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Started by Corley5, November 23, 2021, 11:59:22 AM

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Corley5

Time for the 2022 Maple Thread :) ;D  The season is fast approaching.  My son has been tasked with checking our inventory of spiles and fittings.  We aren't adding anything this season just running on the almost 1600 taps we had last year.  We added this



 

 

 

 

It'll do 600 gph to 12% in one pass.  It alleviates the bottleneck with our present 250 gph to 10% machine.
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mike_belben

how many SGUs was that bad boy?
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Corley5

  Just a couple  ;) ;D :)  We're all set to switch to fuel oil from wood and this was/is part of that but with the present cost of oil we'll use wood again this season.  Maybe oil next year.  The evaporator will make it through this season with the old fire bricks but will have to be re-done if we chose wood for 2023.  Maybe we'll go to oil then ???  We have the ceramic blanket and new insul board for the oil conversion.   
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Corley5

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Ed_K

 We decided to replace some of our main line tubing it's like 15 yrs old black plastic. After going to a tubing class by CDL we decided to keep with the 1/2" black but went with 12.5 gage wire to hang it on. The cdl guy said that as long as you have tight lines and a good drop in elevation to keep the sap from pooling we'd be ok. I'm dang glad I didn't get 9 gage wire, the 12.5 is bad enough to work with. The one thing that we didn't realize was that the industry has changed the rules again and most 5/16 side line fittings that hook into the main line is for 3/4" pipe, not 1/2" so I only have one type of fitting I can use, and they'll probably discontinue that on me  :(.
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newoodguy78

That's aggravating when they do that sort of thing. 

mike_belben

i chickened out of mainline this year and will probably spend as much on buckets and chasing my own tail as the mainline woulda costed.  
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mudfarmer

"600 gph to 12% in one pass"? Dang!

Checked lines the other day and had to pull some limbs that came down in wind storms etc but nothing too bad. Whatever ate my green 3/16 tubing last year must be dead or moved on somewhere with better tasting plastic, nothing chewed that I could find this time. Nothing has chewed either of the two types of blue stuff except a couple drops the first year. Sample size of one but I'll stick to the blue stuff for now :D

Plankton

Quote from: mike_belben on December 10, 2021, 06:14:09 PM
i chickened out of mainline this year and will probably spend as much on buckets and chasing my own tail as the mainline woulda costed.  
Black waterpipe from ag supply store etc. Is pretty darn cheap per ft. That's what the couple large (10k+ gals per yr.) Producers I've worked for run.

mike_belben

What do they use to pipe laterals into water pipe mainline?
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wiam

We call them "saddles" Mike. https://bascommaple.com/search?type=product&q=Mainline*+saddle*

And FYI not many available for 1/2" pipe

wiam

Corley, nice new RO. I have a 2 post CDL. I go to about 10% first pass and close to 20 second

mike_belben

okay, so a genuine saddle tap doesnt mind going into a generic water tube.. cool.  smiley_thumbsup
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wiam

Correct Mike. Most black mainline we use is just water pipe. 

Stephen1

Quote from: mike_belben on December 12, 2021, 10:19:52 AM
okay, so a genuine saddle tap doesnt mind going into a generic water tube.. cool.  smiley_thumbsup
I like the red stripe black, for sure food grade. 
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Mapleman

Also I've used the 3/4" CDL saddles on 1/2" mainline with good success.  I leave their closure open at the bottom and attach the fitting to the mainline with wire ties - the top is wide enough for the ties and there's a couple of grooves for the wire to sit in.  Oh and you have to drill a 5/16" hole in the top of the mainline for the fitting.
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IndiLina

Temps are right in NC so I put some taps in.   


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Dan_Shade

Dumb question, do you just drill a hole and push in a tube for the jug on a tree method? 
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IndiLina

Quote from: Dan_Shade on January 15, 2022, 07:49:06 PM
Dumb question, do you just drill a hole and push in a tube for the jug on a tree method?
I drilled holes, gently pounded in a plastic tap, then attached the tubing to the tap. I do plan on testing out just inserting the tube into the drilled hole next, as I'm out of taps. 
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Stephen1

Quote from: IndiLina on January 15, 2022, 08:19:55 PM
Quote from: Dan_Shade on January 15, 2022, 07:49:06 PM
Dumb question, do you just drill a hole and push in a tube for the jug on a tree method?
I drilled holes, gently pounded in a plastic tap, then attached the tubing to the tap. I do plan on testing out just inserting the tube into the drilled hole next, as I'm out of taps.
You coulld do that for sure, the sap will even run down the outside of tube...
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IndiLina

Quote from: Stephen1 on January 16, 2022, 10:46:53 AM
Quote from: IndiLina on January 15, 2022, 08:19:55 PM
Quote from: Dan_Shade on January 15, 2022, 07:49:06 PM
Dumb question, do you just drill a hole and push in a tube for the jug on a tree method?
I drilled holes, gently pounded in a plastic tap, then attached the tubing to the tap. I do plan on testing out just inserting the tube into the drilled hole next, as I'm out of taps.
You coulld do that for sure, the sap will even run down the outside of tube...
I beveled the end of the tube to create a tighter fit. 
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IndiLina

Tracts in So. Indiana, Nor. NC, SW Virginia

Chuck White

Now, that picture brings back some memories!

Thanks for posting!
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IndiLina

Quote from: Chuck White on January 23, 2022, 08:42:33 PM
Now, that picture brings back some memories!

Thanks for posting!
First time using my grandpa's old boiling pan I saw him use when I was a kid, so brought back some memories for me, too. 
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