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 Feeder Malfunction
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09/17/12 11:17 PM
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MikeC
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One of the guys on our lease had a feeder malfunction. I had gone to put a new battery on it for him but when I got there I saw this. I'm assuming the weak battery caused the motor to just keep running once it triggered. Unfortunately it ran long enough to empty a 85 gallon feeder barrel that has just been filled a few days earlier with 500 pounds of corn. Worst part was it had just got soaked with an inch or two of rain so there was no saving it!  
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Re: Feeder Malfunction
[Re: MikeC]
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09/17/12 11:23 PM
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charliet
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Re: Feeder Malfunction
[Re: charliet]
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09/17/12 11:25 PM
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BUD MAN
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Re: Feeder Malfunction
[Re: BUD MAN]
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09/17/12 11:29 PM
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kmon11
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That sucks, had that happen about a week after filling a 300lb feeder. The Timer had shorted hook up a battery and it would spin. that was the last of the expensive "The Timer" controllers I have used.
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true
Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: Feeder Malfunction
[Re: kmon11]
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09/17/12 11:31 PM
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MELackey
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sooooooooooooooEEEEEEEEE. Here pigpigpigpigpig!
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Re: Feeder Malfunction
[Re: MELackey]
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09/17/12 11:33 PM
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passthru
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Re: Feeder Malfunction
[Re: passthru]
#3580448
09/17/12 11:39 PM
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mulie_mike
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Re: Feeder Malfunction
[Re: mulie_mike]
#3580564
09/18/12 12:06 AM
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Nogalus Prairie
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I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: Feeder Malfunction
[Re: Nogalus Prairie]
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09/18/12 12:10 AM
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artrios60
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Nothing to do but fill it up. Critters will be happy
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Re: Feeder Malfunction
[Re: artrios60]
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09/18/12 12:27 AM
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Mr. Clean
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Ka Ching, Ka Ching......Happy porkers..... 
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Re: Feeder Malfunction
[Re: Mr. Clean]
#3580669
09/18/12 12:33 AM
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TRHODES
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ouchhhh. that will sting the pocket book a little
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Re: Feeder Malfunction
[Re: TRHODES]
#3580753
09/18/12 12:57 AM
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BMowatt
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Re: Feeder Malfunction
[Re: BMowatt]
#3580795
09/18/12 01:05 AM
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gollygee
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Everyone on my lease makes fun of my "expensive" taste on power control units and timers. Looks like $100 worth of corn (if you were lucky), wasted time, adding to your hog problem, hell of a mess and you still need an HCR timer.
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Re: Feeder Malfunction
[Re: gollygee]
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09/18/12 01:12 AM
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Rob M
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Re: Feeder Malfunction
[Re: gollygee]
#3580840
09/18/12 01:12 AM
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hoof n wings
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Had my BinL's feeder dump 300lbs once. We're thinking a coon tilted the motor box just enough.........
I'd ask him if he's pregnant. He missed a s__tload of periods. I'll take "things that look like a uterus" for $200 Alex.
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Re: Feeder Malfunction
[Re: Nogalus Prairie]
#3580985
09/18/12 01:39 AM
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Satch
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Re: Feeder Malfunction
[Re: Satch]
#3581097
09/18/12 02:01 AM
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300j
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Buffet is open. 
All ready
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Re: Feeder Malfunction
[Re: Mr. Clean]
#3581112
09/18/12 02:03 AM
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dlrz71
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That blows 
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Re: Feeder Malfunction
[Re: dlrz71]
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09/18/12 02:06 AM
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jkmccoy11
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sit back and wait on the pigs
McCoy
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Re: Feeder Malfunction
[Re: 300j]
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09/18/12 02:07 AM
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I would certainly figure out what actually happened and not just assume it was a weak battery. That seems like a lot of spining for a weak battery. Not sure what kind of spinner you have on there but I have had a strong wind spin my spinner plate and empty a feeder more than once. For those that think Im crazy, I have driven up twice to see it happening.
Let'em grow old
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Re: Feeder Malfunction
[Re: rtp]
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09/18/12 02:38 AM
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Schpanky
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Wind can definitely do that....you might want to get a gated plate. Thats a lot of cash on the ground....might as well turn it into some bacon.... 
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Re: Feeder Malfunction
[Re: Schpanky]
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09/18/12 02:43 AM
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Fltmedic
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That sucks hopefully a new plate or feeder fixes the problem. Had my feeder dump corn on the ground after raccoons pulled at the plate and I was filling it last. Took a while to pick up 60-75lbs of corn, luckily it was during the drought not the monsoon of this past weekend.
Don't take life so seriously, you'll never make it out alive!
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Re: Feeder Malfunction
[Re: Fltmedic]
#3581590
09/18/12 04:15 AM
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HardWired
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Go make up some pig pipes and fill em up with soured corn!
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Re: Feeder Malfunction
[Re: HardWired]
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09/18/12 05:02 AM
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Trenton
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Happened to me 8 or 9 years ago with a Magnum control unit. Corn was half the price of today though. OUCH!
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