Tapped in Middlesex County 2025

[jrm]

JRM,
Sometimes, the raw ductwork end just needs a few crimps to help it mate up. Available at Home Depot.

https://www.homedepot.com/s/ductwork%20crimper?NCNI-5

There are tools for everything! I don't know why I didn't think of this. I'll be adding this to my tool kit!

Good luck, and if you still can't get that stovepipe in there before the sap starts flowing, I'll take a road trip out when I can and give you a hand.

GO

Thanks for the offer! My lineman's pliers finally allowed me to make crimp in my old elbow (not the best job, I in fact used a small hammer once it was seated to reduce the gapes I caused.) I'm pleased to say that even with the crazy, winds from yesterday and today that my stack, and guy wires have all held. The in hindsight amusing part, is when I purchased my other new duravent last year, I had purchased a straight connector smooth ended to match their pipe and crimped for connecting to source. Completely forgot that, and it wasn't with the other new items. Found it in the box with a rain cap I had bought, but didn't pull out when I was setting up. Since my guy wires have been under frozen snow for a week, I'm not changing out now, unless I have other stack issues. But, for next year, I'll be able to make the better go of it.

Points about tracking trees and tossing those low-producers either quantity or sugar content is quite the appropriate way. My very first year, we had 80 gals of sap (3 taps only!) didn't even get a gallon from it. A couple seasons later I finally bought a sap refractometer, which made worlds of difference. I tried tracking my trees/taps for a year or two but didn't stay disciplined to it. I really should, especially, as you know, toting sap isn't easy work.

Planning on tapping Friday or Saturday. Glad I don't have bags/buckets up for this windstorm.

Janet

[KiO]

Just tapped over the weekend in Billerica. Nothing flowing yet but I am ready.... Good luck everyone.

[KiO]

Just curious if anyone else in the area had much flow this week? I was hoping for a decent week but did not get much....

Mark

[berkshires]

Just curious if anyone else in the area had much flow this week? I was hoping for a decent week but did not get much....

Mark

I did okay. Three gallons from one tree, two from the other. No real freezes all week, so a lot at the beginning of the week, and then less and less each day.

GO

[KiO]

Finally got some good flow yesterday into today. Hopefully the weather will cooperate now. Hope others are doing well.

[Kmb]

Just curious if anyone else in the area had much flow this week? I was hoping for a decent week but did not get much....

Mark

Seemed to let loose past 36 hours, at least 1/2 of the trees did.

[berkshires]

Seemed to let loose past 36 hours, at least 1/2 of the trees did.

Big time. Just in the last two days I've gotten almost 5 gallons off two taps. And they continued to flow overnight - I'd estimate I'll get at least another two gallons before the day is out. And if things go well, should be a light freeze tonight, then warm and sunny tomorrow. Should be a banner week! And the weekend through the start of next week looks promising too, though by mid-week it may be getting too warm. We'll see.

GO