3-16 tubing
hi all!
A few questions here for the experienced guys with tubing.
I just made the leap and purchased 3-16 tubing's and main. I installed it in the bush and all is ready to go by gravity. 10% slope.
when it will be time to tap, Do I start tapping closer to the shack or at the first tree 300 feet up? Does it make a difference on the natural vacuum?
Also, I believe I will need a 5-16 bit and how deep do I go into the sap wood?
Thanks for the info!
Dave
2011 35 taps
2012 50 taps
2013 80 taps maybe to 100
2014 80 taps
2015 New sugar shack, 50 taps on buckets and 100 on 3-16 gravity tubing.
A tolerating wife and a 14 years old not so helper.
2016 New evaporator and 150 taps all on 3/16 high vacuum gravity.
It won't matter which trees you tap first.
Drill your holes 1 and 1/2 to 2 inches deep
Thanks! Appreciate the help!
2011 35 taps
2012 50 taps
2013 80 taps maybe to 100
2014 80 taps
2015 New sugar shack, 50 taps on buckets and 100 on 3-16 gravity tubing.
A tolerating wife and a 14 years old not so helper.
2016 New evaporator and 150 taps all on 3/16 high vacuum gravity.
If you start at the bottom you want loose any sap if you start at top you can race the sap to the bottom in the long run it don't matter.
2 1/2 x 10 with steam away leader drop flue inferno arch.
550 in gravity
OK. Can I install 2 drop line on one tree if it is 2 feet wide? Some say if it is gravity vacuum only one drop line per tree? When I was tapping with buckets I did 2 to 3 taps on the same trees.
2011 35 taps
2012 50 taps
2013 80 taps maybe to 100
2014 80 taps
2015 New sugar shack, 50 taps on buckets and 100 on 3-16 gravity tubing.
A tolerating wife and a 14 years old not so helper.
2016 New evaporator and 150 taps all on 3/16 high vacuum gravity.
Yeah. It is fine to install two taps on a tree that is 2 ft. As long as a tree is 20" or larger it can take 2 taps. whether it is on vacuum or gravity it makes no diffrence.
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