WILDGAME INNOVATIONS Trophy Hunter 6V Digital Feeder Kit , Weather-Resistant Durable Easy-to-Use Digital Power Control Unit for Hunting Game Feeder

So far, so good. Bought it on sale for a reasonable price. Would have preferred 12v motor, but so far, it appears to function as intended. 6v batteries are cheaper anyway and I already had a 6v solar, and so far, has kept it fully charged. Ill update if I have issues.

I purchased this timer / control unit from Amazon to replace the same unit that was stolen from one of my Remington feeders (made by Wild Game Innovations and identical to theirs) that I purchased elsewhere. Some of the other reviews seem to be about the timer only and some about the feeder & timer package; since I have been using six of these feeders / timers for about two years I'll review both. I run my six feeders year-round, except for three months during hunting seasons when they legally must be inactive. The motor box will accomodate a rectangular rechargeable 6 volt 10 Ah sealed lead-acid battery, and feeding twice a day for two to five seconds the battery will last at least three months before needing recharging. As for the timer / motor assembly, I have had no problems whatsoever. Just check all of the spade connections on the wiring to make sure they fit tightly and crimp with pliers if needed so the connectors don't slip loose. As other reviews have stated, the timer is easy and intuitive to use and has lots of flexibility in feeding times and duration. Unlike most timers you don't need to consult a manual to figure it out, but just in case the instructions are printed on the back of the control unit so they are always available. I really like the way the motor box is mounted on the feeder using slide mounts with wingnuts so you can adjust the space between the spinner plate and the cone on the feeder to accomodate different sizes of feed (corn, pellets, etc.). You can also leave plenty of space so that "trash" (stems, cobs) in shelled corn won't jam the opening - I have never had a jam running hundreds of pounds of corn through each of my feeders, and I've used some trashy corn. (There is nothing worse than setting a feeder up and coming back two months later to find it still full due to a jam.) The adjustable opening also makes it easy to "shut down" the feeder without emptying it - you just remove the battery and slide the box up on the mounts until the spinner plate is tight against the feeder's cone and tighten the wingnuts. The corn inside the feeder stays dry (usually - see below) so when you are ready to turn the feeder back on you just readjust the opening, put in a battery and you are good to go. As far as the 40 gallon plastic Remington / Wild Game Innovations barrel feeders, they aren't the most heavy duty on the market but I think they are versatile and a good deal for the money - you can buy three of these for the price of one metal hanging feeder, maybe even buy four if you figure in the additional cost of a winch, pulley and cable. Putting the two halves of the barrel together is a little tricky and it's easy to get the silicone rubber gasket misaligned. Due to this one of my feeders had water entry at the seam and the rotten corn was a real mess to clean out. I solved the problem by putting a bead of silicone caulk around the seam on the inside and have had no more problems with water intrusion. I would recommend doing this as a precaution on all two-piece feeders of this type. While you are at it, during assembly put a dab of caulk around all of the screw holes for the latches and hinges and you won't have any problems. The feeder tripod legs each come with four sections, and I find using three sections per leg puts the feeder at the perfect height to back an ATV up and stand on the rear rack to fill the feeder. Unlike hanging feeders you don't have to hang a pulley in a tree but you MUST place the legs on relatively level ground or the feeder will tip over. The legs will also sink into soft ground and cause tipping so only put in one of two bags of corn and push the legs into the ground to make sure everything is OK and level before filling it up. I wouldn't put more than 200 lbs of corn in, regardless of what the specs say it will hold, but 200 lbs will last several weeks depending on how often you run it.

Very good product! Easy to use.

Happy with this it works as it should. But the cone that drops the corn should be metal as the squirrels chew on it and destroyed it.

Very easy to replace the old one and a breeze to set it up. Has worked flawlessly for a month. Highly recommend!

My new favorite replacement for my feeder timers when they go out. Being able to control how fast it slings out the feed and more customizable features is great.

I have an older feeder model and the motor died. I purchased this replacement model, installed it on the feeder barrel, set the digital timer to my settings but when I pressed the test button the motor only spun for a half second (it’s supposed to spin the duration set up on the first feeding time). I reset the times, reset the factory settings several times and it still malfunctioned. I called the manufacturer and asked if I was not setting up something correctly and was told to return the failed product to Amazon for replacement, “it’s probably a defective digital timer “. So I did, received a replacement from Amazon and again the timer only ran for a half second. I reset the times again, reset the factory settings again and still the same problem. I called the manufacturer again and after I provided a picture of the timer and a purchase receipt from Amazon (by email), they provided a shipping label to return the defective timer and sent me a new timer. I installed the new timer and the product works as advertised. I could give the product a five but two defective digital timers and the aggravation I experienced trying to receive a serviceable replacement deserves some discredit. I was told by the customer service representative that two failed timers is very rare but that is what I was shipped. This product has failed for the third time. Very frustrating! I’ve returned it again and will purchase a different product. One star!,

Works great so far

it was the right one thanks you

Buen producto

Install was easy and programming was very easy. Unfortunately, mine was missing a wing nut on the side, so I had to make it work at the hunt camp with what I had. The biggest pain in the butt was that even on the lowest setting, the spinner threw corn 45 feet away and that’s not an exaggeration. What good is a corn feeder that throws corn that far into deep snow. I had to wrap a bag around it to make the corn hit the bag and drop straight down under the feeder to make it through hunting season too late to return now, but it did the trick.