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  1. #21
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    You have 2 gals already also.

    I have been getting a crap load of sugarsand already, so took off all syrup from the syrup pan and finished it along with what I drew off from boiling and now have 2 1/2gals!!
    But man was the pan dirty. It was like a calcium build up on the pan bottom. It was a little different than last year. Cleaned it up good and I am now ready for more sap today.

    KVSappers, my trees ran a little slower yesterday too.
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    Never got as high as they said, only 40, but the trees sure did run.
    I collected sap this monring and got rid of alot of ice. This was at 9am. Then went back out this evening and collected again got another 100 gals of sap.

    Was not able to boiling this evening with having a few things that needed to get done here at the house, so tomorrow looks like a long boil and little sleep!
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    I collected around 1 this afternoon and had to remove ice from some of the buckets. Only collected 4 1/2 gal, but trees were just starting to run. This week is looking good. The stove ran good today. I was able to boil down 10 1/2 gallon of sap in a little under 3 hrs.
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    I tapped two Sundays ago. I boiled 190 gal. on Tue. and 200 gal. on Friday. Sugar content is bad, 1%. Similar to last year. Drew off about 1.5 gal. of medium. New rig is working great. Doing about 60 GPH on a 2X8! Looks like a couple of more boils this week
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    I passed!!!!! The state guy came out and looked everything over and he was impressed, he just wants to come back when I'm actually boiling and we will be good to go!
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    Good to hear Turtlecreek about the inspection, not to bad was it.
    That is funny to hear that he has to come back out when you are boiling. The buy that did mine told me it didn't matter when he comes out and that he has put me now on the calender for Jan next year.
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    Got thru all my sap today that I collected yesterday, took me 6 hrs. Not to bad. I was able to draw off about 1 1/2 gals.

    The trees were running nicely. I have a small Bender releaser next to the sugarshack and I was timing it at about 3 mins per cycle! Filled up a barrel with able 40 gals.
    I ran out of daylight to go check on the buckets, will do that in the morning.

    KVSAPPER how are you making out over there? Did the trees run for you also today?
    1st Generation Hobby Maple Producer, you got to start somewhere.
    222 Taps, all on Vacuum! No more buckets.
    Lapierre 2'x5' raised flue w/Hood and Preheater
    Surge SP11, Lapierre Hobby Releaser
    Modified 5" Filter Press made by Daryl with a Gear Pump
    Homemade 2 membrane RO
    Kabota RTV Sap Hauler

    Hardy's Maple Syrup on Facebook

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    I think he is just curious how it all works. He admitted he knows zero about making maple syrup. There are only three of us in this county that he is inspecting we are lime McDonald's sodas small medium and large. I would be the small one so it is easier for him to understand I guess.
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    210 tapped right now hoping to add another 40-60 on Saturday. Looks like perfect weather for the foreseeable future.Good luck all...

  10. #30
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    Man is the sap running!
    Collected about 150 gals this morning and managed to get it all boiled today.
    I have about 3 gals of syrup that I will finish and filter tomorrow. I will be cleaning the syrup pan also. The sugar sand this year is crazy!
    While I have the filterpress out I will run the stuff that is in the syrup pan thru it to get rid of all that sugarsand.

    It is not to get below freezing tonight so the vac will be left on. We hit 60 degrees today, very strange to see that in Jan.
    But come Thurs we will be back to the 40's and 20's.
    1st Generation Hobby Maple Producer, you got to start somewhere.
    222 Taps, all on Vacuum! No more buckets.
    Lapierre 2'x5' raised flue w/Hood and Preheater
    Surge SP11, Lapierre Hobby Releaser
    Modified 5" Filter Press made by Daryl with a Gear Pump
    Homemade 2 membrane RO
    Kabota RTV Sap Hauler

    Hardy's Maple Syrup on Facebook

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