PVC Gravity feeder

[Mike]

I made two of these this winter and I'm getting one of them ready. I hope my idea of threaded rod keeps the critters off.

 

[at1010]

nice feeder man! I am thinking those rods are gonna act like nice handles for the coons to hangon too, unless you wrap those in barb wire! I could be wrong tho, woudlnt be the first time!

 

[rsmith]

I never even thought of using those as coon blockers!! Please let us know how it works I am very interested in how that will work out

 

[Strother23]

Only time will tell how it works. Just keep a cam on it and you know pretty quick if the coons are going to eat up all the corn. It looks good though

 

[Mike]

Thanks guys. I'm also going to drill 3" drywall screws up through the inside top.

 

[Mike]

I'll put this out in a week or so but won't start filling it until later in the season.

 

[bthompson1004]

Looks good!

 

[Dustinb80]

You are going to have a problem with that design. I tried the same thing. Corn will just run right out the end. You will need a 45 on the end, not a 90. And even with all of those spikes and nails and screws, the coons will still get to it. Speaking from experience.

 

[Buckmaster]

What keeps the corn from just falling right out?

 

[Mike]

You are going to have a problem with that design. I tried the same thing. Corn will just run right out the end. You will need a 45 on the end, not a 90. And even with all of those spikes and nails and screws, the coons will still get to it. Speaking from experience.

Do you mean added to the 90˚ elbow that is on there?

 

[Mike]

What keeps the corn from just falling right out?

I assume the the weight of the corn and the 4 threaded rods going through the elbow. I won't know until I test it.

 

[Buckmaster]

Do you mean added to the 90˚ elbow that is on there?

Yes, you will need to add some kind of upright mechanism. I used a 45 wye at the end of all mine.

 

[dante322]

Just put a 45 on the 90. Turn it so the 45 is looking up.

 

[Jackalope]

What's the problems with coons climbing it if it has a top cap?

I never put an elbow on the ones I made, just took and cut a big square out of one end like the one on this antler trap.

 

[Mike]

I like it, Joe.

 

[Jackalope]

I like it, Joe.

I like it, Joe.

The corns not on the ground long enough to spoil and if it does they paw the old stuff out of the way and new falls out. I should add that you should cap the ground end and cut your hole. If you don't coons dig under it and get to the open end of the pipe.

 

[Dustinb80]

Do you mean added to the 90˚ elbow that is on there?

Yes, you need what they call a "Street 45". I ran into the same issue.