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All this feeder talk...
#7279416
09/07/18 05:37 AM
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txshntr
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Reminded me of one of the reasons we went to stand and fill. Didn't want to hijack someone else's thread, but figured I would show a series of pictures of what happened to our crank up feeder Yep, feeder is working good Pops lowering it down and it came down fast!! The bolt in the pulley system broke and it had about 250lbs of corn in it Yep...it's broke Better go get some help...so he got my BIL And of course, had to stop to tell him the story...."it just fell"
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Re: All this feeder talk...
[Re: txshntr]
#7279417
09/07/18 05:39 AM
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txshntr
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So time to take this one apart And bring in the new one Get it all set up and spread out 250lbs of corn!! Ready to go again
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Re: All this feeder talk...
[Re: txshntr]
#7279453
09/07/18 11:02 AM
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Stub
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Just a tad bit nicer than the old one
“I never forget a face—but in your case, I’ll be glad to make an exception.” —Groucho Marx
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Re: All this feeder talk...
[Re: txshntr]
#7279463
09/07/18 11:18 AM
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Scott W
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I've heard of a crank up feeder fall like that and land on someone or one of its legs go straight thru a foot. Those scare me more than a ladder does.
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Re: All this feeder talk...
[Re: txshntr]
#7279469
09/07/18 11:29 AM
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SnakeWrangler
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That's funny.....
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: All this feeder talk...
[Re: txshntr]
#7279488
09/07/18 11:51 AM
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BubRay
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Nothing makes you madder than having a big deer on camera then having feeder issues! Especially when your 3+ hours away!!
New feeder looks good.
Take Care, Bub
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Re: All this feeder talk...
[Re: txshntr]
#7279521
09/07/18 12:39 PM
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Pope&Young
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Thank God your pops wasn't under the feeder when it came down Congrats on the new stand and fill feeders
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Re: All this feeder talk...
[Re: txshntr]
#7279555
09/07/18 01:10 PM
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Mr. T.
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I just bought four new feeders that you have to climb a latter to fill. Sometimes, we don't get any smarter as we age.
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Re: All this feeder talk...
[Re: txshntr]
#7279567
09/07/18 01:25 PM
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stxranchman
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Never been a fan of crank up feeders. Seen to many of them break after being used with no maintenance on them. Glad that your Dad was standing to the side when it broke. First thing I would have grabbed was a sledge hammer instead of a sawzall....
Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?
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Re: All this feeder talk...
[Re: txshntr]
#7279583
09/07/18 01:41 PM
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Simple Searcher
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Cool series of pictures. Glad your dad was standing at the crank when that happened and that no one was under it. We have several crank-ups, I hate standing under them things. And it seems the older I get the harder they make them handles to crank.
Last edited by Simple Searcher; 09/07/18 01:53 PM.
"Man is still a hunter, still a simple searcher after meat..." Robert C. Ruark
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Re: All this feeder talk...
[Re: txshntr]
#7279632
09/07/18 02:11 PM
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BOBO the Clown
kind of a big deal
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Man thats not very neighborly..... just rub it in, you refuse to buy one of the higher quality feeders your neighbor builds.
#Istandwithramball
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Re: All this feeder talk...
[Re: txshntr]
#7279656
09/07/18 02:30 PM
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Western
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Yeah paaaleze Trex, I was there and recall their conversation quite well "If we are going to get help filling feeders out of TRex, then we need a feeder he can reach the top of" I remember it like it was yesterday Like the way your pops fixes things, doesn't screw around
If at first you dont succeed, then skydiving is not for you..
"Don't trust everything you read on the Internet"- Abraham Lincoln Dennis
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Re: All this feeder talk...
[Re: txshntr]
#7279663
09/07/18 02:37 PM
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Wilhunt
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Glad there was not an injury. Stand and fill the only way to go. Nice buck!
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Re: All this feeder talk...
[Re: BOBO the Clown]
#7279737
09/07/18 03:33 PM
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txshntr
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Man thats not very neighborly..... just rub it in, you refuse to buy one of the higher quality feeders your neighbor builds.
#Istandwithramball
You know pops well enough that he doesnt screw around...or listen
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Re: All this feeder talk...
[Re: Simple Searcher]
#7279739
09/07/18 03:33 PM
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txshntr
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Cool series of pictures. Glad your dad was standing at the crank when that happened and that no one was under it. We have several crank-ups, I hate standing under them things. And it seems the older I get the harder they make them handles to crank.
