We have a fifteen year old All Season 1,000 lb gravity deer protein feeder. The walls are so thin that feed will stick to walls during wet seasons. We will give away this old one when we replace it.

What's the latest and greatest on the market? Looking for minimum 1k capacity and up to 2k capacity. I know weight capacity is tough with protein due to pellets but you get the idea - no smaller feeders. Also looking for either stand and fill or can fill from the bed of the truck/can am.

Ranchland in Goldthwaite has nothing on their lot for me. They do have some used Outback 2k feeders but I'm not interested. Too tall to load from truck bed.

Willing to make a drive for the right feeder. TIA!

I got an ASF 1K one 2-3 years ago and have been happy with it. Have to load from bed of ranger or truck but it's not bad.

I'm a huge fan of stand n fills. If they make a 1k stand n fill I'd jump all over it.

ttha_aggie_09 said:

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I got an ASF 1K one 2-3 years ago and have been happy with it. Have to load from bed of ranger or truck but it's not bad.

I'm a huge fan of stand n fills. If they make a 1k stand n fill I'd jump all over it.

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They do make those. I was wondering if I should switch brands or go with another ASF for 15 more years?

I have the Pro Evo, the one in the first picture. It is a little taller than I would like filling out of the bed of ranger but not bad if you're taller. I am 6' and have no problems with it but shorter would be safer.

I'd really lean towards getting one of the shorter ones you have pictured. I have no hesitation to get ASF but know some folks on here don't care for them. We still have a few 500lb ASF protein feeders that are 21-22 years old and they're working fine. The ones that didn't hold up got knocked over by aoudad and the rivets final failed on the sides of the trough.

I'm sure you'll get some other recommendations on here from some sharp folks.

Over the last 30 years we have literally bought and used about every feeder made.
We have around 14 feeders and they operate 24/7/365.
Most brands,including many popular on the OB, last 2-3 years. Then they leak or rust out.
We use feeders built by Texas Wildlife Supply out of Brady..... have now had them for 5 years with not one issue on any of them.
They are made of heavy steel. Few seams and all seams are continuous weld. They paint them well and they are built hell for stout.
Family run business that run their own ranches and actually hunt and use the feeders themselves.
I have also used Lamco and Atascosa feeders and was fairly happy with them.... but for continuous use TWS are what we found to be the best for long term. They are not cheap but you get what you pay for.... they will last and don't eventually leak or rust out like many.
Just my two cents..... I have waisted $1000's of dollars on poorly built feeders over the years.

ASF 2000 lb Low Pro, it'll hold ~1950 lbs. I fill all my feeders from bags and empty they'll hold 38-39 bags. ASF came out with some all aluminum ones which would be really good long term, no painting or rust issues. If not ASF then I'd get Outback.

GreenGo feeders made in Brownwood could fit what you're looking for. Last time I drove by J&L Sales on 377 they had some in the yard.

Www.aluminum-outfitters.com

The King Ranch tested 5 feeders and went with this one. 500 or so feeders replaced so far....

Shopped a while and settled on an All Seasons 2000 lb low profile. $1550 at J&L in cross plains. This was my choice because I load by bag from the bed of the pickup by myself. TWS and Outback make great feeders but not ideal for bag loading from the bed of the truck or utv. I also like the screen trays of this feeder. I'll post more pics later.

GentrysMillTX10 said:

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ttha_aggie_09 said:

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I got an ASF 1K one 2-3 years ago and have been happy with it. Have to load from bed of ranger or truck but it's not bad.

I'm a huge fan of stand n fills. If they make a 1k stand n fill I'd jump all over it.

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They do make those. I was wondering if I should switch brands or go with another ASF for 15 more years?

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I have 5 of the 1250 lb stand and fill ASF models with the legs (not skids). It's ok. It's "stand and fill" in the loose sense in that a fairly tall person can stand and fill it. A shorter person can too, but all of the feed dumping would be overhead. Also, it claims to be 1250 lb cap, but it's really 1100 lb cap. I've never been able to put more that 22 bags in it.

I've had them in use for 5 years. My biggest complaint of it and All Seasons Feeders in general are the lids. They have light, totally removable lids with short skirts around the edges, held in place with little spring clips through holes in the lids. That works ok until the first 40mph wind comes around. I've had high winds blow the lifs off a couple ASF feeders ripping out the spring clips, so I keep my lids held down with ratchet straps. I've seen other brands with hinged lids, deeper skirts, and more secure attachment methods.

Brown County Ag said:

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GreenGo feeders made in Brownwood could fit what you're looking for. Last time I drove by J&L Sales on 377 they had some in the yard.

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I have 3 of their 800 lb corn feeders and agree, they are excellent. Heavy gauge walls, all welded construction, nice spinner cage design, hinged lid with keeper chain, all welded, no externally exposed wire conduits, and the timer unit box is inside in a top corner. On top of that, they are very reasonably priced. I don't have any of their protein feeders, but their corn feeders are the best value:$ S&F feeders I've tried.

SGrem said:

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Www.aluminum-outfitters.com

The King Ranch tested 5 feeders and went with this one. 500 or so feeders replaced so far....

