Maple Syrup vacuum tubing system. - 10/07/21 05:33 PM
Does anyone here have any experience with designing and setting up a tubing sap collection system?
This past winter, when I first moved into my new place, I did the regular tap & bucket thing and had seven taps, but this year I want to go a little bigger, but I don't want to be walking back and forth collecting twenty to thirty buckets twice a day, so I'm looking to set up a tubing system with anywhere from thirty to fifty taps (I still need to walk the woods and identify which trees I'm tapping).
I'm wondering what all I need to take into account, or nuances I should pay attention to, when trying to figure out where to locate the mainline and trunk lines. The land runs completely downhill through two small ravines to the collection point, and I'm planning to use natural vacuum, at least for now, though I do own a vacuum pump I could use in the future.
Any/all help or insight is welcome
This past winter, when I first moved into my new place, I did the regular tap & bucket thing and had seven taps, but this year I want to go a little bigger, but I don't want to be walking back and forth collecting twenty to thirty buckets twice a day, so I'm looking to set up a tubing system with anywhere from thirty to fifty taps (I still need to walk the woods and identify which trees I'm tapping).
I'm wondering what all I need to take into account, or nuances I should pay attention to, when trying to figure out where to locate the mainline and trunk lines. The land runs completely downhill through two small ravines to the collection point, and I'm planning to use natural vacuum, at least for now, though I do own a vacuum pump I could use in the future.
Any/all help or insight is welcome