Sick and tired of rebuilding feeders every year, who makes the best timer?

[BSOB]

The timer

[Dale Moser]

12V "The Timer" with Eliminator spinner plate, and solar panel attached to the timer box.

Kall Karl at Ultramatic and he will send them to your door.

[catslayer]

Moultrees are SUPER SOLID and SUPER SIMPLE.... we are moving all to those. they have an integral hog light that you can get that replaces the lock handle for screwing them in.

[Greenheadless]

I have thought of moving to The Timer if needed (which I have not), but I see they have a 5 year warranty. Has this always been?

Bump....I see they changed something recently in Cosmiccowboy's posting. I thought they used to have a lifetime warranty?

[Wac M Trac M]

Stay away from plastic, photo cells and analog clocks. Also stay away from anything with a Jamm warning.

You'll be golden. I like spintech and ultramatic. Evolution feeders.

Also whenever you move a feeder you really have to take everything out. Most units break during a rough move

[RR 314]

I love HCR. Great Texas company and great guys to deal with. Office/facility is in Burnet on S. Water street. Have several I bought in 2004 going strong. If you ever have an issue, swing by the office as you appear to hunt in the area.

So....The Timer looks good, as well as HCR, OnTime, Triple C and Foreverlast. Can't find pricing on Triple C products. I'm going to try Foreverlast this year, but won't need a timer for the tailgate feeder. I'm not sure I like the design on the OnTime units, plus, this setup is currently 12V and looks like all of the OnTime units are self contained 6V....all I need is a timer. That brings me down to HCR, or TheTimer. I'm sure they'll all be better than the Remington ones I've been using from Academy, which look the same as numerous other brands, just with a different sticker on them. The last timer I bought was a "Texas Hunter Products" that I picked up at the hardware store near the lease. It looked tough and seemed like it should work well, even had wires available to hook up the solar panel and automotive style snap lock connectors for everything. Didn't hold up.

Let's hear some votes, HCR or TheTimer?

[txfireguy2003]

Thanks for the info guys. I think I'm going to go with the HCR timer, because of good reviews from you guys and the fact that they are only about 5 mimes from the lease, if I have a problem, I'll just carry it in.

[JackFlash]

Hcr

This. Basic and simple .

[czechgrubworm]

So none of you guys use Spintech and put a cage around the unit? We have been running these in San Angelo and Vance for over 12 years. Each one with a solar panel. They are out of San Antonio. Found them at a TTHE show in Fort Worth.

[bowhntrmatt]

We have a lot of the spin-cast units on my lease. Not the most user-friendly in my opinion, but we have several that are over a Decade old and still going strong.

I'm personally a fan of "the timer"

[wheels]

Trip c

[Bowhunter4l1fe]

... I wish I could figure out a way to make a trough style feeder, but only give them access to it during daylight hours. Maybe something with a hinged lid......

I saw a set up like that once. The guy rigged a wiper motor inside a 55gal drum with a plate attached and put it under the funnel He had a little chute underneath it and when it went off it poured a pile into a feed trough. It was pretty neat. He put a little siren on it to so the deer could hear it go off. (Originally I wasn't crazy about the siren, but he likened it to a spin eeder going off and the deer hearing it.

I'll see if I can find a picture. I think I took a few.

[hammer63]

Thanks for the info guys. I think I'm going to go with the HCR timer, because of good reviews from you guys and the fact that they are only about 5 mimes from the lease, if I have a problem, I'll just carry it in.

I think you'll be happy with HCR or The Timer.

If you do decide to try something mechanical as you mentioned in an earlier post, my avatar is a picture of the only timer in the world designed to run a bi-directional motor. This is the timer in the Krivoman timed protein feeder unit.

If you want to try to design something, let me know. Maybe we can put our heads together to fix you up.

[coop]

Triple C.
I am still using the first one I bought in 1988. Changed out the motor this year.

[mudcatz71]

Glad I learned to weld when I was a kid!! All my feeders are strong and tuff/ overkill! Drill stem or 2in tubing wench ups with 1/8 In thick boxes solar panels attached to 1 1/2 tubing wires ran inside of tubing! I've learned those 12v battery's that come in kids electric four-wheelers , gators, jeeps and what not will run for at least 5 years lol