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Protein Feeder Build?
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02/22/15 03:36 PM
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Hey Guys, I'm working on building a protein feeder out of a 55 gallon drum. I'm making a three way drop tube out of 4" 14 gauge square tubing. I have seen that some of the protein feeder manufactures incorporate some type of flow regulator in the protein tube. Do you guys think this is necessary? I plan to put a triangular pyramid in the bottom to direct the flow to the three feed spouts and I could probably make some type of sleeve that would move up and down inside the drop tube that would regulate the flow over the pyramid but I would rather not. Let me know what you guys think. I guess I need to go buy a bag of protein and fill the tube up to see how it works... Thanks, Jason
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Re: Protein Feeder Build?
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02/22/15 04:13 PM
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Re: Protein Feeder Build?
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02/23/15 12:21 PM
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Depending how long your spouts are, feed might just continually fall out if you don't put a lip around the bottom.
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Re: Protein Feeder Build?
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02/23/15 01:49 PM
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You will need some sort of baffle system inside the upright tube or lip on the front of each port to slow the feed flow down. Go to a store who sells tube type feeders and see how each look. Lot of different designs out there.
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Re: Protein Feeder Build?
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02/24/15 03:19 AM
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Thanks for the response. I will definitely put a lip on the end of each feed tube. Probably weld a piece of 3/8 rebar in the end. Ya'll think that will be sufficient?
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Re: Protein Feeder Build?
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02/24/15 04:07 AM
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Tape a piece of cardboard across it and then put feed it in to see what height you will need.
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Re: Protein Feeder Build?
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02/24/15 06:41 AM
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Remember weight of feed = pressure. Using popcorn peanuts opposed to bags of corn will not get a good result. Add in wind, barimetric pressure and humidity. Otherwise known as trial and error.
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Re: Protein Feeder Build?
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03/12/15 03:14 AM
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Well I finally got around to finishing my protein feeder. Going to install at the lease this weekend bit thought I would post up some pics. Made a pyramid to help direct the flow. Cut the top out big enough to slide the 4" down piece into. Here you see where I slid it down 2" to slow the flow down. Also used 3/8" rebar for a lip. Here's a finished pic. It's sitting 40" off the ground.
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Re: Protein Feeder Build?
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03/14/15 04:01 PM
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That looks great. Did you slope the three ports, I did one out of 4" pvc put about 10-15 deg. Slope on the three ports, using corn and protein pellets. The corn slides fine but the pellets got stuck without the slope.
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Re: Protein Feeder Build?
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03/16/15 05:28 PM
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Thanks Yep. There's about 5 degrees on the 3 ports.
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Re: Protein Feeder Build?
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03/18/15 06:31 PM
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