This 3-pack of stainless steel bucket spiles is the right starter quantity for households tapping 3 maple trees per season. Each spile is built to the high-flow Grimm pattern — the modern American maple sugaring standard that maximizes sap collection rate compared to traditional tapered-wood spile designs. Heavy-duty stainless steel construction means these spiles last many seasons without corrosion or breakage.
The S-hook at the back of each spile is the standard bucket-attachment mechanism: drill a 7/16-inch hole 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 inches into the tree at a slight upward angle, insert the spile firmly with a spout driver, and hang a sap bucket from the hook. Each spile measures approximately 3-1/4 inches long with a hook approximately 2-1/8 inches long.
Stainless steel is the right material for spiles for two reasons: it doesn’t add metallic flavors to the sap the way plain steel would over a multi-week tapping season, and it doesn’t corrode through repeated wet-dry cycles. For maple sugaring households that want to upgrade from the basic plastic spiles found in cheaper starter kits, or are scaling up beyond a 3-tree starter setup, this is the right purchase. Lehman’s catalog selection.
