Pdiamond, How many taps can your Smokey Lake handle? Do you ro anything yet?How many more taps can you do?
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Pdiamond, How many taps can your Smokey Lake handle? Do you ro anything yet?How many more taps can you do?
So after being shut down for just over a week, it sure cut loose. Over a thousand gallons in five days on my 120 taps. Now over 4k for the season. Only 1.7 sugar but the volume is making up for it. I...
Started running again late this afternoon and looks good for the week. I am a little worried about the warm nights at the end of the week. We should be able to get at least one more full week out of...
I tapped everything Sat. Ran great all day Sun and Monday, got 180 gals. I'm all on tubing so my taps usually last longer than all the buckets do. It was sort of nice to do all the trouble shooting...
Hey Michigan! Who's tapped and are you running some new equipment this year. Lets get this thing going.
I can tell you what works for me. I wouldn't put more than 25 taps per line,(research confirms this) as I have had some sap back up during good runs and slow down the top trees. I have my tote at the...
175 to 350 per day for a week now and this one should be better. The sunshine is so appreciated, you can get into the woods without slogging through deep snow or deep water. Hopefully a couple more...
I weighed them when I got home and they were both 53. The things that I have read say syrup is supposed to weigh 11lbs per gal but also 11.3 like you said depending on density. So at a minimum 11...
I am getting my syrup back from a processor in 5 gal food grade pails this year. T he pail and lid weigh 2 lbs empty. Shouldn't the full 5 gal weigh 57lbs? Thank you!
So it was real nice for three days 22-24 Feb and we tapped then. Had a nice run, but boy it froze up hard these last two weeks. Looking at putting in a couple more lines to replace 40 buckets from...
Long range (10day) is very cold and this looks to be at the most a three day run. I'll hope for more at the far end and wait for some of this snow to melt. I'm in the Byron Center area. Good luck for...
I appreciate all of the ideas to help me out. I'm going to buy a gas pump and try it out. I'll let you know how it works.
I have tried several pumps over the last three years and still haven't found one that works the way I want it too. Of coarse I'm cheap, but will spend the money if theres no better option. I need to...
Looks to be cold for a couple of weeks now, but still no real snow. Over 20 inches below average at this point in Kent Co. Only was able to get a couple rides around the house on the snowmobile so...
I’m sort of new here compared to many on this site. I am trying to follow this bucket conversation, but am confused by lead and no lead, galvanized and now lacquer. I live in Michigan and am very...
This is my 3rd year on 3/16 and I couldn't be happier. Last year half of mine was 5/16 and they ran half as good as the 3/16. Changed all to 3,/16 with 5/16 drops as research showed this setup seemed...
Hello and welcome to this addictive hobby.
It is said that 20 & 40 are the perfect revolving temps. A nice hard freeze and then a nice warm up, with good sun is even better. Were the trees running...
It's been a great year in South West Michigan, but will most likely end the beginning of next week. 280 taps and 6400 gals so far has been crazy doubling last year. Should end around 24 gals a tap on...
Same as you guys for Sat and Sunday. Dropped way off today. Sunday had 535 on 250 taps and gravity, over 5000 gals this year, the end is near. I have noticed a slight drop in sugar content, but still...
Most of the lines are about 60 ft of drop with the best of 70
375 today, best day this year! Averaging 325 per day on 250 taps and looking to have a great weekend in south G.R. so far about 4300 gals for the season all on 3/16. Wish you all a bucket full and...
I had a helper tell me he couldn't see any sap flowing so he grabbed the tap and twisted it a few times and then he could see sap and air flowing. I totally believe he broke the good seal the tap had...
Who's out working and putting up the lines? I'm going out this weekend to get started. Can't wait to try some new things and see what happens.
I started with some 3/16 two years ago as I had been doing buckets. Initial results were great and so I did all taps of tubing last year with two thirds 3/16. In one old growth area I had been...
So .05 times 100,000 is $5000.00. Thats money to me. Wish someone would give me $5000.00 for my garbage.