My dad has a capsule feeder. Keeps getting weevils in the corn, hence weevil "dust" gets in the corn and sits in the bottom of the feeder, clogging up the auger and wont allow it to throw corn as well as it should. It still throws, but not as much as it should. He keeps having to clean it out. Hes 87 and its becoming quite a chore for him. Without the suggestion of him getting a gravity feeder, is there anything anyone that has one of these has done to help with this problem?
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Originally posted by spotsanddots View PostIts Mummies corn. Its good clean corn. Real clean til it starts sitting in the feeder.
I played around with the times until I figured out the spin time to empty every 30 days, use mummies corn as well
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Originally posted by okiepighunter View Postyour emptying 5001b of corn in 30 days??? ive got a 20 yr old 500 lb capsule
seems not matter what corn i try the 3 hot humid months will tend to clog it a little!
Maybe Tape a bug strip on the lids ?
looking at pictures capsule feeders look poorly engineered with a auger gear to lift the corn ? My feed wagon has a worm drive and I cuss it like the devilLast edited by S-3 Ranch; 09-13-2021, 01:59 PM.
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Originally posted by Lone_Wolf View PostTry mixing diatomaceous earth with your corn. Kills weevils by piercing and drying out the exoskeletons. It's like microscopic razorblades. No smell, and if the deer do eat it it's probably beneficial for them.
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