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  1. #41
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    Just tapped the 16th of this month,was helping my daughter move. We will see how it goes, next week looks good if the weather forecast is right.

  2. #42
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    Boiled 40+ gallons yesterday and 30+ today. Taps are still running and the syrup tastes good so we are still in business. Couple weeks ago we were boiling so much we were sure we would have a record year and now we are just hoping to match last year. Ma nature sure loves to play with us.
    2x3 Patrick Phaneuf Divided Pan
    Homemade arch
    RB20 RO Bucket
    121 taps total
    Sugar Shack in future
    Wife into it as much as me
    Also do homebrew

    http://s928.photobucket.com/albums/ad121/ZMANSYRUP/

  3. #43
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    Starting to worry how I am going to be able to tap with this ever increasing snow pack. Forecast is showing lots more in the next 2 weeks. The older I get the more I hate tapping with snow shoes. Main line is also buried! Luckily I don't see tapping weather in the near future.
    2x3 Patrick Phaneuf Divided Pan
    Homemade arch
    RB20 RO Bucket
    121 taps total
    Sugar Shack in future
    Wife into it as much as me
    Also do homebrew

    http://s928.photobucket.com/albums/ad121/ZMANSYRUP/

  4. #44
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    Finally tapped here in Covington Twp. Had to use the snowshoes and I hate tapping with them. Also had a lot of work digging out the main line. I like snow but this Feb was just silly. Weather is looking fine right now but we all know how fast that forecast can change. Will be trying out the new RO bucket RB20. Can't wait!
    2x3 Patrick Phaneuf Divided Pan
    Homemade arch
    RB20 RO Bucket
    121 taps total
    Sugar Shack in future
    Wife into it as much as me
    Also do homebrew

    http://s928.photobucket.com/albums/ad121/ZMANSYRUP/

  5. #45
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    Had 2 runs this week and I am loving the RO. Besides cutting my boiling time in half, today I drew syrup almost constantly. My fist draw today was about an hour and 15 minutes! My system has always been very erratic at best. RO took my sap from 1.9% to 5.0% on one pass. I'm almost bored.
    2x3 Patrick Phaneuf Divided Pan
    Homemade arch
    RB20 RO Bucket
    121 taps total
    Sugar Shack in future
    Wife into it as much as me
    Also do homebrew

    http://s928.photobucket.com/albums/ad121/ZMANSYRUP/

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    We had a couple good days last week but things are freezing up again here in the north central. Should have a lot of sap coming early next week.

  7. #47
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    Not having the best season here. Still didn't have a really good run and above freezing temps the last 2 nights and staying above again tonight. Fellow sugermaker 3 miles away had temps 10 degrees colder then me night before last. Actually think I only had 50% of my taps thawed and running and now they ran dry and the frozen ones are thawing and running. I hope after tomorrow nights freeze everything takes off and we get a normal good run. Running out of season here fast!
    2x3 Patrick Phaneuf Divided Pan
    Homemade arch
    RB20 RO Bucket
    121 taps total
    Sugar Shack in future
    Wife into it as much as me
    Also do homebrew

    http://s928.photobucket.com/albums/ad121/ZMANSYRUP/

  8. #48
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    It’ll come, just all at once!!

  9. #49
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    Tapped Wednesday, collected 116 gallons of sap on Friday. Used my RB20 RO Bucket to reduce those 116 gallons of sap to 46 gallons of concentrate with just one pass. Boiled it down today and ready for the next big run starting Monday. Hope everyone has a great season.
    2x3 Patrick Phaneuf Divided Pan
    Homemade arch
    RB20 RO Bucket
    121 taps total
    Sugar Shack in future
    Wife into it as much as me
    Also do homebrew

    http://s928.photobucket.com/albums/ad121/ZMANSYRUP/

  10. #50
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    Sap ran steady for 3 days. Went below freezing last night for a while and they ran well all day today again. I will have enough for another boil tomorrow then finish and bottle all that syrup in the evening. Busy days here and the forecast looks very good. (We all know that can change fast)
    2x3 Patrick Phaneuf Divided Pan
    Homemade arch
    RB20 RO Bucket
    121 taps total
    Sugar Shack in future
    Wife into it as much as me
    Also do homebrew

    http://s928.photobucket.com/albums/ad121/ZMANSYRUP/

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