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i,m holding out for this weekend there should be a couple of good runs in there . my syrup is darker this year, but looks good tastes fine sap is around 2% where last year it was more like 2.5 to 3%...

so far its been a good start the snow took a beating from the rain and warm weather. have all of my 550 taps on tubing we have made almost 30 gals so far sap is a little lighter than most years...

cold but sunny looks like mid week for a run will be tapping on tubing this week looks like another year of wearing snowshoes have around 550 taps to drill

The season has been really good so far like the rest of the posts my 1st couple of batches was dark but made some awesome syrup the last couple of batches, sugar content around 2.4 and lots of sap....

So far so good 520 taps on tubbing and shurflo pumps collected 1500 gal so far on 3 runs the system is working awesome after fighting with the 3 ft of snow on snowshoes the weather forecast looks...

I like your thought process but looks like it might be late in march to get started got my snowshoes out yesterday

looks like maybe the season has started and it looks like it wont last long we had our best run yesterday and still wasn't what it should have been collected 250 gall of of 520 trees all on tubing...

looks like maybe the season has started and it looks like it wont last long we had our best run yesterday and still wasn't what it should have been collected 250 gall of of 520 trees all on tubing...

I assume that your mainlines have vacuum on them and if they do what do you use I have been toying with something similar in the future. I have more trees to get to but distance is the issue its...

Just looking at the next 2 week forecast it really looks good Maybe just Maybe we will have a descent season after all 40s and a couple of 50s and still mid 20s at night I hope they are right

This is my 2nd year using 3/16 tubing and I love it. In your situation I would use a shurflo 4048 pump and manifold at the pump. As your property is level put the pump and sap tank at the most...

I like your setup could you explain all of the components and what they do I see the temp controller and the I,m wondering what the other black object on the left side of it and what it does. I,m in...

I have about the same slope and use a surflo 4048 also I,m just wondering about what length are your 3/16 tubing runs into the mainline. I have 283 on one 4048 and I know that's pushing it but so far...

weather still sucks, to cold made a small batch Monday from 500 taps just to make sure my ro was ready for the season had like 325 gals of sap and made approx 8 gals of really good syrup. Looks like...

Started tapping yesterday all 3/16 tubing to much snow have to have snowshoes, sap ran a little but will finish with tapping 400 before I put my shurflo pumps out. Looks like end of this week it...

I also bought a used water guy ro last year and used it for the 2017 season and loved it after you are comfortable with it you will be amazed by what it can save you in boiling time /wood etc. Mine...

That is about what I have I,m thinking of adding a 3/4 " mainline next year on like 200 taps there is like 30 ft of natural slope coming from the top to the shurflo 4048 pump on a manifold I,m...

Thanks Dr Perkins for the info. Just a further thought maybe I would be better off running a couple of 5/16 runs up 20 ft of slope for say 250 ft and then branching out with 3/16 with say 30 or so...

I,m kind of in the same boat , I had 130 taps on 4 runs of 3/16 that started on natural vac but I put a shurflo 4088 on it in mid season and it dramatically increased sap flo. the set up has about...

Has anyone pumped sap directly out of there shurflo pump up a hill say like 200 ft with a grade of like 30 ft I.m just wondering if this an option thanks

I used tubbing and shurflo pumps for the 1st time last year and I am a believer all 3/16 ( 2) 4048 & (1) 4008 I had 85 on level ground around my sap shack on the 4008 & it was awesome. My neighbors...

hope we can have a couple more days like yesterday 230 gals on bags from 200 taps which kind of sucks but my shurflos on 230 taps produced 460 gals hope for a couple of more decent runs

I,m way up north by lake superior , My sap sacks suck between no real run and squirrels/turkeys & ice suck but my3/16 has been awesome considering the weather. I have put 2 shurflos on some of my...

I,m new to the site but I,m interested in how everyone else are doing this season New to gravity tubing and my ro I welcome any comments or hints thanks

I,m also new to tubing and R/o I would like to now more about your set up as yours seems a lot like the size of my sap empire. I need more info on putting a main line for shurflo pump next year to...