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2017 maple syrup season has begun!

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  1. yooperdave

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    Loon

    I hope you are kidding. I was.

    I know how precious the syrup is and just how much time and work goes into it, please keep it for yourself/family. Thanks.
     
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  2. Loon

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    Wouldn't bother me a bit to send ya some man but with over 300 million people on your side of the lake it would be a little iffie finding your house.:cheers: :D

    Got a bunch more ready for the fire this weekend.:yes:

    loon
     
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    Yeah, that's a few too many people for my tastes too!

    Wish I was there to help with it all!
     
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    Did pretty well this weekend Yoops.:salute: :cheers:

    Almost 7 litres Farmboy.:yes:

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    You made the best of a cold weekend Loon. Another nice cleanup of the sweet stuff. :yes:
     
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    Now yer talking!! Wow, good job!

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    Update please... who is done, who's maple sugaring was reset when the temps cooled off again? Nights are in the teens here and daytime temps in the high 30's. Perfect for the sap to start flowing again?
     
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    It finally warmed up enough yesterday muck and have about 40 gallons to boil down right now but today and tomorrow looks even better.:yes:
     
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    Sap is still pretty slow but ended up with 1.3 gallons on the new boiler.:chef: :cheers:

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    Sweet setup! Ill bet it smells phenomenal in there! :yes:
     
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    Having fun doing it WS.:salute:

    Did some mods to it today and cutting the time down even more.:yes:

    Had a couple calls stating that its flowing great but I must of tapped some elm as I haven't got a whole lot here at the house.:smoke:

    Its brewing now and should get around half gallon?:cheers:
     
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    Ill give you ny shipping address when you're done! :yes:

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    Already sent WS!!:yes:

    The blower is the catsass.:thumbs: and will be doing some more safety metal work this week with a new front door.

    Stove is around 3ft away from the walls but it got wicked hot today and will sheet it before the next boil.;)

    Thanks for the pointers Farmboy.:salute:

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    Nice the blower is working well! The evaporator is a great outlet for uglies. Before you know it, you'll probably invent a whole pellet evaporator or something. :yes:
     
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    Works a little too well WS so I might shove something in the pipe to restrict air flow as its only 1 speed.:)
     
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    Ya I've caught my sugar Shack on fire more then once lol when your chimney pipe is glowing red you know the sucker is hot!
     
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    I think we have a bit of a reset here. I collected 95gal yesterday and it was testing 3.1% which I'm pumped about! Your sap should start flowing again if your in temps like that. As long as your trees haven't started to bud your good!
     
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    Had to stuff an oil filter in the chimney for a damper the other day as it got just a tad red.:whistle::salute:
     
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    Cold and pouring rain the other day but the sap was running great. :yes:

    Gonna start the boiler up again here in a bit.

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    Looking good Loon!!
     
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