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    We finished up our season. I will pull taps and...

    We finished up our season. I will pull taps and clean equipment up the next couple of weeks. It was a very good year. All the sap came in a few weeks but higher sugar and I ended up with more...
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    Northern Indiana

    We had some sap to boil back on the 23 and 24 of February but it has been cold. It now looks like the main part of the season is here. We had a little over 2 gallons per tap on this last week end...
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    I have some yeast nutrient but did not think to...

    I have some yeast nutrient but did not think to put any in for some reason. I suppose I could take the air lock off and sprinkle some in. It is bubbling slowly now.
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    I just started a 10 gallon batch. I took sweet...

    I just started a 10 gallon batch. I took sweet left in the evaporator and added some syrup to it to get the sugar high enough. I wonder if any maple flavor would be left if it was distilled after...
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    We finished up this past weekend. We did much...

    We finished up this past weekend. We did much better then our goals were. Collected 4715 gallons of sap and made 76 gallons of syrup. The taps slowed considerably the last week (9th week). The...
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    This was also my first year with the 3/16 on a Shurflo. I would say amazing as well!

    We have 140 taps. 115 of those have 20-40 ft of elevation drop. 25 are only a couple of feet of drop. I...
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    That kind of schooling is very productive. I...

    That kind of schooling is very productive. I have 3 boys and my oldest is 7. They can't help with everything but just being around and watching how stuff works is a great education. They explain...
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    second year on the sunrise 2X6 with blower and...

    second year on the sunrise 2X6 with blower and preheater. average 40 gal/hr. pleasure to operate
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    We use a wx15. Pumping 600' with only 20ft of...

    We use a wx15. Pumping 600' with only 20ft of rise. I use a 3/4" line so it is slow. The motor is impressive. It starts on one pull. I really like it for pumping my well. I have a pitcher pump I...
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    I am on a north facing slope down in a hole so my...

    I am on a north facing slope down in a hole so my sugar maples don't show any signs of budding yet. I have enough wood to keep going but I tapped about 7 weeks ago so if will weather stays fit I...
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    18102 Built in the summer of 2016

    18102
    Built in the summer of 2016
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    This year I used 2 4008 shurflo pumps on 140...

    This year I used 2 4008 shurflo pumps on 140 taps. I used the manifold set up and have 2 tanks in the woods because of where the trees are. I just use a small 1.5" gas pump to transfer the sap to...
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    I know I have learned from this sight what would...

    I know I have learned from this sight what would have taken me years by my self in just a few seasons. I have a different problem every other day and I just search on this sight and somebody has...
  14. Thread: Deja vu

    by achesser
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    I have had good luck with tire plugs. Maybe that...

    I have had good luck with tire plugs. Maybe that could get you going till you get a tire or tube. I carry a plug kit in the gator tool box because we have poked holes in the tires going through the...
  15. Thread: Deja vu

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    In Fulton county we collected 1030 gallons of sap...

    In Fulton county we collected 1030 gallons of sap in the 4th week of January on 141 taps but it has been froze up with only 1 day a week above freezing for the last couple weeks. It looks like only 1...
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    We tried it the first time this year and it has...

    We tried it the first time this year and it has paid off with more sap. We have a steep hill side that is clay. I would walk and gather buckets and fall down in the mud with full 5 gallon buckets of...
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    I finished off what was left in the syrup pan in...

    I finished off what was left in the syrup pan in the evaporator at the house and looks like everything will be on pause for a while. It was the first January syrup we made before and it was nice to...
  18. Thread: Northern IN

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    We tapped on Saterday in Fulton county. We had...

    We tapped on Saterday in Fulton county. We had about 140 on 3/16" gravity and had about 1 gallon per tap by Sunday and they were still running good.
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