I want to thank IL2H and Mr Lolo for giving me some ideas and pointers on putting this together. I kind of went all out on these but I know they can be put together much cheaper. I intend to mount these at the new lease, God willing and the deer cooperating I will not have to move them for a long time. One is being strapped to a tree and I may mount the other attached to a 4 x 4 sunk into the ground at the intersection of 3 overgrown firebreaks.
I decided to go with a larger setup than most but based on some calculators I found on the internet, the difference between the holding capacity of a 4" pipe and a 6" pipe is 2.25 X more capacity. Based on my tube length, the difference amounts to 31 lbs vs 72 lbs of corn.
Parts List
One (1) 6" x 14' Sewer Pipe (much thinner and lighter than the white pvc but you have to cut off the bell end to make fittings work)
Two (2) 6" Sewer Caps
Two (2) 6" to 4" Reducer Couplings (moving to 4" fittings will save 50% at the feeding end)
Two (2) 4" Double Wye's (using singles wye's will save close to 50%)
Two (2) 4" Flush Clean Out Plugs (don't forget to drill some holes for drainage)
Note: Only Lowes in my area carried the 6" pipes and fittings
So the son and I headed out yesterday afternoon with hacksaw, drill and glue in hand. I had a great time watching him use the drill and learning how to put everything together. He is really looking forward to painting some homemade camouflage this weekend, weather permitting. I'll post the painted pics when we get it completed. It was a great project for him and I am pretty sure there is no way these are going to be installed without his supervision now.
Great job! They look huge!
So each one is 7'+ tall?
Great jon! They look huge!
So each one is 7'+ tall?
The main tube is approx 7', w/ the fittings attached, a little over 8'
how much corn do they hold? What was the cost?
How do bears like them? What I mean is has any one had one with bears messing with them.
