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    Default Is it over?

    I think it might be all done. Forecast says Saturday night freeze, but it was supposed to go below freezing last night last night and it didn't so I'm not so sure about Saturday.

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    We're pulling our taps on Saturday, so it's over for us! We'll see, but next week looks really warm, so I think it's over, unless you are up in Jackman!
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    Less than 1 gallon of sap in Hampden this year…. Sucky season for me, and I tried so hard

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    This is a picture of what ran last night at one set of 85 taps on 3/16th tubing. A tad over 200 gallons. My 5/16th didn't even come close. [ATTACH=CONFIG]16356
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    " A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way."
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    How much elevation from tank to first tap do you have?

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    I'll have to walk it with my GPS. I'm thinking some of them are over 100' of drop
    " A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way."
    Mark Twain
    900 plus taps , 435 vacuum, 565 gravity
    2.5 x 10 Thor on Tsunami arch
    H2O Concentrater 300
    Squeezing Bees
    and
    Draining Trees
    Since 1980
    http://www.sparkyshoneyandmaple.com/about.html

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    sorry, per tap that is

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    We had a fun season and made some syrup. Overall, thanks to God for all of it!
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    Illegitimati non carborundum

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    I see no reason not to hold on and see what happens Sat. night. You never know. But after that, unless the forecasters start changing their prognostications pretty soon, I think I'll be prepared to say it's over.

    Last night, even though they said it would freeze, I ran the vacuum all night and didn't even think about getting up to check it. It just had the feel of a night that wasn't going to get cold enough. But Saturday night is supposed to be clear, so there's hope, especially if you're in a valley. I'm on a hill, so I'm skeptical, but willing to wait and see.

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    Had a descent run last nite. Sap is still clear with 2.7 sugar. Syrup tasted great. Still have couple feet of snow in the woods, hopefully it will hold things at bay until if and when it freezes again.
    2008---35 buckets--3 gal syrup
    2015---150 on 3/16 gravity&50 Buckets
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    2018---700+ on 3/16 added 500gal milk tank

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