What are good one year spouts to use with the galvanized sap sack holders? I'm thinking the CDL health spout would be a good one. I don't want to wash spouts every year and I'm expanding this spring. Thanks!
Disposable Spouts for Bags
What are good one year spouts to use with the galvanized sap sack holders? I'm thinking the CDL health spout would be a good one. I don't want to wash spouts every year and I'm expanding this spring. Thanks!
2012 8 Taps 3 pts syrup.
2013 38 Taps 10 gals. syrup made with turkey cooker
2014 57 Taps 10 gals. syrup. Homemade fuel oil tank evaporator
2015 51 Taps, 10 gals. syrup.
2016 50 Taps, 9 gals. Syrup
2017 54 Taps, 13 gals. syrup
2018 75 Taps, 21 gals. syrup
2019 67 Taps, 21 gals.
2020 73 Taps, 20 gals.
2021 75 Taps 21 gal.
2022 75 Taps 14 gal.
2023 0 0 Stroke
2024
Last year I used the disposable .16 cent ones from Leader and they worked great - I would think the CDL ones would work too.
I've used the clear leader 5/16 spouts with little success on bag holders. They always seem to blow off with the wind so I used some string to hold them in place. The lapierre clear elbow look like they'll work better for bag holders. The first year I used the metal ones and they worked great minus the huge tap hole in the tree
2018 - ?? 2x5 lapierre raised flue evaporator
2017 - 150 taps mixed 2.5 x 4 evaporator
2016 - 230 taps taps mixed 2.5 x 4 evaporator
2015 - 115 taps mixed buckets, bags and, water jugs. 2.5 x 4 evaporator.
2014 - 55 taps mixed buckets, bags and, drop lines. 4 steam trays and a block arch. 3 gallons made tapped prematurely (lesson learned)
I don't want my bags to blow off. I thought about putting a washer on each tap to hold the bag on. Already thinking of the season ahead. I did read that the leader check valves are better designed for tubing. Thanks for the replies!
2012 8 Taps 3 pts syrup.
2013 38 Taps 10 gals. syrup made with turkey cooker
2014 57 Taps 10 gals. syrup. Homemade fuel oil tank evaporator
2015 51 Taps, 10 gals. syrup.
2016 50 Taps, 9 gals. Syrup
2017 54 Taps, 13 gals. syrup
2018 75 Taps, 21 gals. syrup
2019 67 Taps, 21 gals.
2020 73 Taps, 20 gals.
2021 75 Taps 21 gal.
2022 75 Taps 14 gal.
2023 0 0 Stroke
2024
OCHTO
Just a little food for thought. I had the same problem with bags (on PVC holders), blowing off the trees in the past. I decided to use a washer over the spout before I put it in the tree. It was kind of a pain because the washer would slide toward the tree when I took the bags off the trees, and then you had to try to get the washer to slide back and put the bag back on. I will say they did the job as far as keeping the bags on the trees, but I'm going to see if I can find a different spout for this coming season as it took too long to empty bags with the washer set up for me.
Chad
2014: 12 taps, 5 gal buckets
2015: 15 taps on bags
2016: 150 taps: 100 on bags, 50 on 3/16" natural vac, 2x8 AUF/AOF Homebuilt Arch, 2x8 SL Drop Flu & Auto Draw, SL Propane Canner/Bottler
2017: 225 taps: Built Lean to, Added SL hood, preheater, concentric exhaust, SL SS 7" SB Filter Press
2018: 180 taps: Added Shurflo to 50 - 3/16", Auto fill sensor to head tank
2019: No tapping
2020: 175 taps
2021: 300 taps, homemade RO and releaser
2022: 600+ taps
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