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  1. #11
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    Decided to hold off on tapping in with the forecast change. Maybe next week now.

    Openwater don't under understand the HWW?

  2. #12
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    collected 13 gallons of sap this afternoon from drops into buckets
    2020 - 1st year - 13 black walnut taps - 4 bottles syrup
    2021 - 50 taps, 22 black walnuts/28 red maples - 4 gallons syrup
    2022 - 54 taps, 11 black walnuts/41 red maples, 20 on solar shurflo vacuum - 8.5 gallons syrup
    2023 - 47 taps on 45 red maples, 43 on solar shurflo vacuum

  3. #13
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    Collected 18 gallons today. 2.0% sugar on both the walnut and maple sap.
    2020 - 1st year - 13 black walnut taps - 4 bottles syrup
    2021 - 50 taps, 22 black walnuts/28 red maples - 4 gallons syrup
    2022 - 54 taps, 11 black walnuts/41 red maples, 20 on solar shurflo vacuum - 8.5 gallons syrup
    2023 - 47 taps on 45 red maples, 43 on solar shurflo vacuum

  4. #14
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    Maybe I should have tapped LOL

  5. #15
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    I think I made a mistake! Thursday I checked my one main line and it was running fairly well.
    The forecast here for yesterday wasn't too promising, although it turned out to be really sunny and nice.
    I hesitated and didn't hook up my tanks in the morning, thereby loosing a pretty good run. This morning
    I set out my barrels and hooked up my cage tank that has 100 taps running into. It will run some today but
    after that, it looks like a week of Antarctica here. Whatever runs in the tanks now will keep until we get into serious
    sap weather.
    115 red maples on vacuum
    100 taps on 5/16 gravity
    35 taps on 3/16 gravity
    50 taps on shurflo vacuum
    about 60 buckets on giant roadside sugars
    neighbor bringing from 45 taps
    30'x 8' Aof/Auf Evaporator
    Homemade 125gph Ro
    Lots of Homemade Equipment!

    http://s848.photobucket.com/albums/a...%20Sugarshack/

  6. #16
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    Good day today - collected 27 gallons.
    Got 18 gallons black walnut and 40 gallons of maple, total, to boil tomorrow.
    First attempt using the RO5 and first burn in the evaporator. Hoping to be done by gametime.
    2020 - 1st year - 13 black walnut taps - 4 bottles syrup
    2021 - 50 taps, 22 black walnuts/28 red maples - 4 gallons syrup
    2022 - 54 taps, 11 black walnuts/41 red maples, 20 on solar shurflo vacuum - 8.5 gallons syrup
    2023 - 47 taps on 45 red maples, 43 on solar shurflo vacuum

  7. #17
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    Caught between a glacier and an iceberg! Looks like favorable weather starting next Friday.
    115 red maples on vacuum
    100 taps on 5/16 gravity
    35 taps on 3/16 gravity
    50 taps on shurflo vacuum
    about 60 buckets on giant roadside sugars
    neighbor bringing from 45 taps
    30'x 8' Aof/Auf Evaporator
    Homemade 125gph Ro
    Lots of Homemade Equipment!

    http://s848.photobucket.com/albums/a...%20Sugarshack/

  8. #18
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    Got out into the woods today to start preparing for tapping. I'm planning to start drilling on Thursday and finish on Saturday with the help of my son, grandson and some friends.

    I'm near Kittanning which is right in the middle of the western half of the state. The forecast here calls for highs in the the upper 30s every day next week, starting on Monday, and I want to be ready.
    680 5/16 taps on gravity
    red and sugar maples
    2 Homemade ROs
    Stovetop evaporator
    Filter press by Daryl
    Star San Tube Pump
    Drying rack for hydrometer
    Loves tapping in snow

  9. #19
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    North Central in Tioga County and we are getting more snow and ice. Probably another 15 inches of snow by this weekend. I won't be able to tap till this weekend at the earliest. Only had 1 day over 32 this month so far and most nights in the teens.

  10. #20
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    Just over the hill from PaddyMountain. We spent monday tapping our mountain Red Maples. We still have our lower woods of Sugars to tap and hopefully can squeeze that in Saturday. Got home from work a little early today and hiked up the mountain to fix some leaks. Four wheeler has no interest in getting us close to the teees. Went from 8" to 21". Alot of mainline still under snow. That crust was a bear but that was a great time in the woods. Ice falling off of trees as the wind kicked up and rolling 100s of yards down the mountain on the hard crust. Occasional limb falling kept you alert. I haven't had that good of a time in the woods in a while.

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