rob1640
11-22-2009, 08:30 PM
I'm in the process of planning my new tubing system and looking for some advice. Last year I had 157 taps on a very basic tubing system (it was my first year). I soon found out that transporting sap through a low area with the tractor is not ideal. So this year I have bought a SP 22 vacuum pump and will be installing a 500' mainline to a better location for the sap tank. There will be 3-4 branch mainline coming off the new mainline with 300-400 taps next year.
I have only about 1' of fall to the tank on this new mainline, so I will have to lift the sap at some point. I have been told that a 1% slope on the mainline will work fine as long as the line is tight and large enough, so I have been working my planning based on 1%. I have been planning to put a sap laddar near the tank to lift the sap about 6' to the releaser. Will this work well or are there better ways to do this?
I have considered other ideas:
Keeping the new mainline high so the no lift is needed at the tank and using sap laddars on the branch mainlines.
Using more than on sap laddar on the new mainline and adding more slope.
Any suggestions?
Rob
I have only about 1' of fall to the tank on this new mainline, so I will have to lift the sap at some point. I have been told that a 1% slope on the mainline will work fine as long as the line is tight and large enough, so I have been working my planning based on 1%. I have been planning to put a sap laddar near the tank to lift the sap about 6' to the releaser. Will this work well or are there better ways to do this?
I have considered other ideas:
Keeping the new mainline high so the no lift is needed at the tank and using sap laddars on the branch mainlines.
Using more than on sap laddar on the new mainline and adding more slope.
Any suggestions?
Rob