Tubing Installation Pace

[MiMappleMan]

Installed 80 taps on new tubing today, was averaging around 6 minutes per a tap. With nothing to compare this to, I can’t decide if this is on pace or slow.

What is everyone’s pace for installing and tapping new tubing systems?


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[maple flats]

Most of that will relate to the terrain and maple tree density you are tapping.
While I never timed it, I think I have likely done from 4-5 minutes per tap, up to maybe 15-20 minutes per tap. This should be fun, not a race, unless you have thousands of taps to do. Other factors like mainlines, fittings, are you on all 5/16 or doing 3/16 with good slope will greatly affect the time/tap.
I suggest you concentrate more on doing it well and drilling the tap holes correctly rather than how fast it goes. 80 taps that have several leakers is worse than 40 with no mistakes.

[iby]

I agree... for me it's more about the enjoyment of being outside... I can easily say that some of my taps take me 20 minutes or longer... then I shake my head, open my eyes and stand up... sometimes I just get lost thinking about absolutely nothing other than loving the outdoors.. I can sit out in the woods for hours and accomplish nothing.. LOL

[eagle lake sugar]

Are you talking about installing drops as well or just spouts? As far as tapping, I've done 100 an hour before or as low as 20, depending on the snowshoeing conditions. We always have 3-4 ft. of snow depth, but some years there's no bottom to it and you sink down 2 ft. with every step. Last year was one of those.

[Woodsrover]

I installed around 300 taps and over 3000 feet of 3/16" this weekend in around 12 hours. Had a little help from a friend for a few hours of that. Fun time. Sore today!

[MiMappleMan]

I agree, it’s great being in the woods. But I’m sure there are others out there also find joy in finding the most efficient way to do a repetitive task (like tapping). This was setting up a new small bush with about 140 on a shurflo, so not a large scale 1000 tap operation by any means.


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[ennismaple]

I stretched 5000 feet of 5/16" tubing a couple weekends ago in about 6 hours. My brother cut in 260 droplines and installed the saddles working behind me in that same timeframe. You are better to do it right than try to be too quick and cut corners or make mistakes.

[iby]

I agree, it’s great being in the woods. But I’m sure there are others out there also find joy in finding the most efficient way to do a repetitive task (like tapping). This was setting up a new small bush with about 140 on a shurflo, so not a large scale 1000 tap operation by any means.


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well, if that's what's important to you... here's my stats..

Last year.. .I tapped 200 trees in 120 minutes... so roughly 30 seconds / tap.
cutting in drops... did 200 in about 4 hours... so about 1.2 minutes each... and that includes walking time...

and of course... about 30% leaked.. but hey... sure beat the socks off you in a race... :P