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    Default Big snow!!!!!

    every one ready for the snow storm they are talking about? guess this means snow shoes and tapping for all. FUN FUN FUN !!!!!!
    4x12 wood fired
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    Default Big Snow stay south

    I live 30mi south of GreenBay and this morning on my way to the Milwaukee airport it was a white out for about 40mi. then nothing. This was all lake affect snow so i'm not to worried. Flew into St Louis and its just rain here but sounds like ice later tonight. I fly home on Wed or I'm supposed to fly on Wed. I need to hang more tubing but with 3ft of snow on the ground its a major pain in the legs.
    2010 - 15 Taps and an open fire made 2.5 gallons
    2011 - New 14X10 sugar shack, 125 taps
    homemade 2x4 oil drum evap with a Wegner Metal Works pan
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    I already have to get around by snow shoe!!! there is I guess 2+ feet snow pack in the woods right now I don't know for sure I don't go with out snow shoes. I will have to bend over to tap some of the trees this year!!!
    may your sap be at 3%
    Brad

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    i heard 8" to 16" hear by me just started hanging new 3/4" in the woods in 8" of snow with the 4 wheeler . now looks like we'll have to use the snowmobiles to get in there.
    4x14 leader oil fired max revolution with preheater
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    10-14" forecasted here...already have 3-4' in the woods. I'm not scared..lol
    2x6 raised flue at a buddies operation from '99-'04
    2.5x8 Grimm Lighting at buddies '05-'06 900 taps
    Amish built drop flue 2x6 at our own operation since 2007 ~200 taps
    2011 - Bought buddies Grimm Lightning 2.5x8 raised flue, 407 taps out as of 2/10/11
    Now up to 557 as of 2/27/11
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    I've been in the woods this past weekend and we had about 20" of snow here at my house at my other bush right around 2.5ft of snow in the woods but, its in the mountains. NOT GOOD cpmaple
    100 buckets for 09
    180 buckets for 2010
    300 on gravity and 300 buckets for 2011
    1000 total for 2012
    250 taps on shurflow pumps
    G.H.Grimm 3x10 raise flue auf
    snowmobile and grizzly 660 four wheeler
    8 beagles an 1 aussie shepherd for company
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    Default Snow

    Let it come.Not much for frost at my location so the 16" of powdered snow will not last long when season comes.I do not want to plow but wish my woods had another 2'.So maybe my wish will come true.Good luck to all.
    3x12 D&G Champion, 1100 taps w/27" of vac.New in 2013 600gph RO. 10 buckets for the kids.

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    When do you guys up in NY start tapping?
    3X8 oil fired evaporater with steam hood and preheater
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    Homemade RO
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    i tap usually the 2nd or 3rd week in february, and as late as march depending on how i think it will run
    7000 taps on vacuum, just trying to get a little better every year.

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    Generally I tap after March 1st. Base the timing after that on the extended forecasts. I'm getting to a size now that I have to begin much sooner to get it all done so I may begin the last week of Feb. This year.

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