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  1. #731
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    Gathering up everything this evening and going to boil this evening. There won't be much because 3/16 woods stopped running. Going to chase with water and have a beer or two and pull the plug. Not a good season for me.
    Sudzy's Purely Maple 2011 125 on vac 200 buckets 30x8 lapierre raised flue 12x20 shanty with 12x32 addition with 9x12 tank room tanks 500g 600g 300g
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  2. #732
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    We finished up this week also, pulled all our taps, seemed like an average year. A little hard to judge with all the upgrades we did. We made 53 gallons off about 260 taps on gravity. Very happy with the new evaporator though. Sugar content was better than last year but still a little low. Time to plan the upgrades for next year! Maybe a shack expansion and/or a water jacket canner.
    2021 - 2x4 smokey lake HO raised flue, SSR. corsair arch 164 taps
    2020 -n/a
    2019 - 350 taps, new 18'x32' shack, SS sink & table 107 gal
    2018 - 295 taps new Leader MicRO single, new Leader 15 gal canner, made 55 gal
    2017 - 270 taps new Sunrise JDL Extreme w/preheater AUF & new Leader 5 plate Plastic Filter Press, made 53 gal
    2016 - 140 taps new Wes Fab short bank filter press, 17 gal.
    2015 - 85 taps new Sunrise 2x4 spitfire, made 23 gal.
    2012 - 2014 Turkey Fryer

  3. #733
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    Western, NY
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    All done here. Finally started to pull taps. Buckets are all done. Lines need to be pulled and cleaned. Not bad of a year, wish I had higher percentage but better than last year. Some light and a little of amber with lots of dark. Finished with about 11 gallons of syrup from a total of 225 taps. Looking to upgrade to all vacuum and a press.

  4. #734
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    Arcade ny
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    I'm no where near ready for Maple season yet but looking at the forecast for next week it sure looks like Maple season. Is anyone going to start tapping?
    2019:250 gallons
    2020:324 gallons
    2021:?

  5. #735
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    Western Ny
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    I tapped the end of Jan last year, that turned out to be about 2 weeks Too early. It's been a real Cold start to our winter, might be one that lasts a while I'm holding off.
    2019- RO
    2018- 25 taps made 8 gal syrup.
    2017- 25 taps -built a 2x3 flat pan, and a fuel tank arch for it. 335 gal 7.34gal syrup.

    2016- 15 taps, 4.3gal syrup boiling on cinderblock arch 3 roasting pans, 1 redneck trash can with a pot, and a turkey fryer.

    2015- 4 taps 44 gals of sap made 2.25 gal of lite syrup.

  6. #736
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    I'm not going yet. If it were the first week of Feb maybe. But I think it will get cold again after this January the. Plus, I need to cut a hole in my roof, Put up stack, and then move the evaporator in my shack yet. Hope to get that done next weekend.

  7. #737
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    I am not going to get too excited about it yet either. Already see cold on the back side of it. Gonna take quite a warm spell to thaw out these trees anyway.
    Noel Good
    1998 to 2009: 15 taps on buckets, scavenged fire pit and pans
    2010: New 2x4 SS flat pan w/preheater
    2015: New to me Lapierre 18x60 raised flue, new shack, new everything!! 59 taps 23.75 gallons
    2016: 85 taps 19 gallons
    2017: Purchased 2.5 acres and tubed half with 3/16. 145 taps total 49.25 gallons
    2018: 200 taps (162 on 3/16ths 38 on buckets) New NextGen RO 63 gallons
    2019: 210 taps 73.5 gallons
    2023: 210 taps 89.75 gallons
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  8. #738
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    Rochester, NY USA
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    I feel like we always get a January thaw. I would like to make it at least until mid February. I messed up tapping too early with buckets 2 years ago in January. The season went well into March for me that year.
    Smoky Lake 2x6 fuel-oil fired, raised flue, hoods, SSR, concentric exhaust
    Home-built auto draw off
    Home-built RO - double XLE 4040, PLC controlled
    8x10 Sugar Shed
    200 taps on tubing with Shurflo vacuum with solar
    https://www.facebook.com/flowercitymaplesyrup/

  9. #739
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    I took a look at some 10 day forecasts. Looks like a warm up in 8-10 days. Long enough to thaw trees even (if forecast does not change). Looks like a long stretch of cool, but not frigid weather after that so not sure if it is worth it. Problem is that far out is a crap shoot.

    Seems like I get worked up every year when I see the big boys putting up syrup well before I'm ready. Merle posted on Facebook they made 50 gallons last night, but sap was thin. Said 65:1.

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  10. #740
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    I see a warm up at the end of the week but it's -1 f and falling fight now, last Sunday morning it was -16 f . Even after the warm and rain the ground has a decent frost in it. The really big guys have to tap at a certain date regardless of temps and conditions but I would think that waiting is the prudent thing to do around here for everyone else. I am not even close to being ready. Hell I haven't got my new evaporator yet. I wanting to go to tubing but a few things held me up this year so I will go with as many buckets as I have and try to get the tubing set up for next year. If the evap isn't ready I may not even boil this year. My 2x6 is up for sale and if it goes soon I will not have an evaporator in time anyway. We will see how it goes.
    2008 700 ranger xp sap hauler/45 hp 4x4 tractor/028 super stihl
    2x4 mason hobby/blower/new for 2014 smoky lake hybrid pan
    2014 300ish buckets and still need bigger evaporator/14 x 20 square log shack
    2015 2x6 drop flue phaneuf approx. 325 buckets, 1 year older, not sure about the smarter part ?
    gets expensive in a hurry!!

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