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The Mini-Octopuses!

by Justin Roy

Where will the mini-octopuses allow you to get more yield?

You have probably already noticed in your maple grove or in the one where you work sectors where the 5/16 go up towards the main line. Well in all these sectors, there is a loss of yield if there are no mini-octopuses.

As soon as having 1% slope on your 5/16 prevents you from tapping your trees at a comfortable height, a mini-octopus should be installed. So, all areas where the ground does not slope towards your collector need mini-octopuses to give their full potential.

You're probably wondering if it's really worth it.
According to our tests, having mini-octopuses in the right places will allow you to get up to a pound more per tap for the maple trees concerned.

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So here's how to make mini octopuses.

To make your mini-octopus with ease, get the multifunction pliers
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You will also need some bent hooks !
 
If you're a regular, you probably already know how to do it. But if not, I'll explain how to make your mini-octopuses.
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To start, you go to the head of the 5/16 and put it at an accessible height. If it is notched, preferably no higher than 13'' below the notch. Then, you come back towards the main by giving a minimum slope of 1% to your 5/16 between each tree that supports it. To properly level the 5/16 you can use an optical level, a clinometer or a small spirit level. As you are in an area where the 5/16 were counter-slopes, you will quickly reach a height where your falls will be stretched to the maximum or so low that you will be at the height of the snow. It is therefore to this tree that you attach your 5/16 at the head of the line. Preferably with end-of-line hooks or end-of-line forks (Crow's foot).
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If the tree in question is within 2' of the collector, you will connect the center leg of the goose foot or the leg of the end of line hook that is usually used to make the fall directly to the saddle tee. As below.
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If you are more than 2' from the collector, you make another line head at a height that will allow you to start again by going down towards the next maple tree while having a 1% slope. For the top line head, if you use an end of line hook, you must put it so that the leg that is usually used to make the fall is downwards. You must thus connect the two line heads by the legs. And so on until the collector as you can see in the images below.
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Why will a mini octopus give more yield?

Let me explain! Since our tubing networks are under vacuum, the 5/16s are much more likely to empty when they have a good slope. Very often, they only fill up when they go up. For example, if we take a drop that goes down lower than the 5/16 and goes up towards the T, it will only be full in the part that goes up.


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So, a 5/16 that goes up a slope will have to be full from one end to the other so that the water can enter the main line. Which causes the falls to be full of sap. On the other hand, a 5/16 on a good slope with mini-octopuses will only need to have the risers of the mini-octopuses full to bring water to the hands and the falls will be empty at all times.

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The water column is also much less important with mini-octopuses than in the whole 5/16 when it is counter-slope. This allows to have a better vacuum at the notch on many maples. Since we increase our yield by 5% per in/hg at the notch, it will have a good influence (source: UVM Proctor maple research)

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Thank you for reading to the end, it is very much appreciated. If you have any positive, negative or constructive comments, I invite you to write to me on Messenger, send me an email and even post a little message on my Facebook page.

I would like to know which passages you liked or disliked, which ones you understood more or less well and what information you would have liked to have on the subject.

 

8 comments

  • Combien de pieuvre je peux faire par ligne 5/16,? et quelle hauteur maximum de chaque pieuvre?

    Paul

  • Salut Jean-Michel paquet, pour que l’eau se rende à ta maître-ligne, la remonter de ta mini-pieuvre doit être pleine jusqu’en haut. Un fois pleine l’eau recommenceras a s’écouler dans la prochaine descente. Tu ne dois absolument pas provoquer de fuite tu sacrifie ton rendement. Lorsqu’un tube est plein d’eau on à l’impression qu’il n’y a du déplacement seulement que lorsque qu’on vois une bulle d’aire passer, cependant l’eau circule à une vitesse bien plus grande que l’aire dans une descente. Excepter si l’on a une fuite. Appelle moi au 819-342-5158 il me fera plaisirs de t’expliquer 🍁

    La Débacle

  • Salut depuis que j’ai vu ton système de mini pieuvre j’ai décidé d’en installer dans mon érablière mes j’ai remarqué que le tube se remplie mes l’eau monte pas j’ai essayé de faire un trou avec un aiguille au bout de la ligne complètement après que j’aie fait sa l’eau ses mi à monter je voulais savoir si s’était normal que j’aie été obligé de crée une fuite merci

    Jean-Michel paquet

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