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  1. #11
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    I picked up about 90 gal yesterday, started boiling at 4:30 AM, done at 9. Sugar was just under 2%, I checked one bucket by itself, that was just over 2. I forgot to bring a match to light the evap. Found a book in my shop, got down to the last 3 before one lit, everything was so damp. Done for now, weekend looks promising though.

  2. #12
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    Put in about 130 taps this past Saturday and collected for the first time today. Only got about 60 gallons. Saturday and Sunday it was flowing pretty decent then dropped off Monday and hasn't picked up since. Hopefully this weekend it will pick up again.
    -Matt

    2015-first year...190 taps on tubing and buckets
    12'x12' sugar shack made out of pallets
    275 gal oil tank evaporator w/ 2'x4' divided flat pan
    2016-69 taps,
    2018-180 taps, new 18x48 CDL drop flue evaporator

  3. #13
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    Pumped 300 gallons up into my milk tank tonight. Digging the new system. Hope to have 600-800 gallons to boil by Sunday.
    1980 - 6 taps, stone fire pit, drain pan evaporator, 1 pint of syrup
    2016 - 55 taps on 3/16 and gravity, new sugar shack, 2x3 Mason XL, 16 gallons of syrup
    2017 - 170 taps on 3/16, 2x4 Mason XL, NextGen RO. 50 gallons of syrup
    2018 - 250+ taps on gravity and buckets, 2x5 Smokey Lake arch and Beaverland pan.
    2019 - 250+ taps on gravity. A few buckets. 35 gallons of syrup.
    2020 - 300+ taps on gravity. 50 gallons of syrup.
    2021 - 280 taps on gravity and 40 buckets. 35 gallons of syrup.

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    I collected 100 gallons over the weekend and another 50 yesterday afternoon. Thanks to the 3/16 tubing I've already collected more sap in one week than I did all of last year on buckets. Today and tomorrow have a nice freeze and it should be back in the 40s over the weekend. That should make for another nice run.
    2017 25 taps on buckets got me hooked 1 gallon of sweet
    2018 51 taps on 3/16 tubing/ DIY oil tank evaporator 8.5gallons finished
    2019 60 taps 7 gallons finished ended season short
    2020 New 2x4 divided pan ready to get away from the headache that is steam table pans
    2021 off year due to pandemic and projects
    2022 back at it

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    Started tapping on Saturday. About 230 taps in. Averaged about a gallon per so far, right at 2%.

  6. #16
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    Got another nice run yesterday into today for another 70 gallons so far. Should have been more but a deer bit thru one of my lines last night. Got that repaired and everything is still flowing nice and steady.
    2017 25 taps on buckets got me hooked 1 gallon of sweet
    2018 51 taps on 3/16 tubing/ DIY oil tank evaporator 8.5gallons finished
    2019 60 taps 7 gallons finished ended season short
    2020 New 2x4 divided pan ready to get away from the headache that is steam table pans
    2021 off year due to pandemic and projects
    2022 back at it

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    Put 100 taps on 3/16 yesterday at 9 am. Currently have about 160 gallons. About 2 percent. Think I'm going to hold off another week or two for the buckets. Got enough sap to keep me busy for a bit
    16x20 sugar house
    2x3 mason evaporator
    Mule 610 sap hauler
    2016 - 2x3 Mason 50 buckets - 5 gallons
    2017 - 2x3 Mason 70 on 3/16, 15 buckets - 17 gallons

  8. #18
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    No shack yet so I had to improvise so lights for sugaring in the dark. Gotta love LED lights.
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    2017 25 taps on buckets got me hooked 1 gallon of sweet
    2018 51 taps on 3/16 tubing/ DIY oil tank evaporator 8.5gallons finished
    2019 60 taps 7 gallons finished ended season short
    2020 New 2x4 divided pan ready to get away from the headache that is steam table pans
    2021 off year due to pandemic and projects
    2022 back at it

  9. #19
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cjadamec View Post
    No shack yet so I had to improvise so lights for sugaring in the dark. Gotta love LED lights.
    I boiled most of last year using my M18 Tower LED light. 4 hours on a battery on average.
    2016 - 36 Taps - File Cabinet Arch + Food Pans
    2017 - 2.5'x10' drop flues - 3/16 Natural Vacuum - 122 Taps
    2018 - 16x20 Sugar Shack - 3/16 Natural Vacuum - 235 Taps

  10. #20
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    Sweetened the pan today and still managed to draw off 3+ gallons of syrup.
    The coming week of weather looks mixed.....
    1980 - 6 taps, stone fire pit, drain pan evaporator, 1 pint of syrup
    2016 - 55 taps on 3/16 and gravity, new sugar shack, 2x3 Mason XL, 16 gallons of syrup
    2017 - 170 taps on 3/16, 2x4 Mason XL, NextGen RO. 50 gallons of syrup
    2018 - 250+ taps on gravity and buckets, 2x5 Smokey Lake arch and Beaverland pan.
    2019 - 250+ taps on gravity. A few buckets. 35 gallons of syrup.
    2020 - 300+ taps on gravity. 50 gallons of syrup.
    2021 - 280 taps on gravity and 40 buckets. 35 gallons of syrup.

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