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  1. #41
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    pacman i stopped up this morning gate was open and no truck going to boil sunday made about 15 gallons so far
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    I got 90 gal. in the tanks this morning. Set up the evaporator and had a small boil. Snowed all day,those big snowflakes. Sugar Snow. LOL. Most likely will have to go drain it as there wont be any sap for almost a week.
    2012- 200 buckets 2 by 8 woodfired leader evaporator with hood and pre-heater. 2013-400 taps with cheek valves and new tubing system. 2014-600 taps with cheek valves and wesfab short bank filterpress and a 16 by 16 canner from Leader and a Kubota L3200 sap hauler.2016- new 250 gas powered Ro from Deer Run Maple. New Airablow 1000 tap gas powered vacuum pump and 1000 tap duel releaser and 1800 ft of sap transfer line to sugar house and down to 540 taps.

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    Getting ready to go and start a small fire in evaporator to thaw it out. Monday is suposed to be warmer so I may have to build small fires every day till then to stop it from freezing solid. Maybe will drain into barrel and not bother.
    2012- 200 buckets 2 by 8 woodfired leader evaporator with hood and pre-heater. 2013-400 taps with cheek valves and new tubing system. 2014-600 taps with cheek valves and wesfab short bank filterpress and a 16 by 16 canner from Leader and a Kubota L3200 sap hauler.2016- new 250 gas powered Ro from Deer Run Maple. New Airablow 1000 tap gas powered vacuum pump and 1000 tap duel releaser and 1800 ft of sap transfer line to sugar house and down to 540 taps.

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    It looks like the season is going to start for me on April 2nd. the weather looks perfect.
    2012- 200 buckets 2 by 8 woodfired leader evaporator with hood and pre-heater. 2013-400 taps with cheek valves and new tubing system. 2014-600 taps with cheek valves and wesfab short bank filterpress and a 16 by 16 canner from Leader and a Kubota L3200 sap hauler.2016- new 250 gas powered Ro from Deer Run Maple. New Airablow 1000 tap gas powered vacuum pump and 1000 tap duel releaser and 1800 ft of sap transfer line to sugar house and down to 540 taps.

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    Been crazy for the last two days. Started the Guzzler at 9 am. on the 2nd and didnt shut it off till yesterday at 6 pm. Got a little over 450 gal of sap. Just finished up today and have 15 gal. of med. Cant wait till the trees open up. The snow level is at 4 ft. yet. 25 above on the mountain today. Having fun though.
    2012- 200 buckets 2 by 8 woodfired leader evaporator with hood and pre-heater. 2013-400 taps with cheek valves and new tubing system. 2014-600 taps with cheek valves and wesfab short bank filterpress and a 16 by 16 canner from Leader and a Kubota L3200 sap hauler.2016- new 250 gas powered Ro from Deer Run Maple. New Airablow 1000 tap gas powered vacuum pump and 1000 tap duel releaser and 1800 ft of sap transfer line to sugar house and down to 540 taps.

  6. #46
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    How is everyone else doing in the county? I have gotten 800 gal of sap in 2 days. and tonight around 6 it started snowing hard. Now we have another 4 inches of snow. well good luck everyone.
    2012- 200 buckets 2 by 8 woodfired leader evaporator with hood and pre-heater. 2013-400 taps with cheek valves and new tubing system. 2014-600 taps with cheek valves and wesfab short bank filterpress and a 16 by 16 canner from Leader and a Kubota L3200 sap hauler.2016- new 250 gas powered Ro from Deer Run Maple. New Airablow 1000 tap gas powered vacuum pump and 1000 tap duel releaser and 1800 ft of sap transfer line to sugar house and down to 540 taps.

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    Things have really let loose the last couple days. Got 1 gpt monday and tues and today got 1.25 gpt. Our new bush at 1700 ft has just got going and today ran 1.4 gpt under high vac.

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    I tapped a bit late this year due to travel away from the North Country, but we just put in 20 taps today and another 20 tomorrow for my family's hobby setup. It ran incredibly well today too; it was very rewarding seeing these sap bags fill up so quickly!

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    Boiled what may be the last run yesterday, but the weather has been so unpredictable that we may have one more run before its done. But it really feels like this week is it. Maple trees have barely run the last couple days, and the birch have started running a bit. My syrup turned out high amber, almost golden, which was a shock for so late.

  10. #50
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    Been a busy year again, and didn't post when I tapped - around February 16! Tapped around 40 trees this year in Brushton and eager to collect the whole season this time around. Sap started to run kind of slow so far but made a gallon of syrup between sap I collected along with a donation of sap from a friend. Lets hope its a good year.

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