In my experience the best bits are from Lapierre. I might not have tried all the rest buy I have tried quite a few. With the Lapierre you can hear the difference. With identical drills set at the...
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In my experience the best bits are from Lapierre. I might not have tried all the rest buy I have tried quite a few. With the Lapierre you can hear the difference. With identical drills set at the...
Take it to 32-34 degrees above the boiling point of water, which is not the same for everyone. The MES (Maple Expert Solutions) app is one of the best (FREE) tools you can have for boiling syrup,...
I would have to say I agree with General. We do dead loops around all end trees with the drop actually entering the lateral away from the tree. No side ties at all we put in posts where we need extra...
We like to run a grip on the tubing with the wire anchored on the low end and tubing grip and wire both on a ratchet at the upper end. Then we put in posts for supports. Seems to work well for us...
I've tried a few over the years. The bits I've liked best have been from Lapierre the best and of those I like the gold one the best I think its titanium. All about the same price $15 or so. Some are...
Do the maple guys still? Maybe it’s my phone not loading the whole page, but it looks like they have cut back on equipment quite a bit.
We work our way from the farthest tree to the mainline. A 2 handed tool is very nice (and what we use) but since there is no tension on the line until we pull it tight to see where the slide fitting...
For what it is worth PVC valves do work however having one break during a peak sap run absolutely sucks. Not only that for a reasonable price you can get stainless valves with barbs machined into...
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I don't think you can beat MES prices they have other stuff as well maybe look and see if you need other supplies and justify the shipping. Or find a maple dealer and buy them from them at a higher...
Sounds to me like your ready for another service either sugarhouse by itself of or sugarhouse and barn together. I ran my sugarhouse off my house for a few years Then I talked to the power company...
I probably will get one soon now that Dewalt has one. All my cordless tools are Dewalt and I did not want to switch brands for a heat gun. I have used a trigger operated torch for years and really...
I don't have pictures but I run mine with small cable so it won't rot through the roof with a rubber grommet. Then I have the cable running trough a couple pulleys to my back wall. I have screw in...
I like to put mine on sometime between Thanksgiving and tapping and hopefully not in much snow. It is one of those things that takes longer than you think no matter what the temperature is. I know...
I always have syrup on hand to add. I have had mine clog up the machine before. Cleaned it all out put it in a bowl then added it back in while adding syrup a little at a time. Made perfect cream. I...
The have Facebook! Not sure who answers it but they are still there. 814-848-7444
We install tubing including drops whenever we can. I like the 3 stage T that the tubing fits over when you cut off the spout or if you put the drop on without the spout. I have heard of people...
School is out for summer! Planning getting out in the woods tomorrow to continue our expansion we started in the fall. Not sure how many more taps but we've got 10,000 + feet of mainline and 50 +...
If I were looking to do that I'd talk to Clayton at MES.
Lapierre is having a huge sale this week only, they are calling it cash and carry! 1” is .28 a foot 5/16 $34-$44 a roll. After that the summer discounts are until June 20.
I got a 500’ of 10-3 burry wire from Denney Electric cheapest I found for $480 they sell it by the foot up 1000’.
I’m looking into doing something with my water from my piggy back. I had it plumbed with a T and valve to fill buckets or drain out floor drain. I didn’t have time to do it any other way. My water...
There is some pretty good advice here from others for you for sure. There is some very good people on here who are willing to help answer all sorts of questions.
I say go for it! I will share my...
Dennis maybe you could check out some maple weekends. The Somerset Maple weekend is March 9-10, Potter Tioga maple weekend is March 16-17th and New York State is March 23-24 & 30-31. Just a thought.
I’m not sure if I understand your question but having valves and gauges helps find leaks faster by isolating them. When doing so you only close a valve long enough to see if the gauge moves. If when...