We have some driveway trees, but mostly woods trees, so I am thinking about thinning the woods a bit for next year to increase sun availability. Don't think I'm quite ready for the 1 1/4" mainline that Spud talks about, but like the enthusiasm. Our sugar has been testing 2-3% even at this point in the season, mostly because we have several microclimates in our woods that see very different weather conditions. Still have nearly 2-feet of snow in parts of the sugarbush.
Should I stick to 5/16" tubing if I go to a vacuum system, or should I go down to 3/16" tubing? I'm still new to learning about what size tubing I should be using.
Thanks
2015- Didn't know my new property enough to tap anything. 4-feet of snow on the ground.
2016- 41 Taps with home made barrel evaporator. Made 1.5 gallons syrup.
2017- 79 Taps with home made block arch evaporator. Made 2.47 gallons syrup
2018- 91 Taps again with home made block arch. Homemade RO worked great. Made 6.96 gallons syrup.
2019- 84 Taps. Building another arch. RO in place. New Smoky Lake 2x4 Divided Pan. Everything switched to 3/16" tubing.