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  1. #1
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    Default First boil

    Started out with 3 leaks in the flue pan, but they sugared over pretty quick. My wife is stilling hospital in Louisville and they want to transfer her to Vanderbilt because they can do more for pulmonary hypertension. Not a good situation. This is the only thing productive I can do right now. Prayers appreciated.
    first year at the market 2015!
    I don't act my age so why should i act like i have any sense?
    2014 added a 40"x12' king
    239 taps on my little 3 1/2 acres
    Looking for a sugarbush lease!
    2015 350 taps total
    60 gallons made in spite of learning curve and leaks!
    Good year at the market with all the confections too!
    2016 delaval 76 & with a 6.5 Hp engine gives me 16hg! I think it made my trees 10' shorter.

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    Nace,

    I will certainly pray for you and your Mrs.; it would be my honor. Keep in mind that God never gives us more than we can handle, he works all things for good to those who love him and He will never leave you. Be strong, be faithful and persevere....

  3. #3
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    Amen to that.
    150 on 3/16 gravity 2018 and 120 sap sacks
    14 x 20 sugar shack
    2014 New custom 2x6 arch "The Firestorm" w/ preheater, AUF & AOF
    Smokey Lake pans and water jacket bottler
    2024 new 2x8 set of drop flue pans and hood from Smoky Lake. Lengthen our arch.
    Just a hobby but seems like more work every
    year
    3 generations working together
    Wife that guards our syrup
    43.74° N

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    Best wishes for you and your wife..

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    Nace, best wishes for you and your wife. I hope things get better for you all.
    Dave Barker
    2014 30 taps, steam tray pans
    2015 ~100 taps, in conjunction with University of Louisville
    2x5 Smoky Lake hybrid pan
    2022 150 taps

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    hills west of Jeff City Missouri
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    Wishing you the best from a small operator in Missouri for your wife and your yield. Hope she can help with your Feb collecting and boiling.
    2020: 220 trees, most smaller than 20" diameter, made 25 gallons
    remote location in western Cole County
    5/16" plastic spiles, drain into plastic buckets or sapsaks
    haul sap out of woods using atv & trailer
    wood-fired pans on concrete blocks
    one Leader Half Pint 24 x 33" plus 24 x 30 ss pan from a junkyard
    cook batch process then finish in the kitchen;
    we dont sell our syrup; its for family & friends
    see website www.mosyrup.com

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    Edmonton, Kentucky, United States
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    How you doing? Sap been flowing for ya?
    about 200 taps on Sap sak with homemade holders
    2'x5' pan
    boiler arch from homemade setup with blower
    Homemade pallet sugar shack proud of it ;-)

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