The math sounds good to me. However, my trees always end up further away than they seem or more than my initial estimate.

Originally Posted by
mcgeec
Thanks all.
Joust, let me think through this. I expect to do just 24 taps on tubing this year. I bought 100 because the bag had 100 in it. So if I have 25 2.5 foot long drop lines, that makes 62.5 feet of drop line. Leaving 437.5 for lateral line.
Assuming mistakes I think I will be lucky to have two 200 foot lateral lines with 12 drops each.
Thanks again.
12th Year "skip gen" Maple Producer
St. Lawrence County
1-'09: 4 gal stock pot, fire pit, 3 taps
2-'10: Pots, Kitchen Stove & Sap Selling ~110 taps
3-'11: 8x12 Shack, 146 taps (100 buckets/46 gravity), 16"x77" evaporator (2 flat pans)
4-'12: 8x16 expanded shack, 147 taps, Leader 2x8 dropped flu
5-'13: Added 10x20 wood shed, 1st yr on vac
6-'14: 175 taps, Zero Tank
7-'15: 230 taps, H20 jacket canner, Vintage Ski Doo Elan
8-'16: 150 taps
9-'17: Goal - RO and 250+
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