Had 2 more D&G single barbs come apart this last freeze. I replaced with CDL double barbs. Still no push offs on the CDL as of yet.
Had 2 more D&G single barbs come apart this last freeze. I replaced with CDL double barbs. Still no push offs on the CDL as of yet.
2008---35 buckets--3 gal syrup
2015---150 on 3/16 gravity&50 Buckets
2016---350+/- on 3/16
2017---700+ on 3/16
2018---700+ on 3/16 added 500gal milk tank
Having same problem with Leaders single-barbed seasonal spout. We temps plummeted with line full of sap, drop lines coming off spout. I have both 3/16 And 5/16 drops and have only noticed the issue on the 5/16 spouts. Perhaps the price to pay for purchasing the least expensive seasonal spout!
We are using all H20 3/16 tubing, tees and spouts, and leader connectors, and end of line hooks, I have put up around 30 rolls and not a single pull apart, approx.1700 taps
A&A 2x8 raised flue with hoods and preheater, converted to oil with carlin 201 for 2021
8x12 kitchen
8x12 canning room
H20 7.5 1200 Econox for 2018 added 2nd membrane for 2020
H2O 10" filter press half bank
H2O 2430 gallon storage tank
700+ 5/16 on vacuum, 1000+ on 3/16
I am using Leader Max flow tubing and T's. I cant keep them on. I had 10 lines down Saturday. 2 of the same lines down again Sunday. Have to do something different next year.
2013 25 taps 2.5 gallons
2014 60 taps 9.5 gallons
2015 12 x 16 sugar shack 200 taps 1500' 5/16 lines gravity. Home made arch, 2 x 3 pan and 18" x 24" steam pan.
2016 2 x 5 Smokey Lake hybrid pan. Custom steam hood and float box. Number of taps yet to be determined.
2017 Made 27 gallons. Added 60 taps on 3/16 lines.
2018 Adding more 3/16 lines. Made 55 gallons
2019 Added 4 totes for sap storage. Big shack upgrades.
My Leader seasonal spouts are all popping off. Every time we get a freeze tge next day the trees in the sun start to run, the shaded areas are still frozen, pressure builds and they pop off. Tempted to go back to stubbies and check valves instead of the seasonal spouts.
Greene Maple Farm Sebago, Maine
7 Generations of Maple Syrup
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30 Highland Cattle
2 Alpacas, numerous pigs
Chickens, lots of chickens
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I will say I have never had a problem with leader seasonal taps popping off. We have used 400 each year for the past 3 years. I have had lots of problems with the 3/16 t's by leader.
2011-73 taps, Barrel evaporator, Made 16 Gallons, http://s1126.photobucket.com/albums/l603/palmer4th/
2012-100-120 taps, flat pan 2x6 http://s1126.photobucket.com/albums/...Sugar%20Shack/
2013- 150 taps, added blower http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amlowhYM0as
Got home from work yesterday to find two lines down due to fittings coming off and 1 stubby popped out of adapter. When repairing one of the fitting failures, I could not get my two-handed tool to grip the tubing. The worse part about this is that I leave for work at 5:30 in the morning and get home at 3:00. By the time I am able to find and fix these failures, I have already missed a good portion of the days run. All of my failures this year have been with Leader 3/16 fittings and 30P tubing.
2020 - 320 Taps
2x5 Raised Flue Lapierre Waterloo Small Evaporator
WF Mason Finisher/Canner
After reading all these issues I checked my lines this week as I had converted to Leader fittings this year. But my line is from DG. I have 100 on these lines and none had blown out.
110 taps W.F Mason 2x3 and two turkey friers for finishing
2011 expanding to a Mason 2x4 with a blower increasing taps to about 200
2011 Hurricane Irene rips thru my small sugar bush cost me to lose 20% of taps
2014 I have reworked my lines for 2014
32 taps on 5/16 line with check valves
57 taps on 3/16 line with check valves
55 buckets with total tapped trees of 144
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