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 remington feeders
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03/13/09 02:10 AM
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Redneck Messiah
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For the first time since 1971 we have seen deer on my dads place, went to academy and bought one of the remington poly 40 GAL feeders to keep them in the area so my Mom can watch them, anybody know of any probs to watch out for? i like the hinged lid and latch it has
Originally Posted By: cody
...give it to a homeless guy...he won't mind the stiffness
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Re: remington feeders
[Re: Redneck Messiah]
#635292
03/13/09 02:16 AM
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helomech
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No issues at all, I have 3 and have had them for 3 years with zero problems. They even stand up to being knocked over fairly well. One of mine was knocked over at least 4 times, on other was knocked over once. They are still working great.
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Re: remington feeders
[Re: helomech]
#635293
03/13/09 07:55 AM
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I have 6 Remington digital feeders that are mounted on 50gal barrels and have never had a problem with any of them. I don't think they can be beaten, especially for the price!!
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[Re: Lone Ranger]
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03/13/09 01:01 PM
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bigjohn
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I have 6 Remington digital feeders that are mounted on 50gal barrels and have never had a problem with any of them. I don't think they can be beaten, especially for the price!!
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They are a Grand Prairie-based company and if you have a prob their cust service is excellent
Originally Posted By: bill oxner
You need professional help, not help from some truck driver on this forum.
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Re: remington feeders
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03/13/09 08:48 PM
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wellingtontx
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Only problem I had was the poly barrel didnt fit together perfectly, but solved that problem. Timer seems to be working great. May be the same BA timer Boss Buck appears to be using, dont know for sure but they sure look and program the same way.
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Re: remington feeders
[Re: wellingtontx]
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03/13/09 10:57 PM
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B-swit
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i have one and know a few other guys who have been using them for several years with no problems
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Re: remington feeders
[Re: B-swit]
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03/13/09 11:42 PM
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Wheelie
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got the timer on a 55, and have the plastic barrel with solar, so far so good, I like the digital best, plastic barrel seems to work ok
Last edited by Wheelie; 03/13/09 11:44 PM.
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Re: remington feeders
[Re: Wheelie]
#635298
03/14/09 12:13 AM
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My 3 y/o Remington has held up well, but fails to "funnel" the corn or pellets when down to about 1/3 full. Aggravating to have that much material still in it, but nothing being thrown. I sometimes use my hand or a handy stick to bump the bottom, to distribute the feed to the middle. Only flaw, but could have been engineered better.
Greg
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Re: remington feeders
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#635299
03/14/09 07:23 AM
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texasd
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My 3 y/o Remington has held up well, but fails to "funnel" the corn or pellets when down to about 1/3 full. Aggravating to have that much material still in it, but nothing being thrown. I sometimes use my hand or a handy stick to bump the bottom, to distribute the feed to the middle. Only flaw, but could have been engineered better.
Greg
same problem here... so what did i do to fix... im glad you asked.. took spin plate off.. and took a flat washer and pop riveted it to it and welded a small piece of welding rod to it that stuck up into funnel with a crook in it... now when feeder spins the rod turns in funnel loosing the feed or corn.... no problems now 
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[Re: texasd]
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03/14/09 08:03 AM
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FeederHelperGuy
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My 3 y/o Remington has held up well, but fails to "funnel" the corn or pellets when down to about 1/3 full. Aggravating to have that much material still in it, but nothing being thrown. I sometimes use my hand or a handy stick to bump the bottom, to distribute the feed to the middle. Only flaw, but could have been engineered better.
Greg
same problem here... so what did i do to fix... im glad you asked.. took spin plate off.. and took a flat washer and pop riveted it to it and welded a small piece of welding rod to it that stuck up into funnel with a crook in it... now when feeder spins the rod turns in funnel loosing the feed or corn.... no problems now
That's a very good idea.
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[Re: FeederHelperGuy]
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03/15/09 04:38 AM
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texasd
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My 3 y/o Remington has held up well, but fails to "funnel" the corn or pellets when down to about 1/3 full. Aggravating to have that much material still in it, but nothing being thrown. I sometimes use my hand or a handy stick to bump the bottom, to distribute the feed to the middle. Only flaw, but could have been engineered better.
