Flat your calling it already? You are quite a bit farther south. We had no sap to speak of yesterday but an unexpected freeze last night hopefully will yield some today. Sugarsand does appear to be heavy up here as well.
The new pan is doing well. It took awhile to figure out how to fire it but yesterday was getting a solid 20 gph out of it with the preheater. Finally drew syrup too which was stressing me out. It took about 400 gallons of sap and almost 20 hours of boiling but we got there. The new Smoky Lake draw off is nice. It's another level of safety into the operations.
Hopefully there is some season left, good luck to all!
New To Maple in 09'
16' x 24' Sugarhouse
Smoky Lakes Corsair Arch
2' x4' Smoky Lakes Hybrid Drop Flue Pan
200 Taps On Bags
IH 806 Diesel & Allis WD
2 Horses, Black cattle & Yes Chickens
An Aussie Named Mable Sugar
Wife, Kids And A Couple Of Friends To Help!