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    Default Southern Ohio - Just Tapped

    Tapped a few trees Wednesday night.... It was supposed to be upper 30's yesterday, didn't happen. It did today. Around 40 most of the afternoon. Should I be worried that sap hasn't ran at all yet? Tomorrow it will be almost 50, so I'm looking forward to that.

    Sorry if this is a ridiculous question. Thanks!

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    bigrick, Your fine don't worry that you haven't any sap yet. It will flow pretty soon. I still have my fall taps in, but letting the sap run on the ground, I checked a couple of those lines today and they had just a slow drip each. We had some pretty hard freezing weather last week and the trees are still pretty frozen. A warm up after a real hard freeze will almost always take 2-4 days before you see much sap.

    I'm in Ross county. I spent the day cleaning the evaporator pan, head tank, my line collection tanks and resetting my pans. I have to clean my transport tank tomorrow. I just ended my fall season and I have to clean everything before I tap the main woods and start my regular season. I will set collection tanks and check all my lines tomorrow and if I have time I'll tap, but it probably will be Sunday before I tap. I think next week we'll be rocking and rolling. My average tap date is January 25 over the last 10 years. I will be done by March 1st most likely.

    So hang in there.....in a few days you'll have plenty of sap.

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    Thanks! You were right. So far I've gotten almost a gallon per tap, excited to see what they do this week! Looks promising.

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    Good deal Rick!! Hey Buckeye!!
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    '17 125 3/16 - 18" x 72" drop flue on homemade arch
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    '19 450 3/16 - Converted RO to electric/added a membrane
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    Mine have done decent the last couple of days. As stated , it seems like i needed a full warm up day to get flowing.

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    I'm all in now with all 110 taps in and collecting sap. I tapped saturday and had a small run yesterday and expected more today, but was disappointed when I checked the collection tank. I thought something was wrong so I walked the lines and found two places squirrels had chewed my line in two. Fixed those and sap was moving good this evening. You ready to go bmbmkr

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    I am tapping today if it kills me!
    '12 15 jugs - Steam pans
    '17 125 3/16 - 18" x 72" drop flue on homemade arch
    '18 240 3/16 - Deer Run 125
    '19 450 3/16 - Converted RO to electric/added a membrane
    '20 600 3/16 - Maple Pro 2x6 Raised Flue, added AOF/AUF
    '21 570 3/16 - Built steam hood, Smoky Lake filter press
    '22 800 3/16 - Upgraded RO to 4 4x40
    '23 500 3/16 - Re-plumbed RO, new "Guzzler"
    '24 500 3/16 - Steam Away, DIY 8x40 RO

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    Quote Originally Posted by bmbmkr View Post
    I am tapping today if it kills me!
    That is a True, Diehard, Sugarmaker.
    Sugaring for 45+ years
    New Sugarhouse 14'x32'
    New to Me Algier 2'x8' wood fired evaporator
    2022 added a used RB25 RO Bucket
    250 mostly Sugar Maples, 15% Soft Maples. Currently,(110on 3/16" and 125 on Shurflo 4008 vacuum, 15 gravity), (16,000 before being disabled)
    1947 Farmall H and Wagon with gathering tank
    2012 Kubota with forks to move wood around

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    I haven't tapped anything yet. I always seem to start too soon and have long gaps between when I first boil and when the actual season starts. Got my RO flushed and and membrane installed yesterday. Everything else is ready. Think I'm going to wait until the week of February 11 to tap. March looks like it should be good this year...a little colder than normal.
    Leader 1/2 pint - Kawasaki Mule - Smoky Lake Filter Bottler
    24 GPH RO, 2 1/2 x 40 NF3 (NF270), 140 GPH (Brass with no relief valve ) ProCon pump
    2013 - 44 taps - 16 gallons syrup, 2014 - 109 taps - 26 gallons syrup
    2015 - 71 taps - 13.5 gallons syrup, 2016 - 125 taps - 24.25 gallons syrup
    2017 - 129 taps - 17.5 gallons syrup, 2018 - 128 taps- 18 gallons syrup
    2019 -130 taps - 18.5 gallons syrup, 2020 ~125 taps-19.75 gallons syrup

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    Haven't gotten almost anything the last two days. Hoping the cold night last night vs the 40+ temps today will have it flowing again.

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