Im here to follow as I was just looking for one this past weekend. I ultimately decided to spend the money on DIY, manual fill, PVC pipe feeders as I kept reading about how finicky the spin casters can be and how short of life they might have being mechanical and electrical out in the elements. The ones within my budget anyway. The pipes should last a lifetime as well. Anyway, what is your budget if you dont mind me asking, this could help the folks with experience narrow some brands/models down for you. Also, any particular capacity requirements and what type of bait (corn, bran, oats) are you planning on using?

 

Spin feeders can be challenging but do control the amount of corn dispersed, gravity type - animals can empty at will. If you have hogs they will empty a gravity feeder in no time (1-2 days). We are going back to spin feeders and fencing, Texas style fencing, hog prevention and corn control. Spend money on corn or batteries, in our case with hogs in the area spin feeders and fencing pay off in the first year. No hogs go with gravity feeders.

 

Im here to follow as I was just looking for one this past weekend. I ultimately decided to spend the money on DIY, manual fill, PVC pipe feeders as I kept reading about how finicky the spin casters can be and how short of life they might have being mechanical and electrical out in the elements. The ones within my budget anyway. The pipes should last a lifetime as well. Anyway, what is your budget if you dont mind me asking, this could help the folks with experience narrow some brands/models down for you. Also, any particular capacity requirements and what type of bait (corn, bran, oats) are you planning on using?

No budget, going on a 55 gal drum to sling corn. I have plenty of Boss Buck gravity feeders but looking specifically for a spincast programmable unit.

 

Moultrie All in one feeder head on the bottom of that drum. Trust me on this one. We have dozens of the things. When they go bad (not very ofte), we throw them in the trash and get a new one.

Moultrie All-in-One Deer Feeder Timer Kit at Tractor Supply Co.

 

There is few Options these days, years back before CWD spread across the US There was a few more Options, 1 was Game Country but they have changed hands and only seem offers the Motor and Timers. But be aware that you will need a means to get to the top and fill one and Are you planning on using one on legs sitting on the Ground? I once used one. Put a 2 Inch Steel Pipe in the Ground with 3 bags of Concrete to support the weight of a 55 gallon Moultrie. It was 12 foot off the ground so needed a 10 ft ladder to fill it as it gets heavy and doubt using some kind of Winch to lower and elevate would be worth the extra $? I also made a support chain, the Pipe had an Arm that extended out away from the main support pipe. I had to lock it with a weld peice of chain to the lower section and the upper section as I had someone try and take it but might have been to Heavy for them to deal with once they shimmy up the Support Pipe but they did break off the Solar Panel that charged the Battery . Also know that a 55 Gallon Barrel is not easy to get in place I left the short legs on it to help with taking up and down after the season. Todays cost for pipe and such is a lot of $!
That said we can no longer use them or Bait including Attractants or Minerals as Michigan Considers them Bait! I tossed out the 55 Gallon one earlier this Still have a smaller Game Country 16 Gallon but it does not take up much space as the 55 Gallon Moultrie had. Since I have a 10 ft A Frame Ladder it made it easy to fill with a 5 Gallon Bucket to refill it. If you are allowed to use a Spincast you might want to wire it up with a Remote Control that has the unit go off as the corn hitting the spinner plate seems to alert deer there is corn on the ground. But I never had any Good Bucks come in to the feeder during legal hunting hours. But each place has different things I know in Texas when I hunted there they used Spincast Feeders and had some decent bucks come in but they used Feeders for Years. Each place seems to have deer react differently as feeders were not common in Michigan even had a few Bears visit once it went off! You can buy different Timers as some are only dawn & dusk while others you can program for set times of the Day they aren't that much in cost at least they were not 20 years ago!
LFM

 

Not sure what you're point of all that is as you didn't even remotely answer the question. The question is, What do y'all suggest for a good quality spincast programmable feeder

 

Moultrie or Boss Buck, I have them both.

 

I use the Moultrie Magnum, it has a life time warranty and if it goes out just package and send back, they will send another. I have had these a while they may not be available any longer. Attached to a 55 gal drum will hold about 400 pounds of corn. Attach a solar panel and last all year, needs filling ever 2 1/2 months depends on how much you feed.
Good luck

 

Moultrie All in one feeder head on the bottom of that drum. Trust me on this one. We have dozens of the things. When they go bad (not very ofte), we throw them in the trash and get a new one.

Moultrie All-in-One Deer Feeder Timer Kit at Tractor Supply Co.

These work very well

 

Moultrie is about the best economical broadcast type. I've tried several for pigs. If money is no object, there are some really good ones.

 

Moultrie is about the best economical broadcast type. I've tried several for pigs. If money is no object, there are some really good ones.

Which are??????

 

Have any of y'all used the On Time Elite Lifetime feeder?

 

why a spin and not a regulated flow (like hammer head) gravity?