Yep, we joke about it but it could have been much worse
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Re: All this feeder talk...
[Re: Western]
#7279741
09/07/18 03:34 PM
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txshntr
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Yeah paaaleze Trex, I was there and recall their conversation quite well "If we are going to get help filling feeders out of TRex, then we need a feeder he can reach the top of" I remember it like it was yesterday Like the way your pops fixes things, doesn't screw around I did ask him if he did it on purpose. He hated that feeder
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Re: All this feeder talk...
[Re: txshntr]
#7279743
09/07/18 03:38 PM
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Western
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Yeah paaaleze Trex, I was there and recall their conversation quite well "If we are going to get help filling feeders out of TRex, then we need a feeder he can reach the top of" I remember it like it was yesterday Like the way your pops fixes things, doesn't screw around I did ask him if he did it on purpose. He hated that feeder You know he did, he doesn't screw around! Case in point, group leaves for hunt, pops bust nice deer and back at camp by beer 30, Trex is still in stand 3 days later going thru deer photo flash cards looking for "the one".
If at first you dont succeed, then skydiving is not for you..
"Don't trust everything you read on the Internet"- Abraham Lincoln Dennis
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Re: All this feeder talk...
[Re: txshntr]
#7279748
09/07/18 03:45 PM
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Stompy
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Friend of mine that hunts here is a welder, he made us up a bunch of cradles to put our existing barrels in. All stand and fills on the ranch but one, and it has a built in ladder.
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Re: All this feeder talk...
[Re: txshntr]
#7279873
09/07/18 05:24 PM
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Hunter Daddy
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Why doesn't someone just build the stand with the cage (just like the picture above) and sell it just like that! Then you would just buy your barrel, install the timer and set/bolt to the stand. Make them for 30 gallon and 55 gallon barrels. This way, it wouldn't be so #@!* expensive!
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Re: All this feeder talk...
[Re: txshntr]
#7279949
09/07/18 06:21 PM
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onlysmith&wesson
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Funny thing, I was on a road trip and saw the featured feeder at a ACE Hardware store in Lampassas a few days ago. The great thing about the design is the cage begins about an inch below the spinner plate. The corn is thrown through this gap, not hitting the cage. I talked to a guy that was buying two while I was there, he had a few on his place and was adding more. Coons try like hell, but can't get to the corn, motor, spinner or feed cavity. I would have bought one, but had no room for it.
An unethical shot is one you take, that you know you shouldn't.
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Re: All this feeder talk...
[Re: Western]
#7279951
09/07/18 06:23 PM
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txshntr
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Yeah paaaleze Trex, I was there and recall their conversation quite well "If we are going to get help filling feeders out of TRex, then we need a feeder he can reach the top of" I remember it like it was yesterday Like the way your pops fixes things, doesn't screw around I did ask him if he did it on purpose. He hated that feeder You know he did, he doesn't screw around! Case in point, group leaves for hunt, pops bust nice deer and back at camp by beer 30, Trex is still in stand 3 days later going thru deer photo flash cards looking for "the one". So much truth to that, it almost isnt funny
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Re: All this feeder talk...
[Re: Hunter Daddy]
#7279990
09/07/18 07:11 PM
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Pope&Young
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Why doesn't someone just build the stand with the cage (just like the picture above) and sell it just like that! Then you would just buy your barrel, install the timer and set/bolt to the stand. Make them for 30 gallon and 55 gallon barrels. This way, it wouldn't be so #@!* expensive! RamBall36 on this forum does (or did) build such a unit. You supply the barrel and timer unit
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Re: All this feeder talk...
[Re: Pope&Young]
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09/07/18 07:23 PM
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BOBO the Clown
kind of a big deal
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kind of a big deal
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Why doesn't someone just build the stand with the cage (just like the picture above) and sell it just like that! Then you would just buy your barrel, install the timer and set/bolt to the stand. Make them for 30 gallon and 55 gallon barrels. This way, it wouldn't be so #@!* expensive! RamBall36 on this forum does (or did) build such a unit. You supply the barrel and timer unit And he does great work.
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Re: All this feeder talk...
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#7301673
09/30/18 09:34 PM
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major_74
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Re: All this feeder talk...
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10/04/18 07:59 PM
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Ramball36
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Man this one hurts, I thought maybe your phone died when I got no response on the feeder info
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