'Drove over to Brady today and bought (2) 1000# corn feeders. 14 ga. and the bottom is designed with forklift forks/tractor forks in mind. 'Looks like a good design; no way water can get down into the motor box and, although it's a bit of a hassle driving to two different locations (one inventory/storage and the other manufacturing/office), they seem like good folks. LOTS of inventory, both feeders and blinds. I'll probably buy an all-steel blind from them in the spring. 'Close enough that it's chump change to have it delivered. We'll see how the feeders work. I've learned my lesson with cheap, thin-walled feeders that pigs (and, God forbid... Aoudad) can bump and tear up.

I've had one for several years now and they work great and are made like a tank. Wished I had waited to get the new design, mine has a cage.