Ya its looking that way, took the last two weeks off of March off so I could go all out without working 90 hours a week but looks like I booked to late in the season but time will tell..
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Ya its looking that way, took the last two weeks off of March off so I could go all out without working 90 hours a week but looks like I booked to late in the season but time will tell..
At this rate we'll likely not have a long deep freeze that will take weeks to thaw out. That would mean tapping several weeks earlier than usual around here. My trigger finger is getting itchy.
I'm guessing the first week in March? ?? Quick question for any one on this site? For the last couple of years iv used 7 16 tap with a 5 gallon pail hanging off the hook, I got given a large amount of 5 16 tubbing and was thinking of buying some of the 516 eco tap. Do you notice any different with the amount of sap you get from the 7 16 tap re the 5 16 taps ????
Hi cat tech. From my personal experience, and having used both, I've not noticed any discernable difference at all. Anyone else?Quote:
Originally Posted by cat tech
I have not noticed difference and I have used both and still use both .
Tough not to tap today with 3 days of daytime highs of 3- 8 and nightime below 0......should be a run but will likley freeze solid after that. Gonna wait til Valentines day to tap I think. Will continue working on upgrades......Yee haa! Weather will not get me this year with shack shaping up nicely. Learned how to weld and oil drum arch will really bring boil rates up on new pan. Cant hardly wait.
So I use 5 gallon pails hanging off trees but with no lids, any one have any good idea on what to make cheap covers with???? With no lids on rainy days the sap turns yellow and get dumped.
Put 80 taps in today and they are all running good.
If you have or know someone with some leftover shingles you should get 3 lids from each shingle. A 3.5 inch framing nail will hold them in place and allow for bucket removal.
Shingles, they keep the rain and snow out of my house they should do the same for my sap pails. Thanks.
So now for another question ???
So my idea this year is to connect multi trees together with 5 16 eco taps and 5 16 tees with5 16 tubbing and run them to number of pails set in one spot. What is the max number of taps that should be connected together if all are connected with 5 16 tubbing and then gravity dropping into buckets??