That makes no sense. They have a million employees standing around. Their employees are paid the same either way if they are loading corn or scratching their butts. They are just lazy.

They are great feeders. But there are a few simple modifications that you can make to improve them.

Add an horizontal brace between the two open legs to deter hogs from going underneath. Also, bolt on metal plates (found at HD) on all four sides to extend the bottom plate of the feeder. This will keep long armed coons from reaching
the spinner plate. Painting the exterior isn’t a bad idea if you plan to run cameras to reduce reflective flash.

Oh, and be sure to stake them down.

Do you mind posting a picture of your mods?

Paint normally doesn't stick to galvanized metal very good unless you treat the metal before painting and I have forgotten what it needs to be treated with. Daniel

That reflective flash could be a big issue!

When sun hits just right my pics look like this. I thought it was something to do with reflecting off the shiny feeder and asked about it on here but didn’t get much if any feed back. Camera facing north and it’s just after sunup.

Vinegar rub on and allowed to dry will make paint stick better to galvanized metal.

My feeders do the same thing when the sun hits them at the right angle and it aligns with the camera no matter what the direction it faces. It has to do with the low profile feeder and the angle the sun hits it.

You bet.

Unfortunately this is the only pic I have at the moment and it's not the greatest.

You'll notice the plate extensions that I added. And the cross brace to the legs. Quick rattle can green paint job too.

Outstanding AgHoff. Thanks for posting. Exactly what I thought about doing.

Buy Browning, face them south.

Thanks for posting the mods pic.

We had those shiny stand and fill feeders and did not want them to be beacons for others to see
and maybe even think about stealing so we painted ours. We bought a can of brake cleaner (cheap)
and sprayed over the feeder to remove oils, dirt etc. then we found some paint that is at the auto stores
used to paint sheet metal on cars. The cans are expensive at about $25 per can but thought this was the right type
of paint for our sheet metal on our feeders. This paint comes in olive color (somewhat an olive tree color) and has held up nicely.
Maybe something to try. Just our 2 cents.

Krylon makes a good self etching primer at a more friendly price. Available at Wally World.