Got the pans sweet and just about to draw off and ran out of sap. The air over fire is working great! Definitely cut down on wood use and firing times. I can go up to...

Not much flowing over this way either. Had enough to sweeten the pans yesterday. Only collected about 100 gallons today.

Been a quiet few days. Got the air over fire setup and the pans put on. Been sitting on a 100gal block of ice waiting to boil, hopefully today. got the tank warmer defrosting the tank.

It's from not having a recirculation line. The pump sucks all the sap through, then loses suction from the natural air in the line, then rebounds and starts pulling harder. If you're not crazy about...