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    Quote Originally Posted by Too Tall View Post
    It's running good today in Sand Lake. Was a little worried my barrels would blow over in this wind but luckily they were already 1/3 full.
    Same here!!

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    Put in 11 taps & buckets in my yard trees this afternoon, ended up with 7 gallons. All are running well except my red maple, which only gave a little yellowish cloudy sap. The wood shavings were nice and white when I drilled the hole - sap just looks a little strange. I've quarantined that tree and will keep an eye on it.
    --Dave

    42° 46' 32.4" N

    2015: 1 pruned branch end, 10 oz, 1 new hobby
    2016: 12 taps, 2 gallons
    2017: Too warm, trees budded out in February
    2018: 1 tap, 48 oz

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    Tapped today,165 taps. Running so fast we had to put valves on some of the spiles. One tree we had to drill a vent hole, the sides of the tree was sucking in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dugit View Post
    One tree we had to drill a vent hole, the sides of the tree was sucking in.
    Wishing I had more than a trickle.
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    Haven't collected yet. The tree in our yard the buckets are 3/4 full. Had 2 landowners call to tell us we had full pails at their house. Going to collect shortly, then set the pans on the arch and get to boiling this afternoon. Going to be behind before we start.

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    I thought we were in for a good run around here. Boy was I disappointed. It's just a trickle here. Out of 25 taps maybe I will have 5 gallons when I collect it. Some trees when I tapped them yesterday were running fairly well but when I checked them this morning they had shut right down and have not re-started today at all. Low last night was 39*. Right now 48*. I don't understand? My buckets should be running over!
    Billy
    43-57'01'' N
    All Red Maples

    2015 20 taps on Buckets 130 gallons of sap with about 3 gallons of finished syrup
    2016 30 taps on Buckets 223 gallons sap 4 1/2 gallons finished syrup
    2017 60 taps on Sap Saks

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    Billy,

    It didn't get cold enough last night...if it had gotten down to around 25 and then was now up to 48 your sap would be flowing. It will start up again once you have an overnight low in the mid 20's and the above freezing the next day.

    Gary
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    800 taps on gravity and vacuum
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    I'm at about the 15 gallon mark since tapping around 1pm yesterday - the trees have all slowed down. My red maple's sap has cleared up but I'm still keeping an eye on it. We call that tree "Lazy Suzan" since she's always the last one to drop her leaves in the fall. Makes sense she'd take a while to get her sap going I took Monday off work and will do my first boil.
    --Dave

    42° 46' 32.4" N

    2015: 1 pruned branch end, 10 oz, 1 new hobby
    2016: 12 taps, 2 gallons
    2017: Too warm, trees budded out in February
    2018: 1 tap, 48 oz

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    Quote Originally Posted by MISugarDaddy View Post
    Billy,

    It didn't get cold enough last night...if it had gotten down to around 25 and then was now up to 48 your sap would be flowing. It will start up again once you have an overnight low in the mid 20's and the above freezing the next day.

    Gary
    Ya.......I guess your right. I did my collection tonight and had 8 gallons total. I guess I expected better. Low tonight they say will be 29*. Maybe tomorrow will be better. Or the next day. It was fun just to get out into the woods again after being cooped up all winter. I really don't need the syrup as I still have some left from last year. I would give most of it away anyways. It's my first year of retirement and dang I need something to do.
    Billy
    43-57'01'' N
    All Red Maples

    2015 20 taps on Buckets 130 gallons of sap with about 3 gallons of finished syrup
    2016 30 taps on Buckets 223 gallons sap 4 1/2 gallons finished syrup
    2017 60 taps on Sap Saks

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    Tapped yesterday, got done about 4pm. , 165 taps. Collected today from noon to 2pm, got 300 gallon of sap. Sugar content was only 2.2 . Good run, poor sugar. Boiled 200 gallons away, get up early tomarrow and get to boiling. Still running but slowed way down.

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