Here y’all go...

[spidermonkey]

Couple of guys have asked bout the stand n fill I made, so I’m gonna try and show it to y’all in pics. Which I’m terrible at! Gotta learn sooner or later! Here is just the 3’x3’x2’ deep box with internal funnel. If the pics end up huge, sideways, or whatever... sorry, but consider who you’re dealing with! Good Huntin, and God Bless, Rusty

[spidermonkey]

As I guess you can tell, I use what I can in material. Wasn’t bout to cut a fresh piece when I can splice together several to make it work.

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Top w/hinged lid...

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Legs/skids tacked in place... and sideways. Oh well

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Top on w/door. I once again apologize for sideways, but I ain’t smart enough to figure it out I guess.

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Spinner plates. Corners have inverted angle iron where they meet the angle iron legs to keep corn from gathering in the “pockets”.

[spidermonkey]

Timer control/battery box wired into motor. And meant to note that upper and lower spin plates are 2-3/8” apart at the spinner plate, and 2-3/4” at the outer edge. 18” to center, so it will take a coon with the longest front legs ever recorded to reach it. Hopefully. And I know the question will get asked bout corn possibly gathering and then molding if it doesn’t clear the tray. I’ve spun this feeder several times with corn after I got done, and it leaves minimal amounts on the tray. So I can’t guarantee anything as of yet. A buddy of mine took this idea on a 55 gal with 2-30” sheets, and hasn’t had any issues. And he’s been running his for 2 months in humid NE Texas. So that’s bout all I got.

[Matt_C]

Excellent job Rusty...That's a good looking feeder.

[hog_down]

Thank you for sharing! Exactly what I was looking for

[spidermonkey]

Completed with OD paint job, and my brand I put on everything. RRC. Fairly long story behind that...

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Feeder #2 parts with some changes I wanted to make after working through the first one. Cut, bent, and some tacking

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Remaining pieces of feeder #2. Got to get er tacked together and welded up! Thanks for the interest, and I apologize for the cricks in yalls necks from sidewinder pics! Good Huntin, and God Bless, Rusty

[spidermonkey]

Any questions, feel free to ask. I didn’t give much details, I know, but can tell ya any dimension (s) you might need. For starters, overall height when done was 66-3/4” to the top. Next one will prob be bout 62”. For starters, I won’t forget to figure in for the 2-3/8” skids.

[spidermonkey]

Hog down, weren’t you the one asking bout it on westtexasducks thread?

[LFD2037]

Sheesh, great job!!! I wish I had a shear and a break. Did you use those or whiskey bend and bend the sheets?
Looks awesome!

[kingranch]

I did this exactly on a feeder I built
It was 3x3 square w triangle funnel
I fit 29-30 bags of corn when full.

I didn't know what would hold so I did 12g steel..omg overkill that pup was a heavy sob

Nice job!

[3DW5]

Very impressive!!!!

[Darton]

Excellent job Rusty!

[spidermonkey]

Thanks y’all! And I’ve done many a “whiskey bend” but these were done on a 50” wide break that’ll bend 16 ga max thickness. When you’re trying to bend a piece 2’ wide or more, at max thickness, you better grab aholt!! The small fabbed stuff was oxy-acetylene welded. I do tig a lot, but like to keep in touch with my old school ways! Good Huntin, and God Bless, Rusty

[spidermonkey]

And no on the shear, all cut with the plasma.

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Forgot to show feeder #2 when it was finished. Ran out of OD green, so finished out with desert tan. Don’t figure the deer will care. Changed this one abit, just trying different stuff. As in deeper, and external, funnel. I do know I put 13 bags in this one this past weekend, and it looked like prob 3 more would fit. Forgot to mention, the skids with drag hitch were put on there just in case I needed to drag it a little ways to get it in the pen. Well... when I went up and put out feeder #1, it rained all night the night before. So as to not cut ruts on our place, I drug it 1200 yds with the 4-wheeler and put it in the pen. Was glad for the skids/hitch for sure then! And even though I don’t like using round pipe for most everything, it works waaay better for skids. Angle iron turned up on ends would be harder to drag by far. Good Huntin, and God Bless, Rusty

[spidermonkey]

Another view...

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Feeder one had been out since June 20th, and when we went this past weekend, there was minimal corn on the tray. Had several deer do what this buck is doing, and coons on TOP of the feeder that would drop down from the limb above it. But zero coons even attempting to get at spinner. The few pics of coons eating corn, they were on the ground eating like normal critters should! Good Huntin, and God Bless, Rusty

[spidermonkey]

And I AINT GOT A CLUE how that last pic is right side up!

