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    Those HBO Deadwood series were great, our gold claims are more in the central Black Hills down by Hill City. My weekend getting around was with the snowmobile, a real mule night have worked better for youGlad the sap was flowing, our hillside faces more north west to north,with very little sunshine on the ridge road.
    12x16 Sugar House 2x6 Maple Pro wood fired evaporator Arctic Cat 4x4 1980 Snowmobile 225 taps on buckets 17 Taps on 3/16th tubing on steep hillside

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    Monday, Feb. 24. Sap was flowing in all buckets. On a one to five scale some trees were at a slow one but many more at a better two and a few at a medium (3) flow. We'll be getting a fire going either Tuesday or Wednesday. After tossing the ice in the buckets sugar content was just below 3%.
    2019 47 taps and 10.75 gallons of syrup
    2020 45 taps and 21.25 gallons of syrup
    2021 50 taps and 13.5 gallons of syrup
    2022 50 taps and 18.5 gallons of syrup
    2023 49 taps and 18 gallons of syrup
    2024 49 taps and 9.75 gallons of syrup

    56 acres above the Mississippi River in SW Wisconsin
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    Thursday, Feb. 27th. Collected all the sap just as the freeze came on and can say I have just under a gallon and a half of syrup for the season. For my gravity operation, tapping a week early paid off. Waiting now for the trees to turn back on again. Setting up buckets Saturday. I have to know the wind tipped some over the past few days. Looking to collect again Sunday or Monday.
    Last edited by Irish Ridge; 03-02-2020 at 01:23 PM.
    2019 47 taps and 10.75 gallons of syrup
    2020 45 taps and 21.25 gallons of syrup
    2021 50 taps and 13.5 gallons of syrup
    2022 50 taps and 18.5 gallons of syrup
    2023 49 taps and 18 gallons of syrup
    2024 49 taps and 9.75 gallons of syrup

    56 acres above the Mississippi River in SW Wisconsin
    43.01N

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    Hey Guys, Just checking back in with ya. I tapped on the 17th as well and got a good run those 3 or 4 days after!

    I boiled down about 11-12 gals on Thursday so I could try out my new RO system I built. It was by far the easiest boil I have ever done.

    Spent 3 hours running RO, after I figured out how to use it. LOL that took 12 hours a.k.a Wednesday. Had only about 3 gallons of sap left after that.

    Then boiled outside 2 hours, brought it inside to finish and had 22 oz of gold Light syrup about 2 more hours later. I was blown away that I did it all in a few hours. I barely touched my wood pile. Unreal.

    Anyways THIS IS IT! THE WEEK WE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR! Let the good times drip!

    Im so worried this is gonna be a lot of warm days in a row and I see 60 degrees in the forecast for Mar 9th...so we shall see. I hope these cold nights keep it running!

    http://mapletrader.com/community/sho...System-Problem In case u want to see my RO

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    5555 it sounds like you have the operation dialed in pretty well. I also did alright with the warm days last Sunday through Tuesday. After that, nothing. A check this afternoon revealed that the taps are running again, but slowly. This will be an interesting week. I won't even try to make a prediction.
    2019 47 taps and 10.75 gallons of syrup
    2020 45 taps and 21.25 gallons of syrup
    2021 50 taps and 13.5 gallons of syrup
    2022 50 taps and 18.5 gallons of syrup
    2023 49 taps and 18 gallons of syrup
    2024 49 taps and 9.75 gallons of syrup

    56 acres above the Mississippi River in SW Wisconsin
    43.01N

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    Yea they were dripping very slowly....I did collect about 7 gallons of sap today, but when i took the hose off the tap to see how much was flowing , it was a real slow drip. I was kinda hoping to get 10+ gallons today!

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    Thursday, March 5th. High winds and gusts all days. A rain shower around 7 a.m. and the temps had dropped enough so that by 4:30 snow was being driven in the strong wind. Enough weather reporting. The morning was spent gathering sap which is pouring out of the trees. My wife took care of evaporator duties until 11 a.m. when all sap was collected. Sugar content continues to be well over 2.5%. Some tests of 5 gallon buckets actually brought readings over 3%. They also brought a smile to my face. Predicted from the start that this might be a very short season so I am taking it when I can.

    Friday, March 6th in the a.m. Heading out to stand buckets up again. Next report - Saturday evening.
    2019 47 taps and 10.75 gallons of syrup
    2020 45 taps and 21.25 gallons of syrup
    2021 50 taps and 13.5 gallons of syrup
    2022 50 taps and 18.5 gallons of syrup
    2023 49 taps and 18 gallons of syrup
    2024 49 taps and 9.75 gallons of syrup

    56 acres above the Mississippi River in SW Wisconsin
    43.01N

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    Sunday, March 8th. Can't complain about the run from Friday into Saturday. Way more than enough to keep me busy. Easily over a gallon per tree and about the same with the late Sunday afternoon collection. Instead of being completely boiled down this evening, it now look like there will be work done in the rain Monday. Sugar content is a good 2.5 to 3%. My rough estimates put my yearly total at my lowest year so it is now how the rest of the season plays out to determine final numbers. Robins are back, if that means anything. Come to think of it so are the flies, bees and red winged blackbirds.
    2019 47 taps and 10.75 gallons of syrup
    2020 45 taps and 21.25 gallons of syrup
    2021 50 taps and 13.5 gallons of syrup
    2022 50 taps and 18.5 gallons of syrup
    2023 49 taps and 18 gallons of syrup
    2024 49 taps and 9.75 gallons of syrup

    56 acres above the Mississippi River in SW Wisconsin
    43.01N

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    Hi Irish ridge, last Wednesday the 4th when I gathered there were not any moths, but Saturday night the 7th when gathering our pails had a lot of moth action. They gather around the tap and sneak in to the pails thru the hole in the side of the bucket. the snow cover we had up top is gone now but as of Monday the 9th there was still 8 to 10 inches of snow in the valley by the sugar house.Sure hope for a weather change. God Bless.
    12x16 Sugar House 2x6 Maple Pro wood fired evaporator Arctic Cat 4x4 1980 Snowmobile 225 taps on buckets 17 Taps on 3/16th tubing on steep hillside

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    Friday, March 13th. Update for the past week. Made a big collection on Wednesday and what was going to be an average size catch up boil became an all day event with the fire roaring until 11:30 p.m. Finishing on the gas stove on Thursday gave us 2 more additional gallons of syrup. We are just below our average for the year with 9 gallons of syrup. Anything from here on out will bring us to our average or above average year. Sugar content continues to be right around 2.5%. To everyone in the southern part of the state, here's to a strong end of season run this next week.
    2019 47 taps and 10.75 gallons of syrup
    2020 45 taps and 21.25 gallons of syrup
    2021 50 taps and 13.5 gallons of syrup
    2022 50 taps and 18.5 gallons of syrup
    2023 49 taps and 18 gallons of syrup
    2024 49 taps and 9.75 gallons of syrup

    56 acres above the Mississippi River in SW Wisconsin
    43.01N

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