Greg
same problem here... so what did i do to fix... im glad you asked.. took spin plate off.. and took a flat washer and pop riveted it to it and welded a small piece of welding rod to it that stuck up into funnel with a crook in it... now when feeder spins the rod turns in funnel loosing the feed or corn.... no problems now
That's a very good idea.
well thank ya
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Re: remington feeders
[Re: FeederHelperGuy]
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03/15/09 08:19 PM
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My 3 y/o Remington has held up well, but fails to "funnel" the corn or pellets when down to about 1/3 full. Aggravating to have that much material still in it, but nothing being thrown. I sometimes use my hand or a handy stick to bump the bottom, to distribute the feed to the middle. Only flaw, but could have been engineered better.
Greg
same problem here... so what did i do to fix... im glad you asked.. took spin plate off.. and took a flat washer and pop riveted it to it and welded a small piece of welding rod to it that stuck up into funnel with a crook in it... now when feeder spins the rod turns in funnel loosing the feed or corn.... no problems now
Great minds think alike; I guess I've had two issues w/ the Remington feeder..."bridging" of the corn/pellets in the drop tube, solved in a similar manner as you did..I used a piece of brazing rod, and epoxied (J-B Weld) it to the Allen screw that hold the plate to the motor. Just long enough to ensure the food drops.
I suppose due to lack of slope in the bottom of the barrel, it tends to still quit slinging feed, with a lot still remaining inside.
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Re: remington feeders
[Re: GSS]
#635303
03/15/09 08:34 PM
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texasd
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My 3 y/o Remington has held up well, but fails to "funnel" the corn or pellets when down to about 1/3 full. Aggravating to have that much material still in it, but nothing being thrown. I sometimes use my hand or a handy stick to bump the bottom, to distribute the feed to the middle. Only flaw, but could have been engineered better.
Greg
same problem here... so what did i do to fix... im glad you asked.. took spin plate off.. and took a flat washer and pop riveted it to it and welded a small piece of welding rod to it that stuck up into funnel with a crook in it... now when feeder spins the rod turns in funnel loosing the feed or corn.... no problems now
Great minds think alike; I guess I've had two issues w/ the Remington feeder..."bridging" of the corn/pellets in the drop tube, solved in a similar manner as you did..I used a piece of brazing rod, and epoxied (J-B Weld) it to the Allen screw that hold the plate to the motor. Just long enough to ensure the food drops.
I suppose due to lack of slope in the bottom of the barrel, it tends to still quit slinging feed, with a lot still remaining inside.
yep the bottom of the feeder bucket is too flat.... the best feeder iver ever purchase was a lehman feeder... have one i purchased and 3 my father purchased back in eairly 80s... work great.. if timer gives problem send it to them they have it back in a week... good service and a hell of a piece of equipment...
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Re: remington feeders
[Re: texasd]
#635304
03/16/09 06:10 AM
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jigman
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they sell funnels for feeders!
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[Re: jigman]
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03/16/09 06:14 AM
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texasd
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they sell funnels for feeders!
they have a funnel in the bottom but the feeder its self tapers at bottom just not enough.... maybe need to right the company and tell them so they can improve
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Re: remington feeders
[Re: texasd]
#635306
03/21/09 04:01 AM
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great idea texas i might try that, btw, ive had 0 prob with mine and had it for 3 yrs, i love it, i mean shoot for 100 bucks i can buy a bunch of em to compare with a 300 dollar feeder.
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[Re: Closed Traverse]
#635307
03/23/09 02:40 AM
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Ron H
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I heard complaints about them not working. This seemed to mean that the spinner motor was adjusted too high so no corn was released.
The problem I have seen are the @#$%^&* squirrels chewing on the plastic top. I didn't think it was a problem until I checked this weekend and found a second chewed spot that has almost compromised the top.
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Re: remington feeders
[Re: Ron H]
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03/23/09 11:53 PM
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Rat Traps!!!!!!! squirrels dont like em, that and tape some rat poision up there, scrape some peanut butter. Squirrel problem solved
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