The dealers sold alot of micro spouts. The sugarmakers that bought them were the ones who lost the money on those. They lost the money spent on the spouts that were $1.25 each and they lost the volume of sap that they didn't get because of them.
My thought was that if they had come out with a 1/4" spout instead of 3/16" they might have worked.
Russ
Russ
"Red Roof Maples" Where the term "boiling soda" was first introduced to the maple world!
1930 Ford Model AA Doodlebug tractor
A couple of Honda 4 wheelers
Four chainsaws and no chickens!
That brings up an interesting question. Why was 5/16 settled on for tubing size? Suspicious minds gotta wonder if it's ONLY because it's an oddball size, and tees, adaptors and other fittings are not readily availble EXCEPT from maple dealers. I can get 1/4 and 3/8 fittings anywhere, but never 5/16. I asked a dealer once and he just chuckled and said "Why do you think?"
Tons of trees. No taps, No evaporator
No wife, No Kids. Nothing left but Dreams
Fred
I'm thinking like you on this one. I just didn't have enough time this year. And glad I didn't go ahead and copy their design.
Just an ole GILLBILLY
24 years since that first boil
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