Deer Feeders

[Diamond-BT]

I need to build me some crank up feeders too.

[RJK70]

These guys are right. One thing not to go cheap on is your feeder.

We have some guys on the lease that do this and pretty much every trip to the lease they are doing repairs and their feeder are still full of corn, or are knocked over an empty.

Get a good heavy duty feeder with a good timer, solar panel, coon cage, and cable!

[Iced Down]

crank up feeders are my favorite but that capsul looks preety sweet, thats the first time ive seen one

[Lowe]

if $$$$ is not an issue buy all new good well built stuff from the get go....in the long run you will save a ton of $$$$$$ "the timer" for sure and solar panels....

I could not agree more, no telling how much I would have saved if I would bought the stuff to start with.

[Ron]

I use a crank up with a 95 gallon drum on it and it's much better than climbing up and down ladders with bags of corn. Boss Buck controls and remote control.

[Swat791]

I'm going to build a couple this week using 55 gal barrels, 4 legs and the timer will be about 4' off the ground with sturdy varmint cage welded to the barrel.
I want to make the legs short so I don't need to drag a ladder to fill them.

Is there a real need for the legs to be 8' long?

I would think only if you have cattle or pig problems........

I've had 8' tall feeders torn up by hogs and cows, so why not just make them 4' long and use quad legs instead of tripod set up?
That would make it more stable esp. when using t-posting to secure the legs as well.

[glrae]

Wow! First time I've seen the Capsule. Impressive, but expensive. Any problems from you guys that own them?

[Smart]

I've had 8' tall feeders torn up by hogs and cows, so why not just make them 4' long and use quad legs instead of tripod set up?
That would make it more stable esp. when using t-posting to secure the legs as well.

I would personally get a feeder that was heavier like a Big Horn below with quad legs if you have cows taking down 8' feeders or at add least a feedpen.. 4' legs gives you a smaller width "base" and a top heavy feeder not to mention the barrel/spinner is now at eye/nose level. If a cow can lean on it, he's gonna lean on it...the barrel being that low gives him more surface area to work with. IMO

on edit...never mind on the big horns i saw you were building some with 55 gallon barrels.

[Mike Murphey]

Winch up feeder is the easiest way to go.....buy as large of drum as you can afford, (85 gal are very expensive)...check out and get the right cable and clamps...cheap cable might not hold enough weight...never, never, never stand under a feeder while it is being winched up or down.....use bolts to lock down legs into sleeves so nothing moves....

[Lethal Injection]

use bolts to lock down legs into sleeves so nothing moves....

Good advise there, ask Donnie on the lease about his 20' drill steem pipe slipping out of the sleeve while standing that feeder, I would bet if that thing hit you in the head you would at least drop a few IQ pts if you kept your life.

[outlaw38]

Go big or go home is my motto. Just have to fill twice a year and don't have to worry about much else. Pay up front or pay multiple times repairing the inferior feeder

[Strummer]

Joe Did you make that?

[dwkern]

Crank Ups are the safest and easiest. They are a little more expensive, but they are worth it. As Lethal Injection said we aint gettin any younger climbing those ladders!

When my 55G barrels go to feeder heaven, I will invest in the crank ups definitely!

Make sure you get the varmit guards that go the whole circumference of the barrel. This will keep the COONS from getting to your spinner plate.