Tools? for ACG

Brian G. NY · Mar 18, 2018

I put together a display of these for our Historical Society a few years ago.
I picked these from both my Dad's and my Wife's Grandad's collections.
Each is its own unique variation.

Barts Dad · Mar 18, 2018

Taps for sap collection?

Zachary Hoyt · Mar 18, 2018

The bottom left is the kind I have most of, and they're very nice to work with. I also have some that are a modern version of the same design but the hooks are a lot longer and hang loosely so
the buckets flop around more.
Zach

1946 BN IHC · Mar 19, 2018

Taps for maple sap colection. Have borrowed a set to tap our silver maple 4 taps taken off one quart early in the month. Then cold, now starting to run yesterday. More to boil this week.

Adirondack case guy · Mar 19, 2018

We have most every variation of those also. Would be interesting what the thinking was with the different shapes.
The ones with the cast hooks were difficult to hook small hole buckets on. There were also cast/Soule spiles with an eye on top for the flat top covers that allowed the rod to slide thru to secure the cover.
In your collection the only spile that will accommodate a flat cover with wire is the lower LH Grimm steel spile.
Loren

Brian G. NY · Mar 19, 2018

(quoted from post at 13:50:20 03/19/18) We have most every variation of those also. Would be interesting what the thinking was with the different shapes.
The ones with the cast hooks were difficult to hook small hole buckets on. There were also cast/Soule spiles with an eye on top for the flat top covers that allowed the rod to slide thru to secure the cover.
In your collection the only spile that will accommodate a flat cover with wire is the lower LH Grimm steel spile.
Loren

We did have quite a few of the flat top covers and we used them with the steel spiles...mostly, we used the peaked covers.
Never ran across a cast spile with the eye you refer to......but I am amazed at the many variations in styles, some of which are very minimal.
The buckets with a big hole and the wire reinforcement around the top were the easiest to work with.

I have fond memories of working for my Wife's Grandad during sapping season when I was a teenager.[/u]

Bret4207 · Mar 19, 2018

The sheet metal ones aren't bad, but when you find an old cast steel job grown into a tree with your chainsaw it sure gets your attention!

sms · Mar 19, 2018

We found a few in the sawmill also, not
good.

Brian G. NY · Mar 19, 2018

(quoted from post at 21:39:53 03/19/18) We found a few in the sawmill also, not
good.

I think the worst thing I ever hit with a chain saw was a ceramic fence insulator which had been covered with years of growth.
Just happened to be a maple.

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