#104

[@tsmaple7765]

Love that you mentioned Mike Bennetts “trailer park” too funny, he’s a riot. Great video as always Nate, that montage of sugarhouse will be awesome!

[@BissellMapleFarm]

Ha! That's exactly who I was talking too! Mike is definitely a character!

[@tsmaple7765]

Haha, i knew exactly who you were talking about as soon as you said that.

[@BissellMapleFarm]

@@tsmaple7765 I sent him a text this morning, too. Letting him know.

[@TheSmagzilla]

I love my flat semi sloped woods. Can visit all 500 taps in a day. Great for guzzler setups. 26-27 inches of vac without ladders, releases or high dollar vacuum. Do the stubby\pin setups make perfect seal like tap\cup does?

[@BissellMapleFarm]

Yes they are both tapered. The poly carb definitely grabs more than the poly ethylene.

[@TheSmagzilla]

@@BissellMapleFarm sorry but which is which?

[@BissellMapleFarm]

@@TheSmagzilla clear is poly carbonate. Black is polyethylene. The poly really seats in the tree, too. You can see the sap flowing - which is cool.

[@TheSmagzilla]

@@BissellMapleFarm oh yes I agree. I was more asking if the stubby and tee with pin make a perfect seal if you were to pull a tap. Producers with expensive vac aren't woried about microleaks like I am so maybe you don't pull many taps from that. If I have a microleak on a tap I pull them...maybe 10 a year but they add up to higher productivity for the woods when using a diaphragm pump.

[@BissellMapleFarm]

@@TheSmagzilla I understand your question now. Yes. They seal up tight. We like tapping with vacuum on. It seals better than the cup in my experience.

[@kevinkc3onohelijeepworld953]

What about check valve adapter/spile part. The one with the little ball to block the tap from sucking back into tree ?? Curious 🧐

[@BissellMapleFarm]

What do you want to know?

[@kevinkc3onohelijeepworld953]

@@BissellMapleFarm do they work better at helping tree heal faster ? Is the added cost worth it ? Gravity feeding into buckets atm but next year I plan to run vacuum lines

[@davidjones1152]

Hey Nate & Austen .... We started using the stubbies and adaptors about 5 years ago ..... seems to keep the amount of sap the same each year in our small operation of 300 taps .... like your videos, they are educational and laid back ..... and you don't boast about what you do ... THANKS!!!

[@BissellMapleFarm]

Thank for watching! Someone really smart once told me, "Nate, better men than you and I, with better businesses, have failed." Kind of puts it in perspective!

[@ridgelandfarm2284]

Where can I find more info on the farm block monitoring?

[@BissellMapleFarm]

FarmBlox will be at our facility a week from today (1-20-23). We'll test it out! Here is the website: farmblox.ag/

[@blesseddwellings9829]

I didn't know you guys had taps at Beaumont! We have the Rotary fishing tournament there, and we just started chartering the Jefferson group. Quick question. Are you planning on doing the pancake event this year?

[@BissellMapleFarm]

Yup.

[@Jared-Brubaker]

Looks like maple syrup season is here and Sawmill season is done for awhile, good luck bro!

[@BissellMapleFarm]

Yeah, it's maple season! 🍁

[@1930doodlebug]

Is the belt bag that Austin Carrie’s the LOAC tool in anything special or just store bought?

[@1930doodlebug]

Spell check sucks, carries

[@BissellMapleFarm]

It is made by Udder Tech, I think. The 14" Garbage Bag. www.uddertechinc.com/products/garbage-bag

[@bobbelanger6426]

Nate are the adapters basically disposable or are they able to be washed? IE: dishwasher? Or do they become brittle like the disposable spouts? I’m thinking of switching next season.

[@BissellMapleFarm]

The adapters are disposable. Anything can be washed! It just takes time and money! There are all sorts of gimmicks out there. And the reality is, it is a dollar waiting on a dime. Sugarmakers I know that make a half gallon of maple syrup per tap.... they do not wash spouts.

[@davidjones1152]

I had heard once that you cannot kill the bacteria that grows in the taps .. the plastic is porous and the bacteria gets into every knock and cranny .. even an autoclave cannot kill it ....

[@BissellMapleFarm]

@@davidjones1152 maybe some uranium or plutonium would take care of that bacteria! And the spouts would glow for a little extra light in the Sugarbush! 😁

[@davidjones1152]

@@BissellMapleFarm Perfect ....

[@Wtz-jx3wh]

stubbys should not even be made anymore lol