SeanD
03-16-2014, 08:39 PM
One of the land owners whose property I tap just sold a part of his land. All of the trees I tap are on the main part of his property save one - a huge sugar that is 3+ feet across. It stands alone and has a beautiful crown. That tree not only gives me two taps but it's a side tension for a long run down to the barrel. It's just over the property line, though.
I got a call from the new land owner who wants to take that tree down this week.
She wants to put up a fence.
I went over tonight and pulled the taps and plugged the stubby into the pegs on the fittings. I found a couple of saplings that I can hook onto to keep the tension on that line and I hung the drop up in the branches so it is above the line.
My question is will the stubby/peg be a tight enough fitting to maintain the natural vacuum for the rest of this season or should I cut out the lateral and put a straight connector in where the T heading to that tree is? The lines come down at the end of the season, so I'll do the repair then if it is okay for now.
Sean
I got a call from the new land owner who wants to take that tree down this week.
She wants to put up a fence.
I went over tonight and pulled the taps and plugged the stubby into the pegs on the fittings. I found a couple of saplings that I can hook onto to keep the tension on that line and I hung the drop up in the branches so it is above the line.
My question is will the stubby/peg be a tight enough fitting to maintain the natural vacuum for the rest of this season or should I cut out the lateral and put a straight connector in where the T heading to that tree is? The lines come down at the end of the season, so I'll do the repair then if it is okay for now.
Sean