I'm a newb when it comes to setting up a feeder, going to set one up tomorrow, how exactly should I anchor my legs, just buy the feet from Academy for 13 bucks and some rebar and stick it in the ground, or can I use t-posts? What has worked well for everyone in the past?
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I use rebar drivin in at the same angle as the legs, but I use much longer rebar than most. If the ground is soft there could be as much as two or three feet driven into the ground with a couple feet of rebar above ground.
Each leg is then secured to the rebar with 3 heater hose clamps per leg evenly spaced. Take a cordless drill or screwgun with appropriate socket and it is fast. The feeder can later be easily removed with the screw gun for maintenance or if taking down after season.
The clamps will hold it tight and not allow the legs to slip up and down the rebar. A hog can dig a deep hole under a feeder leg or legs and and the feeder will just stay suspended and the leg can not fall deeper into the ground, nor can the feeder fall over or be pushed over.Last edited by Sniper John; 08-19-2010, 09:18 PM.
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