I will be going about 1500' with 1 1/4 tubing, will 12.5 g wire work or do I need to use 9 g
Thanks Brian
I will be going about 1500' with 1 1/4 tubing, will 12.5 g wire work or do I need to use 9 g
Thanks Brian
Velvet Hollow Sugarworks
Greenwood, Maine
900 taps
CDL 2X6, leader RO
Do 2 runs of 12.5 gauge. Tighten it up as much as you can. Stake where needed. You’ll be shocked how stiff it is.
Jake Moser
Moser's Maple
2 beautiful little girls
1 wife that's become her mother
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Make sure it’s the 12.5 gauge High Tensile wire not regular 12.5 gauge.
Sugaring for 45+ years
New Sugarhouse 14'x32'
New to Me Algier 2'x8' wood fired evaporator
2022 added a used RB25 RO Bucket
250 mostly Sugar Maples, 15% Soft Maples. Currently,(110on 3/16" and 125 on Shurflo 4008 vacuum, 15 gravity), (16,000 before being disabled)
1947 Farmall H and Wagon with gathering tank
2012 Kubota with forks to move wood around
Yes ,That's all I use is the high tensile
Velvet Hollow Sugarworks
Greenwood, Maine
900 taps
CDL 2X6, leader RO
I used one strand of 12.5 high tensile wire to support a 1.25" pipe that's 1500' long and haven't had any problem with the wire breaking. It does have to be tied back and supported more than a smaller pipe though.
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!
I only use one strand of high tensile for 1.25.
2008 4 buckets
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2016 1300 vac tubing
18x24 sugar shack
2x6 Grimm Lightning w/preheater on natural gas
7" full bank press
CDL 600 RO
2000 Sonoma w/ 200gal tank
2003 Duramax w/ 500 gal tank
2 sap guzzling kids
very patient wife!
Same ol' addiction
I also used one strand of 12.5 HT on both 1.25" and 1.5" on a 1600' wet/dry and used side ties as needed. Pull it super tight, then tighten it more. I used 3 crimp sleeves at each joint, never tried fewer to see if they would slip.
Dave Klish, I recently ordered a 2x6 wood fired evaporator from A&A Sheet Metal which I will be converting to oil fired
Now have solar, 2x6 finish pan, 5 bank 7x7 filter press, large water jacketed bottler, and tankless water heater.
Recently bought another Gingerich RO, this one was a 125, but a second membrane was added thus is a 250, like I had.
After running a 2x3, a 2x6, 3x8 tapping from 79 taps up to 1320 all woodfired, now I'm going to a 2x6 oil fired and a 200-425 taps.