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  1. #21
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    Hope everyone is making out better than we are here. Have 50 taps out and got maybe 4 gallons yesterday and another 4 today. It was almost 50 degrees but it only got to 30 last night so perhaps that's it? It's very depressing...
    1st year - 6 taps and a turkey fryer and 1 gallon of syrup
    2nd year - 12 taps, turkey fryer and another gallon of syrup
    3rd year - 45 taps, new propane setup and 5 gallons of syrup

  2. #22
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    I think its slow going for everyone. We have 400 taps out and barely have 200 gallons of sap.
    West Sumner Sugar House
    West Sumner, ME
    500 +/- Taps - 2 x 8 CDL Venturi - 3 Shurflo Solar Systems - MES Dolly 300
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  3. #23
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    It hasn't even begun to look like spring here. -10s and -15s last week and 18" of snow tomorrow..... There is already 2 1/2 feet of snow in our woods so it should be interesting. Maybe I'm going to have to trade my 36" snowshoes in for a 48" pair. Really hoping we get some syrup for Maine maple Sunday

  4. #24
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    My silver maples are running pretty good. I got around 15 gallons from 8 taps in 2 days. I collected about 25 gallons from around 60 taps on my reds and will get the other 100 taps collected tomorrow. Trees in the woods are pretty slow. I got 175 taps in so far and am going to try to get to 200. I ran out of buckets and back!! A lot of work for 1 guy. Hoping for at least 150 + gallons to boil on Friday. Can't wait to try my new rig!!!
    Total Newbie 2012 Not a great year to start, but had fun anyway!!!

    50 taps on tubing and buckets
    4 Pan Block Arch
    About 4 1/2 gals finished


    2013 Hopefully getting smarter.
    100 taps on tubing and buckets
    5 Pan Block Arch
    About 13 gals finished

    2014
    220 to 225 taps on tubing and buckets
    2x6 Lapierre raised flue
    small shed turned into sugar shack
    So much to do!!!

  5. #25
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    Sounds like yours are doing pretty well Ridge777 and your just down the street from me. I'll be excited if I have 10 gallons to boil this weekend!
    1st year - 6 taps and a turkey fryer and 1 gallon of syrup
    2nd year - 12 taps, turkey fryer and another gallon of syrup
    3rd year - 45 taps, new propane setup and 5 gallons of syrup

  6. #26
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    Checked my taps last night after work... Put out 25 over the weekend and have about 7 gallons so far. Not enough to boil but it is a start... I think next week will be a good and have enough to boil for Maine Maple Sunday. Hopefully.....

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    We have about 110 gallons in the storage tank so far. We want to boil this weekend. Still not finished the arch and the stack is sitting in boxes on the floor of the shack!
    2013 135 Taps 35 on Gravity, 100 on Buckets 11 Gallons Made
    2014 310 Taps 75 on Sureflo 4048, 235 on Buckets, 16'x16' Sugarshack, 5" Filter Press, 2x6 Smoky Lake Hybrid Pan (SOLD) 23 Gallons made
    2015 315 Taps, 17 on Sureflo 4008, 62 on Sureflo 4048, 236 on Buckets 31.25 Gallons Made
    2016 New Northwoods Stainless Finisher and Steamhood
    2017 325 Taps 34 Gallons Made
    2018 150 Taps New Northwoods Stainless 2x6 Raised Flue w/ Air Tight Arch 40+ Gallons Made

  8. #28
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    I got 4 gallons with my 15 taps
    2014- 27 taps

  9. #29
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    Well we have collected 200 gallons so far in the past few days
    Boiled tues and weds with new setup what a difference from batch boiling lol
    Found we need at least 200 gallons in head tank to fire up or it's a waste of wood
    Hoping for a decent run on sat sap here is a little over 2%
    Sunrise Farm maple syrup
    1999-2002 10 taps 2x3 pan on two burner propane cook top with dad
    2008-2010 back in maine dusted off equipment 20 taps 2x3 pan on two burner propane cook top
    2011 50 taps homemade arch out of 275 oil drum
    30 gravity 20 buckets
    2011 working on temp sap house with straping and tarp
    2012 larger sap house revamped boiler 75 grav 30 buckets
    2013 upto 190 taps added a blower to arch
    2014 new 16x24 shack new home made 2x6 with leader continous flow pan 286 taps

  10. #30
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    This weather is not going to help for sure
    2014- 27 taps

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