Lunch box releaser users: Question
I don't have electric in my sugar bush so I have been using lunchbox releasers (4 so far) to get some vacuum on my lines. Has anyone ever used theirs with a mainline? All of my lines are currently 3/16 and I have 4 running to pump 1, 3 running to pump 2, 3 running to pump 3 and 7 running to pump 4. I try to balance the runs so I don't exceed 100 taps on any one pump.
I have a new section of woods to tap that will add another 40-50 taps. This area has much less slope. There is a creek bed that I was thinking of running some sort of mainline along and then running laterals to it. Any thoughts?
2016 - 2 x 4 Randy Worthen built arch and pans 11 taps; 2.625 gallons of syrup!
2017 - 29 taps; 11.625 gallons of syrup!
2018 - 30 taps; 98 pints bottled! New sugar house being built, new equipment coming!
2019 - 125 taps; 50 gallons made! New 2x6 Smoky Lake Corsair arch, drop flue pan, auto draw. Smoky Lake filter press and Steam Bottler
2020 - 173 taps; only 35 gallons made.
2021 - 242 taps; New record! 50.5 gallons made!
2022 - 321 taps; New record! 80 gallons made!