[Short Mag]

Great job! I'm going to have to try this.

[spidermonkey]

Thank ya sir. And if anybody is feeling overly gracious, they can upright the sideways pics if they’re so inclined. If not, sorry bout the cricks. Good Huntin, and God Bless, Rusty

[juanlien]

Very impressive!!!!thanks for sharing

[MLAH]

^

[Travis Deveney]

looks good

[spidermonkey]

Much obliged.

[crittergetter76]

Those look outstanding! I'm impressed. (and I want one!

[LFD2037]

Great job! I sure wish I had the tools to make a container like that. Maybe 1 day! Thanks for sharing.

[Hoss163]

How much will ya make one for

[hunterburch42]

How thick steel did you use?


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[spidermonkey]

I used 16 ga. for the hopper, and all sheet metal items. 3/16” ; 2x2 angle iron legs, and schedule 40 or thinner 2-3/8” round pipe skids. Good Huntin, and God Bless, Rusty

[RascalArms]

Just seeing this for the first time. Top notch work Rusty. You weld a mean bead that’s for sure and nothing you build is lightweight! Now if I could just get you to learn how to post upright pics it would be a win win! 😜😜

[spidermonkey]

Oh well, the one with the deer in it turned out right, so that’s worth something. Good Huntin, and God Bless, Rusty

[spidermonkey]

Hoss163, sorry I didn’t reply the other day! At the moment, I won’t be making any to sell cuz I’m still refining the finished product, and the quickest way to get it built. Oh, and deer season it right round the corner, and I’m no good for fab jobs then! When seasons over, I may look into whether it’s something that would be feasible. I’m terrible at pricing things anyway, cuz when I fab stuff, I’m liable to spend 3 hrs meticulously engineering and building a spring loaded hidden latch, when most folks don’t even care how the latch was built. But if I can figure out a way to make a little money, and not basically do it “for free”, it’s something I’d like to look into. Cuz my wife, and most people I fab stuff for, say I’m “too cheap”. But, on the flip side of that, I can go to sleep every night knowing I ain’t over-charged anybody, and the customer is always pleased with the quality and appearance. Good Huntin, and God Bless, Rusty

[RascalArms]

Originally Posted by spidermonkey

Hoss163, sorry I didn’t reply the other day! At the moment, I won’t be making any to sell cuz I’m still refining the finished product, and the quickest way to get it built. Oh, and deer season it right round the corner, and I’m no good for fab jobs then! When seasons over, I may look into whether it’s something that would be feasible. I’m terrible at pricing things anyway, cuz when I fab stuff, I’m liable to spend 3 hrs meticulously engineering and building a spring loaded hidden latch, when most folks don’t even care how the latch was built. But if I can figure out a way to make a little money, and not basically do it “for free”, it’s something I’d like to look into. Cuz my wife, and most people I fab stuff for, say I’m “too cheap”. But, on the flip side of that, I can go to sleep every night knowing I ain’t over-charged anybody, and the customer is always pleased with the quality and appearance. Good Huntin, and God Bless, Rusty

I can vouch for the quality of stuff you build sir. You definitely over build and over deliver while under-charging! 👍👍

[spidermonkey]

Thanks Joel! If any of y’all know this guy, you’ll know if he was happy with what I built him... anybody can be happy! JK Brother! I guess it’s like this, I’ve always put way more value in folks being pleased/happy, or what they may say bout my stuff, than the actual $$ amount made off of it! Good Huntin, and God Bless, Rusty

[spidermonkey]

Bringing this back up top. Someone was asking bout these the other day, and being the forgetful sort I am, can’t remember who. Anyway, here they are, sideways pics and all! Good Huntin, and God Bless, Rusty

[Iehooligan11b]

Looks awesome. Likin the design.

[RascalArms]

Top notch stuff again Rusty. I sure hope those feeders lasted over the winter and didn’t blow over

[spidermonkey]

Thanks y’all... ok, and Joel too. They stayed upright, and coon free! Good Huntin, and God Bless, Rusty

[Backwoods101]

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[Backwoods101]

Nice build!


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[spidermonkey]

Thanks for the pic flip Backwoods! Good Huntin, and God Bless, Rusty

[Randy Madden]

Pretty slick Rusty!!!

[kruppa24]

Nice work!!!!

[camoclad]

Nice