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I bought 2 of those from Bascom's and they became useless after about 5 drums each. I pump with a filter press pump now. I just bypass the filter.

I had my scoop and skimmer handles made from birdseye maple. I got pictures of them on my picture site. I just can't resist picking them up and using them. Get a scoop and skimmer and you will figure...

I talked to a guy with over 15,000 taps last year about this and he said at 30,000 taps the numbers begin to look "real interesting". At the same time he told me his wife thinks he's crazy. It's easy...

The walls and ridge look straight. Timber framed buildings are hard to find and expensive to build new. I'd make sure the roof is good and no rot coming up from below, then you have lots of time to...

If you are in Marquette on Saturday, stop and see me at the Farmers market there and I can direct you to some mountain bike trails and local scenic areas. Marquette was rated one of the top 5 areas...

What if you have a bad year? For me this was my retirement job. I saved my money and paid cash for all equipment over the years. I do about 1000 taps on vacuum which seems to be about all I can...

No, I wouldn't pour it back to the opposite side of the pan. You will upset your gradient. I would pour it back to the drawoff channel, maybe back a little from the drawoff.

My first year at the local farmers market this year and I have sold 2/3 of my crop almost exclusively there. My syrup has gone to visitors to take home to Japan, England, Switzerland, and Slovakia as...

This new bill passed in Michigan allows up to $15,000 worth of certain food products can be sold and made in a home kitchen, rather than a separate commercial kitchen as before. I'm wondering if that...

In the owners manual for a L3400 it says to use the glow plugs for 5 seconds on a warm day and 15 seconds in freezing weather on a cold start. Also check prices on a new one, as others have...

Anybody hear about this? It is a diet or fast featuring a concoction made with dark maple syrup. I get inquiries every week at the farmers market. If I had more dark to sell, I would have made some...

My first year at the local farmers market and the big surprise so far, is the demand for dark syrup. I only made 12 gallons of it out of 185 total but the dark (B or C) is now sold out. I priced it...

I used this drill last season and got 210 sugar maple tree taps per battery charge. I bought it at Lowes and got 2 more spare batteries from Amazon for a total of 4 batteries. I tapped 1 1/2 inches...

One thing I noticed is that used prices are more than new prices just a few years ago.

The trees that close the fastest are the trees that are growing the fastest. Check out the crowns. The trees with the larger crowns and more growing room are growng faster than the trees with skinny...

I bought a Troybuilt 35 ton woodsplitter at Lowes. Mostly US made parts and a Honda engine. It ran 10 seconds and the engine seized up. Dang. It had oil. The Honda was built in Thailand. I don't know...

I don't eliminate any species. Diversity is good. For instance, basswood is efficient at capturing calcium deep in the soil and depositing it through leaf fall, making it much more available to other...

Not those two things. I can't find any leaks. One of the flappers might be the problem since it was loose on one top connection but I'm not sure.

My bernard double releaser dumps the canisters at different rates. One canister fills and dumps at least 3 times faster than the other. There appears to be no difference on the vacuum gauge. My...

Nice pictures in your album. I have the dipper and skimmer though the handles are pretty rough compared to yours. Why do you use two of each?

I can only use one at a time. Mostly just so I could...

You forgot the beer.

I don't know. But if you are thinking of becoming a dealer, you should become a good one. To me that means service, especially during the season. You should ask yourself if you are willing to...

If rodents can access your evaporator in the off-season, they will use the blanket for nest material, not so with arch board.

As far as galvanized nails streaking, I haven't seen it yet after 25 years. They might in the future but the boards are already gray. Stainless will hold out longer of course but will rust eventually...

I put the boards butted to each other on all my buildings. They will shrink apart, that's the purpose of the battens, to cover the crack. I've built 6 this way so far over 30 years. Some were built...