New Homemade Feeder....(Elf couple more pics for ya)

[R.J.]

Great looking rig Robin ! .. The bucket adds a magnum quality to the ones we use now ... would be less fill ups for sure ..

[dick195252]

I am going to try that in Tennessee it looks like it should work well. If nothing else it might answer a question i have about our land and that is if we have any Bear in our Area

[the elf]

can you please show pictures of how you have your vertical pipe attached to the pail.---thanks Elf.

[Sandman]

can you please show pictures of how you have your vertical pipe attached to the pail.---thanks Elf.

Ill have to wait til I get out to the field to check up on the feeder to get them for you....

I might have some from a previous bucket feeder that I can post as I used the same idea here...stand by~!

Cheers,
Robin

[Bluefish024]

hahahah Oh Man Sorry cracking up over here...l0l lmao ... I was thinking man thats a bad ass feeder but not bear proof.. I don't have bears round here but I could imagine them playing hockey with that 5 gallon bucket...toooo funny...

[Big John]

Very nice Sandman!!
Similiar to mine. I am filling it with 25 lbs. of corn now every two weeks.
Turkey's, Deer, and Squirels.
I hope it keeps them coming for you in the near weeks.

[chris4570]

You've been busy fabbing!!! The itch must be some strong this year!!!

[Sopchoppy]

I've tried PVC and galvanized flue pipe. Like the flue pipe better. 4' section with a metal cap. I use the 6" size and it holds 40-45 lbs. of corn or whatever you're feeding. Mount to metal fence post or 2x4 and drive it into the ground about 3" from the dirt. I painted it camo. Gravity feeds and 40 lbs or so will last 7-10 days. No bears here, just deer, turkey and the ever present squirrls and racoons.

[ger34]

Looks good Robin...I have something similar with a 4" PVC pipe with a cap and on the bottom of it is a 4" Tee "Y'....the y points up and I strap it to a tree about 24" off the ground....it works FANTASTIC in the winter....when those D@#n raccoons are sleeping!! otherwise it is empty in a day...lol

Let us know how it works

[DrDan]

FredBear

Yup it's the same here. At least that's one thing that Ohio has! I don't know what I am going to do this year - corn prices are outrageous! Oh well just do it I guess, but I have throttled back my spinner to 6 seconds twice a day.

DrDan

[Sandman]

You've been busy fabbing!!! The itch must be some strong this year!!!

The itch has set in something terrible......Ive tried allergy meds but it aint working~!

I have started a second prototype with some modifications from the first~!

Cheers,
Robin

[Sandman]

can you please show pictures of how you have your vertical pipe attached to the pail.---thanks Elf.

Elf,

These pics are very similiar to the feeder I just completed;

I first make the funnel from tin and attached a PVC connector (with one end larger than the other),





Once Ive cut the hole in the bucket I drop the funnel into the bucket with the PVS connector through the hole. The vertical pipe is then cemented onto the exposed connector at the bottom of the bucket;



Hope this helps..............

Cheers,
Robin

[the elf]

Thanks Robin---The pictures are great--my little pea brain has been
working overtime since I have seen them.-------Lon---the elf.

[Sandman]

Elf

Here is a couple more from tonight. I added one pic of the bottom of the bucket and I also added caulking to the design to try to prevent moisture. I noticed a couple of times in my previous feeders that the feed sometimes started to clump...... Not sure if it will work but I thought I would try it....





Cheers,
Robin