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Is there a fee at the border for supplies or equipment purchased from Canada at a dealer open house?

Yes, I understand that a complete dry line system is best. That will wait until the whole area gets reworked. My question is theoretical about what is happening in the booster vs. in a linear...

My son is contemplating a vacuum booster on one of our mainlines - we are going vacuum for the first time, so the bush is not set up that way - we'll make do with what we have for now. But my...

Does someone have a link for a flowmeter well suited to maple. It would need to measure high volume - thousands of gallons at a time - but at low pressures. Ideally it could measure on a gravity...

I have 20 gallons of maple syrup with a slightly fruity aftertaste that I find unpleasant - I have very sensitive taste and my other family members do not detect it. Can it be treated to change this...

I would like a discussion about the legality of selling unfiltered syrup - not about the principle.

Background: When I say "unfiltered" this does not mean we are trying to save work - it is more...

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We have 3 separate main lines with around 600 taps each from 3/16" lines. We originally had 1200 on a 3/4" line, but that was too much for some runs.

Update: We are still boiling and the sap is still flowing fairly well. We've taken another 5400 gallons of sap on April 10-12. This is all from the lines that were reamed. The buckets dried up...

I'll give lots of information and numbers hear, so read on if you are interested. We have never reamed before, but the conditions seemed to warrant it this spring. We are southern Vermont.

We...

We have used 3/16 in experimental situations with single taps and varying lengths of drop from 3' to 24' (tapping on a ladder). The small tubing will still fill completely with sap from that single...

For those with a steam-away or piggy back, I would like to share some ideas for using this abundance of hot water. I would also like to hear new ideas for next year. I am intrigued by H20s water...

I am uncomfortable using any cleaning solutions. We have out 1850 taps on 3/16". We clean top down with hot water and have had great success. We average about 1-1.5 gallons of water per lateral...

We have calcium rich soil which our maple trees love and the blueberries do not. On a whim we saved about 800 gallons of sap at the end of the season and let it ferment. Right now the mix is at a...

We had 1280 taps (all 3/16" excepting 80 or so) on a 3/4" mainline that was 2300' long. This is too many taps for that mainline. We never observed any backing into the laterals (the saddle loops...

Our sugarbush runs from 2000 to 2800 feet elevation and generally faces north. We cleaned every drop of syrup out of the pans last Tuesday; all good table syrup. This year was spectacular with 1393...

I have made 8-900 gallons each year for 3 years on a 4x12 Leader Inferno with a steam-away. I go through about 6-8 oz. of organic sunflower oil per season. One or two drops in the steam-away each...

Thank you for that reply, I'll try to contact when the season is in swing.

Vortex owners please chime in on another question. Leader's numbers seem to show improved performance on long and narrow...

We use a Patten parallel style 2-handed tool. Ironically, these can be used with one hand (the other arm on your body) while the 1-handed tools can require 2 people! To modify for 3/16 I heated the...

As said in the title, does anyone have a vortex near Danby. I would like to see one operate this season. We are considering a 40x14 for 2017.

At the beginning of sap season, we wash them like dishes in the large laundry sink using a bit of dish soap and a scotch-bright type pad. They dry in front of the wood stove in giant bucket...

We have obtained an 1973 C65 with a 2000 gallon tank for hauling sap. Originally, we planned to run with orange triangles for the 3 miles of back roads on which it will operate. We did now register...

We bought a pallet of 800 foot leader 3/16" rolls and put out new laterals in December (30,000' so far). It is called 30P but definitely does not behave like 5/16" 30P in the woods. It has a nice...

Does UVM have any numbers available for this approach. We have found that vacuum development in 5/16" line is not as good with 30 taps, but what if 100 are feeding in? Is this a "big weight"...

We have put out around 400 taps on 3/16" tubing (Leader 30P) in the last week. The average taps per lateral is just under 20, and each lateral is an average of 620' long (some approaching 800') to...