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    Dave, hold on to your boots were going to need them. Push that little evap right to the edge. Have fun
    best outdoor syrup made in Maine...... loosing that title as we are moving indoors to a 12x16 sugar shack with a new to us 2x6 .
    Making syrup.

    http://s724.photobucket.com/albums/ww248/TapME/

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    Hey Lou,
    How's it going in Maine?
    Yup we're going to be 24 / 7 soon!!!

    Boiled out that 40 gallons we got the other day, looks like another 1.25 gallons.
    Need some fresh sap in the EEU, got kinda cloudy looking.
    Looks like we're going to get it too!!
    2x5 SS home design on a home design arch w/ forced draft
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    2017 Chevy Silverado w/ 275 gallon tank
    8x16 sugarhouse w/ attached woodshed
    A wife, family and friends that love to help!!

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    Checked things out late in the afternoon yesterday afternoon and we got sap, lots of sap.
    Guess we'll be boiling this afternoon into the evening.
    Have fun today guys!!
    2x5 SS home design on a home design arch w/ forced draft
    SS Evaporation Enhancement Unit
    Home design filter / canner
    Daryl Sheets filter press
    300 taps (280 on line, 20 buckets)
    120 gph Home Design RO
    2017 Chevy Silverado w/ 275 gallon tank
    8x16 sugarhouse w/ attached woodshed
    A wife, family and friends that love to help!!

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    how'd you like that sap run? If it was anything like mine you are busy than a bee in the hive. I have one question for you YOU GOT SAP?
    best outdoor syrup made in Maine...... loosing that title as we are moving indoors to a 12x16 sugar shack with a new to us 2x6 .
    Making syrup.

    http://s724.photobucket.com/albums/ww248/TapME/

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    Yesterday went very well, made 7.5 gallons of light syrup, man we've never seen so much light stuff before.
    Did the last fire at 8:00 last night.
    Going to do it all over again today.
    Got to clean the front pan first, building up a bit.
    Looks like perfect weather coming up this week.

    TapMe, Yeah nice run, going to go like this all week by the looks!!!!
    We're keeping up so far.

    Have fun all!!
    2x5 SS home design on a home design arch w/ forced draft
    SS Evaporation Enhancement Unit
    Home design filter / canner
    Daryl Sheets filter press
    300 taps (280 on line, 20 buckets)
    120 gph Home Design RO
    2017 Chevy Silverado w/ 275 gallon tank
    8x16 sugarhouse w/ attached woodshed
    A wife, family and friends that love to help!!

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    Ok gang, we're up to 14 1/4 gallons of light syrup.
    Picked up 103 gallons of sap this morning and turned in into a 3 1/4 + a pint of the gold stuff.
    Front pan was getting really bad, needed a good cleaning.
    Hope everyone is having fun, fun!!
    2x5 SS home design on a home design arch w/ forced draft
    SS Evaporation Enhancement Unit
    Home design filter / canner
    Daryl Sheets filter press
    300 taps (280 on line, 20 buckets)
    120 gph Home Design RO
    2017 Chevy Silverado w/ 275 gallon tank
    8x16 sugarhouse w/ attached woodshed
    A wife, family and friends that love to help!!

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    3%, amde 8 gallons today just couldn't get the last draw out or it would have been 10+, oh well. we collected 370+- gallons of sap today. not a bad run
    best outdoor syrup made in Maine...... loosing that title as we are moving indoors to a 12x16 sugar shack with a new to us 2x6 .
    Making syrup.

    http://s724.photobucket.com/albums/ww248/TapME/

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    Ok, things took a turn for the south yesterday, got up into the 50's rather quick and shut the sap right down.
    Gathered 40 gallons this morning.
    Ran to Bascoms this morning for containers.
    Boiled the sap we got and took off 1 1/2 gallons of light syrup.
    Brings us to 15 3/4 gallons.
    Don't know what today's run was.
    We'll see tomorrow morning.
    2x5 SS home design on a home design arch w/ forced draft
    SS Evaporation Enhancement Unit
    Home design filter / canner
    Daryl Sheets filter press
    300 taps (280 on line, 20 buckets)
    120 gph Home Design RO
    2017 Chevy Silverado w/ 275 gallon tank
    8x16 sugarhouse w/ attached woodshed
    A wife, family and friends that love to help!!

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    Its been a while since 3% has posted I hope he wasn't washed away in the sap. This is a good thing I hope.
    best outdoor syrup made in Maine...... loosing that title as we are moving indoors to a 12x16 sugar shack with a new to us 2x6 .
    Making syrup.

    http://s724.photobucket.com/albums/ww248/TapME/

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    Hey Lou,
    Nope I'm right here.
    We're up to 19 1/4 gallons now.
    The last run gave us 210 gallons of sap, good run.
    We have the last to boil out today when Nathan comes over.
    Sap wasn't running very good yesterday, looks like a couple of nights of freeze up starting Monday night.
    So .... that's the BIG Story from over here at 6 Chip Way.
    2x5 SS home design on a home design arch w/ forced draft
    SS Evaporation Enhancement Unit
    Home design filter / canner
    Daryl Sheets filter press
    300 taps (280 on line, 20 buckets)
    120 gph Home Design RO
    2017 Chevy Silverado w/ 275 gallon tank
    8x16 sugarhouse w/ attached woodshed
    A wife, family and friends that love to help!!

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