About 750 taps on High Vac.
2.5 x 8 Intens-O-Fire
Airtech 3 hp LR Pump
Springtech Elite 500 RO
14 x 24 Timber Frame SugarHouse
16 x 22 Sap Shed w/ 1500 gal. + 700 gal. tanks
www.littlehogbackfarm.com
John Allin
14x18 Hemlock Timber Frame Sugar House 2009
Leader 2x6 w/Patriot Raised Flue Pan 2009
Leader Steam Hood 2014 - Clear Filter Press 2015
Leader Revolution Pan and SS Pre-Heater 2016
CDL Hobby RO & Air Tech L25 Hi Vac Pump 2019
06' Gator HPX to collect wood & sap
14' Ski-Doo Tundra for winter work in the woods
Great Family 3 grown kids+spouses and 7 grand kids who like the woods
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Not if you understand that a tree of larger diameter will have more liquid to extract, with that said a smaller tree does t require more taps to evacuate all the sap. If you've ever looked at the analysis, and frankly use common sense, larger trees have a lot more liquid in them obviously because of their size. But yea dr Tim explained it well.
It's like a keg of beer takes a lot more people to empty one versus a bottle!!
Trees are not buckets you are right, it represents a column of water....I suppose if I said a Culver that would of made it clear!! More or less every hole in a tree, bucket, column of water, gas tank, swimming pool whatever analogy you'd like to use will empty whatever reservoir it punctures more quickly than less holes. It's a fairly simple analogy.
Same as Doctor Tim explained between quarter and 5/16 taps there is I believe around a 40% difference in hole size between the two. Obviously one will evacuate liquid quicker than the other, which I didn't think would make a big impact but im about to find out!
Last edited by blissville maples; 02-10-2021 at 07:30 AM.
18x30 sugarshack
5100 taps high vac
3x10 inferno with steampan
7'' wes fab filter press
10'' cdl air filter press
D&G 3 post reverse osmosis w/recirculation
Analogies are never perfect, but just simple ways to get the main concepts across. Obviously trees are a lot more complicated than hollow pipes stuck in the ground, but the example works fairly well for a lot of things.
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
https://mapleresearch.org
Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu
I ended up doing 2 taps on trees at about 22 inches and up. I used a mathematical analysis rather than scientific.
I'm using 40" drops and assuming a 30 deg shallowest angle, you get a reach of about 35" around the tree. So it can reach 35" in either direction, or 70" circumference which is a 22" dia tree. A single drop on larger trees would not reach the entire tree.
Even run flat, a 40" drop would only cover a 25" tree.
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Ken & Sherry
Williston, VT
16x34 Sugarhouse
1,500 taps on high vacuum, Electric Releaser & CDL Sap Lifter
Wood-Fired Leader 30"x10' Vortex Arch & Max Raised Flue with Rev Syrup Pan & CDL1200 RO
https://www.facebook.com/pumpkinhillmaple/
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
https://mapleresearch.org
Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu
Ken & Sherry
Williston, VT
16x34 Sugarhouse
1,500 taps on high vacuum, Electric Releaser & CDL Sap Lifter
Wood-Fired Leader 30"x10' Vortex Arch & Max Raised Flue with Rev Syrup Pan & CDL1200 RO
https://www.facebook.com/pumpkinhillmaple/
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
https://mapleresearch.org
Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu
I did about 20 percent taps below the lateral. It takes a little getting used to when you're scanning the woods. First glance looks like it's not plugged in and needs to get fixed.
Ken & Sherry
Williston, VT
16x34 Sugarhouse
1,500 taps on high vacuum, Electric Releaser & CDL Sap Lifter
Wood-Fired Leader 30"x10' Vortex Arch & Max Raised Flue with Rev Syrup Pan & CDL1200 RO
https://www.facebook.com/pumpkinhillmaple/
Yes...it does look odd at first, but I bet you didn't hit a bit of stain during tapping...which is exactly the reason to do it. Let me know what you think of the approach after the season is over Ken.
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
https://mapleresearch.org
Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu