This is the main reason I am a fan of the Banks feeder. While I loved the ease of moving the other feeder, I could not keep raccoons off that thing. I have owned both Banks and Boss Buck feeders and just recently sold my other feeder and ordered a second Banks 300# feeder. I definitely recommend this feeder…if you don’t have a 3 pt post hole digger then it is just going take a little manual labor to dig a 3′ hole to set the 8′ pt post in. I was a little concerned about the height of the feed tubes but trail cam pics show that even the smallest does have no trouble accessing the corn in this feeder. All in all it is an easy installation and so far it is working just as intended.
#Big bucks plus gravity feeder install
Just a tip, cut a piece of 6″ PVC pipe to fit over the post before you install the feeder…cut it just a few inches lower than the bottom of the feeder…this will help keep the coons and squirrels at bay…and so far it works. I adjusted it the way I wanted and had my wife help me lift it on to the post. The Feed Bank feeder was very easy to assemble…my only complaint is that it is a little difficult to fit my arm and hand into the feed tubes to install the two wing screws…no big deal though. I have a tractor with a 3 pt post hole digger which I used to set the 8′ 4×4 post three feet into the ground a day or two before the feeder arrived. It arrived in a few days after ordering and I set about immediately to install it. I found the #300 Feed Bank and it looked like just the ticket.
I started researching gravity feeders but didn’t want to pay more than $300 and didn’t want it to have legs like the other one that was destroyed.
Finally one day this winter he apparently got his antlers locked up in the feed tubes and he completely destroyed it trying to thrash it off…hence the reason I needed a new feeder. I have a 6 pt bull elk that hangs out on my property in NE Kansas…and he kept knocking over my Boss Buck feeder every time it was empty.
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