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    3D printed Sap Sack Holders

    I'm teaming up with a coworker who has a 3D printer to make 3D printed sap sack holders. I'm trying to gauge interest in the market on them. Can you all please follow the survey monkey link and fill...
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    Clifford I cook down in Appleton. I use a RO as...

    Clifford I cook down in Appleton. I use a RO as well. I plan on tapping this coming weekend. If you want to come see my operation during the season just send me a message!
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    Tapping at kids school

    I plan on tapping some trees around my kid's school. His school is in a very large county park. I'm doing this as part of education for his class. Does anyone have any experience with this? How did...
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    North Eastern WI 2019

    I'm looking to tap around March 15th. Anyone expecting the sap to flow at all before then with all the snow and cold we have?
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    Just got back from the sugar bush. About 22...

    Just got back from the sugar bush. About 22 gallons off of about 150 taps on buckets. Almost every tap looked wet so looking forward to the next freeze thaw cycle to get a good run!
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    Have my sugar bush done. A couple wet taps but...

    Have my sugar bush done. A couple wet taps but nothing major. A good sign though that things will open up this coming week.
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    I'm not quite as far north as you (I'm tapping...

    I'm not quite as far north as you (I'm tapping just north of Appleton) but we're tapping this weekend, based on next weeks forecast. If there's a lot of frost in the ground the trees don't start...
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    Not to spook the herd but is anyone else eyeing...

    Not to spook the herd but is anyone else eyeing up this coming weekend to tap? I see the past 2 years I tapped at the end of February and did well.
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    Love this idea, all signed up for the app and...

    Love this idea, all signed up for the app and can't wait to input data into it!
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    I made maple wine last year (first time ever...

    I made maple wine last year (first time ever making any kind of wine) and the results were not so good. I would attempt it again now that I have more experience.
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    I tap trees at my in-laws property about an hour...

    I tap trees at my in-laws property about an hour and 45 minutes away. I have about 175ish taps set up on gravity tubing on red and silver maples (poor producers). I let the tubing run into 18 gallon...
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    I would love to build one if I could. My wife...

    I would love to build one if I could. My wife loves maple syrup, however she wants me to cook it back at home rather than spending days on the land cooking it down (which I would love to do) I think...
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    I was planing on securing the tanks to a car...

    I was planing on securing the tanks to a car trailer with a wooden deck. So I can secure the tanks to the deck multiple ways. The roads are all good roads. Thanks for bringing up the partial loads, I...
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    Bare with me on this...

    I'm trying to think of a way to make my operation more efficient as I've had some changes this year. This make get a little long so please just bare with me.

    My situation:
    I'm a paramedic who...
  15. Thread: Fall Tapping

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    Fall Tapping

    Put in 10 taps today to experiment for the first time with fall tapping. I had a couple taps running but not very much. I was still excited though to at least see some hope for these trees that I...
  16. Where can I get a high quality Syrup Hydrometer?

    I have purchased 2 syrup hydrometers from a local store. Both of them cracked as soon as they hit the hot syrup. I want to purchase a good quality hydrometer that won't crack when they are used the...
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