how long will a 6 bag feeder last

[BCorn]

feeder holds 6 bags. set for two feedings @ 4 seconds each. any ideas how long it may last?

[Brazos Hunter]

Mine will hold 7 and with two 3 second, medium speed spins a day I got 4 1/2 months out of it.

[RutnBuk]

probably around 4-5 weeks but it really depends on your motor size. Mine holds 6 bags and I use a 12 volt it spins for 6 sec in morn and afternoon and last 4 weeks

[crittergitter]

depends on how much your feeders throws. each feeder is different

[Osceola]

Mine will last 4 weeks.

[Fishndude]

6 bags of 40 lbs or 50 lbs.?

[Strong Slinger]

Ours last 3 months with 6 bags set twice a day for 4 seconds ea

[Archery1st]

till it's empty? Sorry i couldn't resist.

[KILLERMILLER]

also depends on the gap between the spinner and barrel funnel. I keep mine about 1/2"

[austinmike]

till it's empty? Sorry i couldn't resist.

lmao

[Mac...]

Depends on how far away your sling plate is from the l funnel.

[dustoffer]

also depends on the gap between the spinner and barrel funnel. I keep mine about 1/2"

And wind, and birds, and squirrels, and 'coons, and feeder pens to keep cows/hogs from bumping the legs.

Get a plastic bag and hold it up and over the mechanism and set it off for the length of time you are going to set it for. Weigh the amount of corn it threw for one spin time.

Then it is simple math: # lbs of corn thrown X # of times per day = # lbs of corn per day thrown. Divide the total capacity of the feeder by the # lbs thrown per day to get how many days it will last. Example: one spin of 4 seconds throws 1 lb of corn. If you spin it 2 times per day, that is 2 lbs per day. If the feeder holds 300 lbs, then 300 divided by 2 = 150 days. Do this with your numbers and you'll have corn mileage about as accurate as you can get it, but as we've pointed out, it depends, so YMMV.

[Winman]

also depends on the gap between the spinner and barrel funnel. I keep mine about 1/2"

That's what determines how much corn is thrown. The distance between the drop tube and the spinner plate and then how long it spins...to accurately figure out how much the feeder throws,take a plastic bag and put it over/around the spinner and then set it off...weigh the bag and then divide that amount into the amount of corn in the feeder...this assumes you have a funnel...without one you won't spin out th last 10 or so lbs.

[Black Ice]

also depends on the gap between the spinner and barrel funnel. I keep mine about 1/2"

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[Stan R]

what kind of battery? Fully charged?