Looking for this spout

[DrTimPerkins]

Hi Folks,

I'm looking for this type of spout (see photo). It is an old LAMB 7/16" spout with tubing fittings on the top and bottom, formerly sold by Leader Evaporator Co. They haven't been made for a real long time. We have a research project we'd like to do, and need to get several hundred of them. New would be ideal, but used is OK too.

If you have some of these you'd like to sell me, please email Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu or send me a PM (Private Message).

Thanks,

[3rdgen.maple]

Tim try posting an add in the classifieds on www.Sugarbush.Info.

[KenWP]

What is the bid for these anyways.I figure $10 bucks a piece at least. I have to check one store up here they have piles of old crap laying around.

[ennismaple]

We used to have tons of those! They were used for our gravity lines before we knew not to vent them. When we ran short of vacuum spiles a red-hot pair of pliers and a blow torch made them almost air tight! I'm sure we got rid of the last bunch of ours a few years ago.

[220 maple]

Dr. Tim,
I have some of these and some are still in use because the CV's fit on them, I'll try to get a count for you after this weekends festival and hopefully we can do a swap for new blue spiles same size from Leader.

Mark 220 Maple

[DrTimPerkins]

Dr. Tim,
I have some of these and some are still in use because the CV's fit on them, I'll try to get a count for you after this weekends festival and hopefully we can do a swap for new blue spiles same size from Leader.


Sounds good. Thanks Mark.

[Rhino]

ahhhhhhh the memories of those taps. Wish i could help you out Doc, We used them back in the late 80's or early 90's. After a few seasons the plastic nipples got so brittle they would break so easy we got rid of them. Thanks for posting the picture of maple innovations from years past though.

[adk1]

I am interested in hearing what the test will be. Old taps vs new>?

[Rossell's Sugar Camp]

Make sure to post the results of the test on this thread dr. tim.

[Thompson's Tree Farm]

wet line dry line to each individual tap??????

[Smitty]

Dr Tim,
i may have a couple dozen of these laying around the old sap house. if u are interested in a small amount i will be glad to send them your way.

[DrTimPerkins]

i may have a couple dozen of these laying around the old sap house. if u are interested in a small amount i will be glad to send them your way.

Hold on to them for now. May contact you later.

For those wondering what this is for, we generally don't discuss research in progress much, so please hold off on questions until the middle of next April. Thanks. :)

[ennismaple]

My money's on a wet/dry lateral line system. The bottom of the spout goes to the wet line, the top to the dry lateral line.

Can't wait for more details and results!

[Typical8]

Thats good! Wet/ Dry laterals, wouldn't that be fun:)