Originally Posted by
Someclown
Its been above 0 here the past three days but not enough to thaw roots and trees.
I tried the weights on the lids before and still had some pails get blown around by the higher winds at times.
Since then I use some paracord and tie the pail handle to the tree and dont have to untie to empty them just re-adjust the cord after and haven't had an issue since.
Kind of a bummer when you go check your pails and they have been blown around and the hose is just dripping sap on the ground.
Thanks for the tip. Right now the pails are in deep holes in the snow, but I definitely will tie the handles to the tree when they get more exposed. We also hovered just above freezing the last couple of days, nothing to trigger a major flow.
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