Feeder Sinking

[bwssr]

12 x 12 piece of ply wood. Run a nail thru the center. Lay nail point up. Center leg on nail. Do all your legs like this

[SaltwaterSlick]

If you don't stake the feeder down, it WILL NOT stay on an 8 x 8 block when it gets low on corn... hogs will root the sucker right off the blocks and do it very easily...

[Gummi Bear]

I build my own feeders.

I have learned over the years. Weather, pigs, coons, cattle and horses will all tear things up.

This one is pretty old, original build was back in the late 90’s. I’ve updated it since then (Eliminator plate, The Timer plus remote, 5w solar panel, fresh paint)

You can see how it sits on flat pavers. They’re about 8x16x2”

I drive my t-posts straight, wire them with some #10 galvanized wire to the legs, and put a safety cap on the post (I’ve sliced my arm open on the mushroomed top of a t-post too many times.






I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately...

Henry David Thoreau

[Mac5dawg]

I fabricated skids to help with this issue and to help move them around. Has worked great so far. I will take pics and post


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[Quackerbox]

Make sure the feet are large enough. I had to take a floor jack to raise a tower stand this year. The ground is so wet even with 5"x5" pieces of plate welded to the legs it still sank to the first cross brace. Once we raised it we put concrete blocks under it.

[Brad96]

My feeder feet were sinking in the mud, so I put large concrete paver stones under them. But, the hogs push the pavers around sometimes. I put a piece of cattle panel down under the feeder, and wired it to the feeder feet, to discourage digging. That seems to have helped a little. I'm thinking seriously about pouring a 6'x6' concrete pad, with J-bolts for the feeder feet, to hopefully fix both problems once and for all.

[Big pig]

Our problem is soft sand on our places. So we dig a shallow hole, and place a piece of metal/tin in the hole and set leg on it. Cover hole. Then drive t-posts parallel with legs for safety and wire securely. No issues.

Your muddy boggy mess is whole nuther issue!!’

[venado]

It can not be over emphasized the need to drive the T posts parallel to the legs. Falling on the posts while filling feeders is the real safety issue.

[Snowflake Killa]

I put a piece of perling and t post because of this. 2000 pounds on the ground.

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[Uncle_Milty]

We hunt the Sabine River bottoms so I feel your pain.

1. put a board ( i used some old deck boards that i had ) put one under each foot

2. drive a t-post next to each leg.......keeps the feeder from moving or flipping when the pigs get after them

3. Yes, cattle panels do help with the rooting issues under the feeder

[WamBow]

Just kill all of the hogs!

[Huntsman27]

We had one feeder that we had issues with and tried pieces of wood, flat rocks but couldn't keep the cows from bumping it and sliding it off and didn't want to put up a feed pen. I finally put a bag of quickcrete under each leg. I just put the bag on the ground stuck the leg in it and poured a bottle of water on it. It has since completely hardened and all the paper is gone but I have a solid block now and no issues.

[Hobbs]

I have a problem with gophers getting under the feeders. My feeders are in pens so no hog problems but the dang gophers are tunneling everywhere making the ground super soft and the legs just keep getting deeper and deeper. I have the moultrie foot pads on them but they aren't big enough. The concrete blocks and t posts might help. And some gopher traps.

[jason86]

I fabricated skids to help with this issue and to help move them around. Has worked great so far. I will take pics and post


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This use 2x8s she won’t sink any more

[MRcheeto]

old disc blades work also