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Those are very nice as well. I have 1 of them. Most of the same qualities that I described for the Green-Go applied to it as well, but those Aluminum Outfitters feeders are much lighter, easier to transport, and don't need to be panted, being all aluminum. They are all seam welded too. The only downside to them is they're more expensive than others like Green-Go.

GentrysMillTX10 said:

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We have a fifteen year old All Season 1,000 lb gravity deer protein feeder. The walls are so thin that feed will stick to walls during wet seasons. We will give away this old one when we replace it.

What's the latest and greatest on the market? Looking for minimum 1k capacity and up to 2k capacity. I know weight capacity is tough with protein due to pellets but you get the idea - no smaller feeders. Also looking for either stand and fill or can fill from the bed of the truck/can am.

Ranchland in Goldthwaite has nothing on their lot for me. They do have some used Outback 2k feeders but I'm not interested. Too tall to load from truck bed.

Willing to make a drive for the right feeder. TIA!

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If you want to keep your old one, you can "paint" the inside or outside with roll on bedliner material to waterproof your existing feeder. Good project for kids to do as well. *I've never used flex-seal, but i guess it may work the same.

To second what Gunny said, our Texas Wildlife Supply are built to last and work flawlessly!

Thaddeus Beauregard said:

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GentrysMillTX10 said:

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ttha_aggie_09 said:

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I got an ASF 1K one 2-3 years ago and have been happy with it. Have to load from bed of ranger or truck but it's not bad.

I'm a huge fan of stand n fills. If they make a 1k stand n fill I'd jump all over it.

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They do make those. I was wondering if I should switch brands or go with another ASF for 15 more years?

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I have 5 of the 1250 lb stand and fill ASF models with the legs (not skids). It's ok. It's "stand and fill" in the loose sense in that a fairly tall person can stand and fill it. A shorter person can too, but all of the feed dumping would be overhead. Also, it claims to be 1250 lb cap, but it's really 1100 lb cap. I've never been able to put more that 22 bags in it.

I've had them in use for 5 years. My biggest complaint of it and All Seasons Feeders in general are the lids. They have light, totally removable lids with short skirts around the edges, held in place with little spring clips through holes in the lids. That works ok until the first 40mph wind comes around. I've had high winds blow the lifs off a couple ASF feeders ripping out the spring clips, so I keep my lids held down with ratchet straps. I've seen other brands with hinged lids, deeper skirts, and more secure attachment methods.

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I don't see that being an issue with this lid. Mine held 39 bags but that's close enough. This load was Bryant feed out of Aledo. I've found their bags are usually more than 50 lbs so no surprise there.

I did not anticipate having to set the flow rate on the feeder. I used a 2x4 to set the "height" of the flow on each down spout. I like the mesh idea but not sure how well it works with moisture yet. I decided to take the old feeder to the shop and paint/bed line as described above for the yard deer. This was quite a project by myself. The deer found it this morning!

The mesh on the bottom is nice. I haven't seen big globs of moist protein from at the bottom of the trays like the older models. We also haven't had a ton of rain the last two years so that probably impacts it too

GentrysMillTX10 said:

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Thaddeus Beauregard said:

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GentrysMillTX10 said:

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ttha_aggie_09 said:

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I got an ASF 1K one 2-3 years ago and have been happy with it. Have to load from bed of ranger or truck but it's not bad.

I'm a huge fan of stand n fills. If they make a 1k stand n fill I'd jump all over it.

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They do make those. I was wondering if I should switch brands or go with another ASF for 15 more years?

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I have 5 of the 1250 lb stand and fill ASF models with the legs (not skids). It's ok. It's "stand and fill" in the loose sense in that a fairly tall person can stand and fill it. A shorter person can too, but all of the feed dumping would be overhead. Also, it claims to be 1250 lb cap, but it's really 1100 lb cap. I've never been able to put more that 22 bags in it.

I've had them in use for 5 years. My biggest complaint of it and All Seasons Feeders in general are the lids. They have light, totally removable lids with short skirts around the edges, held in place with little spring clips through holes in the lids. That works ok until the first 40mph wind comes around. I've had high winds blow the lifs off a couple ASF feeders ripping out the spring clips, so I keep my lids held down with ratchet straps. I've seen other brands with hinged lids, deeper skirts, and more secure attachment methods.

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I don't see that being an issue with this lid. Mine held 39 bags but that's close enough. This load was Bryant feed out of Aledo. I've found their bags are usually more than 50 lbs so no surprise there.

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Yeah that's really nice. I like hinged lids like that vs the fully removable lids that can get caught in high winds. I especially don't care for the lid attachment method with the springs and S hooks that All Seasons Feeders uses. If it has to be a completely removable lid, the style of latches that Lamco uses are at least far more secure than the ASF springs.

That's the 2000# low pro which has much more heavy duty construction than the remainder of the ASF line. The lower capacity feeders don't have that hinged lid; they have the flimsy lid held on by spring clips.

Any thoughts on Sendero 600 lb stand and fill feeders?
https://senderooutdoorsinc.com/product/600lb-broadcast-feeder/

Or this Monarch Stubby Feeder:
https://deerfeeder.com/collections/stubby/products/the-stubby-feeder

The Stubby one looks cheaper/lighter...?