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    Anyone have a boat with a gathering tank. Soft ground and truck with 500 gals. In bed don't mix.
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    Nope was going to get my last 60 buckets hung today. Not looking good. This happened last year. Our woods flooded and we couldn’t get in. Really hope not going to happen again this year.
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    Same here...have my tube line 17 taps in and 5 buckets waiting for flood to subside to put in rest of my buckets!
    2012- Can't Remember 1st year...
    2013- 41 taps made 13 Gallons of Syrup
    2014- 20 taps made 5.5 Gallons of Syrup
    2015- 43 Taps made 10 Gallons of Syrup
    2016- 43 Taps...

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    Our woods is in decent shape so far but we are at 2.2 inches since Monday. Supposed to rain all night again tonight. Will see what it is like in the morning.
    1986-2002 2x6 Leader evaporator 150 taps drop tubes
    Life happens
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    2016 225 taps drop tubes and sap sacs
    2017 300+? MicRO single membrane
    2019 325 taps 81 gallons made, most ever for us
    2020 2x6 Smoky Lake evaporator 400 taps with 160 on a guzzler pump
    2021..... a lot more line and vacuum

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    Quote Originally Posted by toquin View Post
    Anyone have a boat with a gathering tank. Soft ground and truck with 500 gals. In bed don't mix.
    Just curious. What kind of a truck do you have? I'm due for a new one and something that can haul 500 gallons sounds nice - even if it does get stuck int the mud.
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    Around 300 taps on tubing, 25+ on buckets if I put them out
    Mix of natural and mechanical vac, S3 Controller from Mountain Maple
    2x6 W.F. Mason with Phaneuf pans
    Deer Run 250 RO
    Ford F350
    6+ hives of bees (if they make it through the winters)
    Keeping the day job until I can start living the dream.

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    03 2500HD Silverado with Dick Cepek tires. When I am full you can feel it
    5th generation
    2 1/2 Buckets
    815 gravity
    2 new flat pans. Back pan now has 16 V's
    Rebuilt the block arch 3x12
    Homemade pre-heater,steamhood
    MES Dolly RO

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    Thanks. I'll have to check that out.
    Woodville Maples
    www.woodvillemaples.com
    www.facebook.com/woodvillemaples
    Around 300 taps on tubing, 25+ on buckets if I put them out
    Mix of natural and mechanical vac, S3 Controller from Mountain Maple
    2x6 W.F. Mason with Phaneuf pans
    Deer Run 250 RO
    Ford F350
    6+ hives of bees (if they make it through the winters)
    Keeping the day job until I can start living the dream.

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