How do you stake down a feeder?

[Zen Archery]

Some feeder legs have a hole in the leg base to stake it down. How do you stake it down if it doesn't have the hole? Thanks...

Sorry I'm a noob with feeders.

[Lucky13ranch]

try driving a T-post at each leg and tying the feeder legs off the the T-post.

[scissorhands]

T-post and wire. Pound the t-post into the ground and wrap wire around the leg of the feeder and t-post.

[TxGiant]

T-post and wire. Pound the t-post into the ground and wrap wire around the leg of the feeder and t-post.

This. Hasn't let me down yet

[stickerpatch59]

try driving a T-post at each leg and tying the feeder legs off the the T-post.

^^^this

[Zen Archery]

Smallest T-Post suffice? I just don't want the dang piggies knocking it over.

[ATControlFreak]

I actually use u-post and then take a metal screw clamp (small dryer hose clamp) and wrap around the post and the feeder leg. Hasn't failed me yet.

[DBLHKUP]

4' pieces of 5/8" rebar driven in 2' works nicely too.

[Wheelie]

T-post, I drill a hole in the legs, then I use barbwire minus the barb to secure it.

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[Aggiebush]

A solid 3' tpost or large rebar will work fine. I like to drive mine in straight down about a foot up the leg and tie the leg to it with bailing wire. If you leave too big of a gap between the two, a hog can push them apart, even on a well built tripod feeder. It happened to my hard headed uncle this summer, it was funny watching hogzilla muscle the leg loose and tump his big old feeder over.

[Thwackmaster]

T-post running along the angle of the legs in case you fall you wont be impaled

[Shane]

[limbratgod333]

same as above rebar and bailing wire

[dustoffer]

One thing to be careful about--filling feeders from a ladder. I was 2/'3rds of the way up the ladder w/50 lbs of corn over my shoulder and the stepladder kicked out from under me. Hit the ground hard, corn sack burst open, but thankfully I didn't land on one of the stakes. I angle mine out rather than in to at least keep them from being directly under the feeder barrel.

[cheez]

One thing to be careful about--filling feeders from a ladder. I was 2/'3rds of the way up the ladder w/50 lbs of corn over my shoulder and the stepladder kicked out from under me. Hit the ground hard, corn sack burst open, but thankfully I didn't land on one of the stakes. I angle mine out rather than in to at least keep them from being directly under the feeder barrel.

A week ago today I had a friend do the same thing only he wasn't so lucky. He was impaled on a T post and is lucky to be alive. He's still in the hospital and likely will be for a while. If you use stakes, cut 'em off short. Put a cap on them. Better yet, do both.