when/how to put up tubing?

[spencer11]

this will be my first year using tubing. i will only have about 4-6 trees on a line. im just wondering when i should put it up and how to do it? i am only running laterals to 5 or 10 gallon buckets.i do plan to collect every day to. any help is welcome. :)

[jasonl6]

Normally this is the time of year to put up tubing but since it sounds like your going to be taking it down every year i would wait till spring.

Jason

[spencer11]

ok that kinda what i was thinking i just wanted another opinion. i do plan on taking it down every year. is there a special way to string it or do you just run it from tap to tap and wire tie it to stakes between trees untill you get to the bucket? thanks for responding tho.

[jasonl6]

If you weave between the tree ad use and end tree ring that has a hook on it you shouldn't need stakes (depending on how far you run). Try finding someone local that has a bush so you can check out there setup. If you could get a hold of a couple 55gallon drums you could put 10-20 taps per 5/16 line and run them into a bucket.

Jason

[adk1]

that is waht I am thinking too. probably put mine up about mid Feb

[spencer11]

thanks for the advice jason. nobody i know around here that i know does full out tubing.(either buckets or just drops to 5 gal. buckets) if anybody else has pics or even videos that would be awsome. thanks

[spencer11]

when i put up the tubing should the tubing be tight or is it ok to sag? a couple inch and then come back up?

spencer

[philkasza]

The tubing needs to be as tight as possible with out pulling the tubing off the fittings. Try real hard to avoid sags, if on a long stretch between trees it still wants to sag, try going a little lower on the down hill tree. Have gallons of fun.

[spencer11]

i just picked up a couple hundered feet of used tubing and fittings yesterday and started putting it up this morning. i thought it would sag mor than it really does. this is my first year doing tubing so i will need lots of advice.

spencer