How many 1/2" risers do you need to lift 300 taps. The lift is 7 feet tall with 2% slope before and after ladder
Sap ladder question?
How many 1/2" risers do you need to lift 300 taps. The lift is 7 feet tall with 2% slope before and after ladder
I know there are a few ladder discussions in the past here. Try a search and there are a few good discussions. One of our members uses a few ladders to lift their syrup a good distance. I have two ladders and each handles only 25-30 taps. One rises a few feet and the other about 8 feet. There is a recommended formula for number of taps to risers, I don't recall them off the top of my head.
Mike
Tapping since 1985 (four generations back to early to mid 1900s). 200-250 taps on buckets and then tubing in the mid 90s. 2013- 275 taps w/sap puller 25 gal. 2014-295 taps w/sap puller 55 ga. (re-tapped to vacuum theory) 2015-330 taps full vac. 65 gal, 2016-400 taps 105 gal, 2017-400 taps 95 gal. 2018-additional 800' mainline and maybe 400 new taps for a total near 800 taps. 2x6 Leader WSE (last year on it) supported by a 250 gph RO.
On the spider web type sap ladder it is up to 15 taps per leg, I'm not sure about 1/2" risers.
For years at 2 leases I had I had 2 risers each 3/4" for up to 150 taps. That was by no means the max, in fact one riser always had a valve to help regulate the performance and usually that valve was all but fully closed.
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.
We currently use a cdl lifter in one woods and it works good other than having to make sure the drain valve is clear of ice in the mornings so that the canister seals
This lift is in middle of woods so was thinking the ladder would be a little more maintenance free. I was thinking 3 risers but havent been able to find any info on how many is needed per amount of taps
I just installed two 1/2" ladder set up for 400 taps. both lift about 10'. Using 4 risers at each lift station
Matthew Cross
Madison, Ohio
400 taps on vacuum with surge sp-22
200 buckets
30 x 10 leader max
w/ enhanced steam away and Pre-heater
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