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  1. #21
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    Yes. See below:

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    2016: Homemade arch from old wood stove; 2 steam tray pans; 6 taps; 1.1 gal
    2017: Same setup. 15 taps; 4.5 gal
    2018: Same setup. Limited time. 12 taps and short season; 2.2 gal
    2019: Very limited time. 7 taps and a short season; 1.8 gals
    2020: New Mason 2x3 XL halfway through season; 9 taps 2 gals
    2021: Same 2x3, 18 taps, 4.5 gals
    2022: 23 taps, 5.9 gals
    2023: 23 taps. Added AUF, 13.2 gals
    2024: 17 taps
    All on buckets

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    wind, wind ,wind
    90+ Buckets
    Mason 2x4 Raised Flue (the micro-beast)
    Polaris Atv w/tracks and trailer with gathering tank
    Polaris Snowmachine for years with snow
    wood, wood, wood
    dogs, ducks, cat, kids, wife

  3. #23
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    Default I’m back - Harvard

    I’m back after taking a year off in 2023. I completely finished cleanup in 2022 and couldn’t face it last year, but I’m all set now and no worse for the wear. I’ll eventually have 125 taps I thinking having list 75 that were on town school property and our town manager objected although the schools were on board and thought it was pretty kool. Picking my battles. I hung 20 buckets and got 20 gallons yesterday. Should be same or more today and tomorrow so my first boil will be tonite or Friday. Looks like we cool down next Tuesday for 10 days, so I’ll get my tubing up in the meantime. I’ll have to see whether I need to finish off the early syrup and sweet in the pans in the interim, or try to leave it til we warm back up again. What do you think - can I leave it in pans 10 days if temps stay below 34?
    2022 is season 7
    2016: 20 taps on buckets, 4 gallons on a borrowed 2x3.
    2017: 32 taps on buckets, 8 gallons of syrup, on a "loaner" Lapierre 19x48.
    2018: 80 taps. First time tubing. New 10x12 sugar shack, Lapierre 2x5. Made 17 gallons
    2019: 100 taps. 22 gallons. Added a small RO 50 gph.
    2020: 145 taps, 30 gallons, sold half. Murphy cup is a great addition.
    2021: tapped Feb 23, 150 taps, 35 gallons.
    2022: 200 taps. I lost 50, added 100. Having fun but short season?

  4. #24
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    Oh, and with downsizing I decided to go back to flat filtering, and as a result I have an almost new, 1-season old Smokey Lake stainless Steel filter press for sale, with hoses, clamps, papers, and DE. Sale price new at SL is $1,400 plus tax. It’s in the classifieds for $1,000 obo. It has the manual pump but can upgrade to air diaphragm.
    2022 is season 7
    2016: 20 taps on buckets, 4 gallons on a borrowed 2x3.
    2017: 32 taps on buckets, 8 gallons of syrup, on a "loaner" Lapierre 19x48.
    2018: 80 taps. First time tubing. New 10x12 sugar shack, Lapierre 2x5. Made 17 gallons
    2019: 100 taps. 22 gallons. Added a small RO 50 gph.
    2020: 145 taps, 30 gallons, sold half. Murphy cup is a great addition.
    2021: tapped Feb 23, 150 taps, 35 gallons.
    2022: 200 taps. I lost 50, added 100. Having fun but short season?

  5. #25
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    Well, we have a good week coming up after an easy pace yesterday and today I’m getting .5-.75 gallon / tap / day, and expect we’ll get some 1-2 gal/tap Monday Tuesday. But a week out is starting to look like the end - after march 2 I don’t see any chill in the forecast. Of course they could be wrong.
    2022 is season 7
    2016: 20 taps on buckets, 4 gallons on a borrowed 2x3.
    2017: 32 taps on buckets, 8 gallons of syrup, on a "loaner" Lapierre 19x48.
    2018: 80 taps. First time tubing. New 10x12 sugar shack, Lapierre 2x5. Made 17 gallons
    2019: 100 taps. 22 gallons. Added a small RO 50 gph.
    2020: 145 taps, 30 gallons, sold half. Murphy cup is a great addition.
    2021: tapped Feb 23, 150 taps, 35 gallons.
    2022: 200 taps. I lost 50, added 100. Having fun but short season?

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