Thanks to everyone for the advice and feedback. I was looking at the WGI feeders because they were the least expensive, but the land I am hunting is two hours away and I cannot afford for it not to work after I set it up. I went with a Moultrie feeder with a 200 lb capacity. It runs off a 6v battery. Anyone know about how long I can expect 200# of corn to last in that thing? Also, do I really need to anchor it into the ground to keep the hogs from knocking it over?
Thanks, again.
I use a little less then 50# a week with mine running 3 times a day. 5 seconds the first time, 7 the second and 3 seconds just before daylight. All on high speed.
If you're not sure how much you'll be putting out each day take a 5 gallon bucket and put it over the spreader and set the timer for however many seconds you want it to go off each time. Then once you make it go off you'll see how much corn your feeder throws (they are all different due to spreader design,motor speed,ect), Just multiply that by however many times a day you set it for. and you'll know about how much it uses a day. a 50# bag is right at 10 gallons of corn.
If you're not going to be around it the rechargeable battery and solar panel are the way to go.. Battery is 8 bucks and panel is 20 or less..
And yes for sure anchor it. Either with the rebar like stated above or get some light duty T-posts for 2 bucks each which is what I did. Just hammer them in at the same angle and then zip tie them to the legs. Also if the legs on the feeder you have are in pieces you might want to think about either using bolts or screws at each junction.
