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<blockquote data-quote="tjones96761" data-source="post: 1337688" data-attributes="member: 8955"><p>I think if you got something out this weekend, they'll be hitting it regular by rifle season. Gravity feeders and bump feeders will bankrupt normal folks, I'd get something with a timer.</p><p></p><p>The one in that thread started out as a 6 volt Remington kind from Walmart, and it wore me out keeping it working. between coons, cows, rain, wasps, and "normal stuff", I eventually replaced every component, and rebuilt the box a few times.</p><p>On the rest of the ones I built I bought a 12vdc heavy duty motor and spinner plate ($25), basic digital timer, bossbuck or something ($20), surplus ammo can ($5), and 12v/5ah battery ($8) for a trailer break-away system. </p><p>The original Remington system would run about 2-3 weeks on a 6 volt battery, mine runs about 250 days feeding twice per day. I feed about 3lbs/day, barrel holds 350lbs, so I could let it run 3 months straight, but I usually check then every couple weeks. </p><p>It mostly depends on what your facilities and tools are. I built 4 tripod type from scratch, rebuilt the Remington one about 5 times (cows are hard on them), and built the first hanging one this year. My wife was pregnant last year, so I had ALOT of free time to tinker.</p><p>I'll get some better pics and post them up to give you a jump start. I wish there was a Do-It-Yourself section on this forum. I'm a farm-engineer and build just about all my big hunting stuff.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tjones96761, post: 1337688, member: 8955"] I think if you got something out this weekend, they'll be hitting it regular by rifle season. Gravity feeders and bump feeders will bankrupt normal folks, I'd get something with a timer. The one in that thread started out as a 6 volt Remington kind from Walmart, and it wore me out keeping it working. between coons, cows, rain, wasps, and "normal stuff", I eventually replaced every component, and rebuilt the box a few times. On the rest of the ones I built I bought a 12vdc heavy duty motor and spinner plate ($25), basic digital timer, bossbuck or something ($20), surplus ammo can ($5), and 12v/5ah battery ($8) for a trailer break-away system. The original Remington system would run about 2-3 weeks on a 6 volt battery, mine runs about 250 days feeding twice per day. I feed about 3lbs/day, barrel holds 350lbs, so I could let it run 3 months straight, but I usually check then every couple weeks. It mostly depends on what your facilities and tools are. I built 4 tripod type from scratch, rebuilt the Remington one about 5 times (cows are hard on them), and built the first hanging one this year. My wife was pregnant last year, so I had ALOT of free time to tinker. I'll get some better pics and post them up to give you a jump start. I wish there was a Do-It-Yourself section on this forum. I'm a farm-engineer and build just about all my big hunting stuff. [/QUOTE]
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