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If I remember correctly, and I dont have it in front of me he was advocating for 1 tap per tree. Regardless of size ? My Orchard Tends to grow really slowly so it was interesting to me.

There is a good article in this years LaPierre Maple Catalog on the subject. If you haven't seen it already. It relates to 1/4 inch tap wounds vs 5/16 and how tapping too close to an old tap wound...

At 12% you wont freeze hard, might get slushy, think of your flu pan in your evaporator. Boiling Raw sap it would be pretty rare to average over 12% in your flu pan after cool down and everything...

That reminds me of me, I can remember putting the 1 ton in Low Range, someone would let the clutch out for me in granny gear and I would drive the truck and trailer around the Hay field. Probably ...

I Hope you are Right Spud I have no signs of budding at all not even on the soft Maples. Hopefully I can squeeze one more week out toof. Latest I've boiled in the past has been April 15th.

. Running very low on dry wood and spousal tolerance.[/QUOTE]
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I couldn't be more Jealous of the Sap Runs you guys are getting up and over in Vermont, but I know you guys all do your homework & follow best practices. So Kudos to you guys and if you get tired...

That's great your still going in the NEK, I wonder if anyone is still going in the Pittsburg /Stewertstown area, I know there are a couple of newer operations up there.

I got a flyer from Bascom & Tim Wilmot is going to be at their open house discussing 3/16 tubing with & without Vac Pumps, first weekend of May.

I hear you loud & clear spud, as I was tapping today & going up to my private area every once in awhile when I stepped in a soft drift, A little light snow occasionally I really couldn't have been...

I have to say where I live in the Conway Nh- Fryeburg ME area there is frost in the ground where people have not traveled , I.E. the woods & meadows. I think that it will take 3-4 days above 40 to...