Cutting and insertion device for sap collection

A cutting and insertion device for cutting an elongate tube into a tube section, comprising:

• a frame section;
• a spinning wheel fixedly attached to the frame section and configured to mount a roll of the elongate tube;
• a sheave section fixedly attached proximal to an end of the frame section, the sheave section configured to allow traversal of the elongate tube through a first pipe;
• the first pipe fixedly attached adjacent to the sheave section, the first pipe configured to receive the elongate tube, and comprising slits configured to receive a knife hingedly connected to the frame section to slice the elongate tube exposed to the knife at the slits to form the tube section;
• a set of clamping members fixedly attached to the frame section and positioned proximal to opposing first and second ends of the first pipe, the clamping members configured to clamp the tube section at opposite ends thereof;
• a set of plunger members fixedly attached to the frame section and positioned adjacent to the clamping members, the plunger members configured to insert respective fittings into the opposite ends of the tube section.