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    Default Michigan Bulk Buyers

    Does anyone know any good bulk buyers in Michigan? Will be tapping 600 trees this year and would prefer to sell at bulk. Thank You.

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    where are you located?
    Fred Ahrens
    330-206-1606
    Richards Ohio Maple Equipment
    Ohio CDL sales rep
    LaPierre Dealer
    H&M maple fabricator Dealer
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    don't take life too serious, nobody gets out alive anyways!

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    Northern Lower Michigan, Would be happy with buyer anywhere in Lower Michigan.

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    we are east of Cleveland by 20 miles. buying all 4 grades plus commercial
    Fred Ahrens
    330-206-1606
    Richards Ohio Maple Equipment
    Ohio CDL sales rep
    LaPierre Dealer
    H&M maple fabricator Dealer
    Service Tech/repair for all brands and electronics

    don't take life too serious, nobody gets out alive anyways!

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    While it's good to have a bulk buyer you are comfortable with, it's far more profitable to sell it all retail. Develop your retail market and you will make more money. Bulk is a hard way to show a profit, heck, even retail is but not as hard as bulk.
    I sell all at retail and even have to buy some bulk at times, and I'm on 1000 taps all on vacuum.
    Dave Klish, I recently ordered a 2x6 wood fired evaporator from A&A Sheet Metal which I will be converting to oil fired
    Now have solar, 2x6 finish pan, 5 bank 7x7 filter press, large water jacketed bottler, and tankless water heater.
    Recently bought another Gingerich RO, this one was a 125, but a second membrane was added thus is a 250, like I had.
    After running a 2x3, a 2x6, 3x8 tapping from 79 taps up to 1320 all woodfired, now I'm going to a 2x6 oil fired and a 200-425 taps.

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    Big Tom's in Lake Odessa (between Lansing and Grand Rapids)
    Gini von Courter
    AngelBear Farm


    2015 - 3 taps, cooked on the kitchen stove. bad idea, but intrigued....
    2016 - 10 taps, turkey fryer on the deck, great fun, but $17/pint to produce, so....
    2017 - 22 taps, outdoor fire pit with pans we designed. Did not lose more money.
    2018 - no taps, resting up for 2019
    2019 - 99 taps planned, building an RO system, purchasing an evaporator, Maple Jet filter, and a bottler
    2020 - 250 taps planned

    Livin' the dream

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    Big Tom is not buying till next year.
    I have 100 gallons I want to move asap. All in 5 gallon pails who wants it 517-719-6235. Woodennickel77@gmail.com
    25 years sugaring
    2018 191taps. Made 80 gallons
    Two taps to a 5 gallon bucket roadside trees.
    A retired dad to hump buckets and do most of the boiling the great wife that let's me spend lots of time and money.
    New Smokey lake 2×6 raised flue SSR on my own version of the silverplate arch.
    2019 new hood and new preheater concept that worked great.
    306 taps roadside trees

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