Not a problem, very rarely happens (< 1%)
Happens a little (2-20%)
Happens a good bit (20-50%)
Happens a lot (50-75%)
Happens every winter (75%+)
Used to happen a LOT, but now I really pound them in deep?
I might have messed up your poll. I'm the one guy who put "happens every winter", but let me qualify that. I've never had a spout come completely out of a hole, but I do find myself reseating them almost every year especially when we have spells down in the teens or lower early in the season. I'll know they need it because with a couple of gentle taps, they'll "click" once or twice back in.
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Around 300 taps on tubing, 25+ on buckets if I put them out
Mix of natural and mechanical vac, S3 Controller from Mountain Maple
2x6 W.F. Mason with Phaneuf pans
Deer Run 250 RO
Ford F350
6+ hives of bees (if they make it through the winters)
Keeping the day job until I can start living the dream.
In the past 3 years I have used Leader CV2, Lapierre clear spouts, CDL white seasonal spouts and Zap Bak spouts. I probably should have gone with happens a lot but instead I voted happens a good bit because I don't actually know anymore. Three years ago, I kept track and it was just short of 50%, since then I automatically reseat my spouts after every hard freeze. I use a Lapierre tap handle, DeWalt drill on high speed and a new tapping bit. I have not noticed a difference between sugar maple and red maple but I have observed that the spouts in black maple stay seated.
Good luck Dr. Tim. Interesting topic.
I wonder how much of a difference 3/16" vs. 5/16" tubing play and natural vs. mechanical vacuum play.
Last edited by minehart gap; 04-10-2020 at 07:11 PM.
Matt,
Minehart Gap Maple
If you've not voted yet...please do so. The more data the better.
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
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Bump...please keep the poll responses coming folks.
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
https://mapleresearch.org
Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu
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