American Hunter Tripod Feeder Digital 225 lb. Capacity Black

I have 2 of these feeders. They are a VERY good value at $90. Programming is not simple but not too hard either. The overall quality is good. I would suggest you connect the legs together (and also to the drum) with bolts or electrical tape because the deer/elk will knock it down. Also suggest you place the drum against a tree so it can be tied to the tree so it doesn't fall from the wildlife pushing it. Update: The feeders are still working well. Unfortunately, I have elk that come in and eat directly out of the feeder (Too bad I don't have a tag!). I went through 120 lbs in 3 days! My solution is to move the steel leg-holder ring to the upper section of the drum. I then attached a long piece of mule tape (small steel cable will work) through all 3 leg brackets, attached the mule tape to a hoist, and lifted the feeder 15 feet off of the ground. The hoist I used is a boat trailer wench. I guess you could also use a come-along. Now I can raidraise and lower the feeder for easy filling, and the elk won't run me dry!

Excellent product at an excellent price! I purposely bought feeder with sloping barrel because of problems I had with corn piling up on edges of flat bottom feeder. I hung from a tree branch with a 1/2" all thread bolt that ran through both sides of the feeder a few inches beneath the top of the feeder. I placed two washers secured by bolts on both inside and outside of both sides of the feeder to prevent wear or tear on the plastic feeder while hanging and pulling up and down. Then attached Eye bolts to the end of the all thread rod and tied rope to eye bolts. Hooked feeder to double sheave block and tackle and pulled up. Kept one section of legs on feeder so when I lowered it to load more corn, it sat on legs and didn't crush motor. Like the battery compartment which includes a metal panel with positive and negative circle points which battery springs contact when battery is inserted and locked in with latch. This eliminates the concern with connecting wires to your battery which can corrode. Great design! Programmable control is easy to operate and has a plastic cover to protect from moisture!

This is a great product for under $100. The poles are kind of cheap and could be replaced with something more sturdy, but it is overall a great product. I haven't had any issues with the corn jamming or the feeder not firing, which is great. It is a little confusing on how to set up the feeder but once you figure it out, it works as expected. The lock on the top prevents any water from getting in and keeps corn fresh. If this stays under $100, I will purchase more. At this price, anyone can place multiple feeders around their property for the price of an expensive feeder and not have to worry about replacing them because of the durable thick plastic that they are made out of. If there are any changes in my opinion, I will update the review but I am thinking this feeder will last a long time and will be calling in the pigs and deer all year around.

Nice purchase. Been using it for years now. Had to make adjustments from squirrels chewing up the spreader and holes in top. Raccoons have done their share of damage too, knocking it over en mass when empty. Recommended for lower cost entry level unit.

I like the size of the barrel and the ease of assembly, however the poles that hold the feeder up are kinda thin, they also need screws to go in to keep the legs from falling out when standing it up. I think the legs are a little to close together and could probably benefit from having some kind of anchor system to keep it from falling over. I guess for $99 it will work but a few little improvement would go a long ways

This product is manufactured in China and the quality is moderate. The quality of the bucket was OK, however, the surface where the spreader mounts were warped (poor manufacturing process). Fortunately, it straightened a bit during installation. It may require filling the gap to prevent corn from falling out. A minimal amount of assembly with some exceptions: 1. Band to hold legs was simple, two bolts and hardware(provided) 2. Legs 3 sets of 4 leg segments that snap in place. The problem is there is no retaining hardware to keep the legs once in place. There are holes in both ends but there is nothing to lock them in place. Lift the buck, and they'll fall out/apart 3. Mounting the spreader to the bottom of the barrel: Probably the most frustrating. The assembly must be alighted to the hole in the bottom of the barrel then you must force the self-tapping screws into the bottom of the barrel to join the two components together. There were no pre-drilled holes or template provided and no 1/4" socket drill bit provided. I had a hand driver bit that was very difficult to use because of the required force to break through the barrel's base. It is a bit less than what I had expected. We'll see how much when I pick up the battery and put it in place tomorrow. PS: And don't forget to register all the components..yes, each part (has it's own registration)...barrel, spreader/timer, legs.... good grief!

I had a problem that you are also going to have until they get the instructions rewritten however I do like it. One step is missing but after calling CS, they apologized, told me the missing step, and got it working great. More on that later. I'll update this after a few months of use but for now, I think its a great product, Well thought out, 8 foot legs are nice, tight fitting, water tight lid, heavy roto-molded body. I can be refilled with a 6 foot step ladder but it would be best to fill five gallon buckets as working on the next-to-last ladder step is not a good idea with a 50 pound sack of corn. A friend backs his truck up and puts a ladder on the tailgate to do this. I just poured corn into a bucket and did smaller, lighter loads. They include a laminated instruction sheet that stores inside the timer unit but mine was missing a programming step that sets the run time for the motor. That step is also done separably for the test button function but that setting will not affect the programmed run time, only the test function. So you set the clock, then you go through the program steps, first select the program number , then the hour, then the minute and next a 1 will be shown, that need to be changed to the amount of run time. I used 7 seconds since its a new location. the instruction sheet skips this step. No big problem and no reason to give it less than 5 stars. I have a friend who has this same unit running year round for over two years with no problems.

Pay a little extra and get a better feeder. My motor quit working after 3 weeks. THREE WEEKS! The legs are so flimsy that we had to brace each one to a metal fence post to keep it from tipping over. You also have to make bases for the legs or it will just sink into damp ground and fall over. If the barrel keeps the corn dry, that's the only part that's worth a darn.