Gas Drills for Tapping

[crackher]

Hey everyone. Last year we used a gas drill to tap with and what a dream..this year the gent with the gas drill was unable to help so we were left with cordless drills...what a pain.

does anyone know of a atachment of method of modifying a chainsaw into a drill?

[western mainer]

I think you will find that most people use cordless drills. Read this
http://mapletrader.com/community/showthread.php?t=11876
Brian

[Buffalo Creek Sugar Camp]

I have two drill attachents for chain saws. I had them on Stihl saws, but I believe they would be universal. I would sell them if you are interested.

[treefinder]

i have 2 tanaka tappers for 125.00 each

[WESTVIRGINIAMAPLER]

Plenty of good tanaka gas drills out there to be bought for a cheap price. The chain saw conversions are dangerous to say the least. Per treefinder, he has some for sale and a lot of other members on here have them too and probably would part with them for cheap as nearly everyone has quit using them and went to cordless drills.

[70 Buick]

Just looked at one of those gas drills
Just wondering why anyone would want one , they look a lot heavier than a cordless drill

[collinsmapleman2012]

i like them, especially if the tapping crew had 3 people. one to drill one to hit in the cv and one to put on the stubby.
for buckets one drills, one puts in taps and one hangs buckets. any other ppl put on lids, or do it all at once
no need to worry about dead batteries, and they drill well

[michiganfarmer2]

I have rented gas tapers in the past. I recently had one gave to me for a birthday present. I wouldnt trade a gas tapper for all the cordless drills on the planet. Corless drills work, but chargin batteries in my woods that is half mile from electricity is a pain.

I love those Tanka gas tappers

[lew]

70 Buick,

If you only have a few taps then a cordless is the way to go. But when you have several hundred or thousands then gas can't be beat. One tank of gas will last 300+ taps. carry a spare tank full (empty gas line antifreeze bottle works well), refill from this, empty the tapper again and it's time for lunch. I do have to say that I favor the Tanaka over the Echo though. The Tanaka seems more balanced to me.

[wdchuck]

They're loud, smelly, heavy, and I wont be trading them in to go cordless anytime soon. It's been said- when you've got a lot if holes to drill and the electricity is a ways off, these things seem to be the way to go. Also, they have more torque, so I find that any fatigue from the weight is countered by the quick time to hold that thing up to the tree and actually drill the hole. I find that with the cordless drills, I tend to push more on the bit and that gets tiring after a whole day.......just my thoughts..

[Mark]

I have three Tanakas and have not used them since I got the Dewalts. The exhaust gave me headaches. On the weekend we have up to six people tapping with the Dewalts and with 24 batteries we can cover some ground. It is sure nice being quiet so we can communicate between us.

[Flat47]

I hated tapping with gas drills. By the end of the day my arm was ready to fall off, I stunk of gas/oil mix, and I was actually tapping fewer per day than with a cordless. Battery technology has come a long long was in just a few short years. Rechargable batteries are now lighter weight and give more run time than ever before. Charging time has dropped, and new drills have the torque of older higher voltage one. To me, cordless drills are superior.

[70 Buick]

OK I take it back LOL
I was thinking of my 35 taps