Can I ask you guys who use a CDL horizontal tubing reel for 5/16" tubing some questions so we can build our own . Please message me, we would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.
Can I ask you guys who use a CDL horizontal tubing reel for 5/16" tubing some questions so we can build our own . Please message me, we would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.
We hang a traffic pylon from a rope; suspended on a pole.
Spins freely and uncoils easy as can be
2010 40 buckets- 4 gals finished
2011 80 buckets- 14 gals finished
2012 105 buckets- 8 gals finished
2013 maxed at 130 buckets- 24 gals finished
2014 new max at 240 buckets- 18 gals finished
2015 newest max 240 buckets-+48 taps on 3/16 gravity- 22.5 gals finished
2016 150 taps on 3/16 gravity- 23 gals finished
2020 250 taps on 3/16 gravity- 22 gals finished
2021 385 taps on 3/16 gravity 25 gals finished
2022 385 taps on 3/16 gravity- 26 gals finished
That's genius..
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
7th Gen Born in Canada - Raised in Chardon Ohio - Maple Capital of the World..<grin>.
Draw the tubing off slowly or the inertia from the spin makes for a new game.
Maybe you can share a way to slow the spin rate....... we need a brake or friction idea
2010 40 buckets- 4 gals finished
2011 80 buckets- 14 gals finished
2012 105 buckets- 8 gals finished
2013 maxed at 130 buckets- 24 gals finished
2014 new max at 240 buckets- 18 gals finished
2015 newest max 240 buckets-+48 taps on 3/16 gravity- 22.5 gals finished
2016 150 taps on 3/16 gravity- 23 gals finished
2020 250 taps on 3/16 gravity- 22 gals finished
2021 385 taps on 3/16 gravity 25 gals finished
2022 385 taps on 3/16 gravity- 26 gals finished
we used plywood, some threaded rod, a scrap plastic molding piece cut into a triangle and a hook. used some washers and some lock nuts. works great!
I tried to attach a picture but it wouldn't let me. If you email me at hopcitymaple@gmail.com I'll send you a pic.
2023 650+ taps 4-4x40 Frankenstein ro
2022 - 500 taps 77 on shurflo the rest on Gast 3040 vacuum pump 1" main, DIY 2 post 4x40 RO, NEW to us 30"x8' oil-fired with preheat/hood
2021 - 205 taps (150 on shurflo, rest on 3/16 gravity) RO Bucket 4 membrane
L48 Kubota tractor
1954 Ferguson T0-30
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I took some old rebar and a ball bearing and welded my own.
Bend a piece of rebar into a circle the size of your tubing roll.
Then cut three pieces for the inner part. Measure the tubing spool from the outer circle to the inner circle, this is where your first 90 degree bend goes. Then measure how tall the spool is, this is where the second 90 degree bend goes.
Weld them together at the top and weld each one to that circle you made.
Lastly weld a ball bearing to the top, then bend a piece of rebar into a hook for the mainline and weld it into the center of the bearing. I threw some sand into the bearing to add friction so that it doesn’t unspool so much when you stop.
2018~255 Taps- 4,000ft 5/16, 1,000ft 3/16
2017~200 Taps- 3,500ft 5/16
2014-2016~75 Taps- Buckets
2010-2013~10 Taps- Buckets
Posting this because it was super cheap, lightweight and worked awesome. Made taking down and putting back up lines (some ~1200 foot long) super easy.
Building bucket tubing reel:
https://youtu.be/I9ZoGFDqLqE
Rolling up tubing at end of season:
https://youtu.be/bmco0vR-Cck
Hanging up tubing again:
https://youtu.be/jYkZl7bb8jY
D. Roseum
www.roseummaple.com
~100 taps on 3/16 custom temp controlled vacuum; shurflo vacuum #2; custom nat gas evap with auto-drawoff and tank level gas shut-off controller; homemade RO #1; homemade RO #2; SL SS filter press
2021: 27.1 gallons
2022: 35 gallons