Don(MI)
01-10-2016, 04:55 PM
Hey guys,
About 3 years ago the Lord blessed me with a 28 acre place here. I live here with the house up by the roadside.
But, in the back I have around 400+ taps that could be ready in 5-6 years or a little more. I have 2 ridges that are 15ft ish above the swamp areas. Most are soft maple. I figure the actual 'sugarbush' is around 12-14 acres in size.
Now, I have been making syrup the old fashioned with containers and buckets on a 250 tap operation for 20+ years. Love this thing we call syrup making. We happen to make syrup at my grandpas farm currently.
My question is, what would be a rough ballpark cost just for 5/16 tubing for this 400+ tap area? I would at first plan to run gravity so no vacuum pump needed.
Any thoughts on this? How long does tubing take to install and is it a pain in brushy areas?
Also, do you guys run a bigger mainline to tap into future trees that are too young when the line is installed? How do you add additional taps through the years?
Thanks!
About 3 years ago the Lord blessed me with a 28 acre place here. I live here with the house up by the roadside.
But, in the back I have around 400+ taps that could be ready in 5-6 years or a little more. I have 2 ridges that are 15ft ish above the swamp areas. Most are soft maple. I figure the actual 'sugarbush' is around 12-14 acres in size.
Now, I have been making syrup the old fashioned with containers and buckets on a 250 tap operation for 20+ years. Love this thing we call syrup making. We happen to make syrup at my grandpas farm currently.
My question is, what would be a rough ballpark cost just for 5/16 tubing for this 400+ tap area? I would at first plan to run gravity so no vacuum pump needed.
Any thoughts on this? How long does tubing take to install and is it a pain in brushy areas?
Also, do you guys run a bigger mainline to tap into future trees that are too young when the line is installed? How do you add additional taps through the years?
Thanks!