I keep losing feeders in OK to cows, wild horses, and hogs

Anybody have any experience with the ontime feeders? - 25/30 gallon green barrel. Price is reasonable - how reliable are the feeders? We have plenty of trees - just need to find the right branch to suspend them.

I've been using Moultrie feeders in Limestone County for about 3 years. No issues. Had squirrels try to chew threw the lid. Called the customer service number and they sent a new one at no cost.
Moultrie 5-Gallon All-in-One Hanging Deer Feeder (amazon.com)

How much corn can you fit in that 5 gallons? Full 50 Lb bag?

Moultrie makes a 30 gallon hanger. I get 4 bags in it.
https://www.moultriefeeders.com/30-gal-pro-hunter-ii-hanging

tree hanger
https://www.academy.com/p/moultrie-hanging-deer-feeder-hoist?gmc_feed=t&&ogmap=SEM%7cPLN%7cGOOG%7cSHOP%7cc%7cOUT%7cIM%7cNon-Brand-PerformanceMax-Outdoor-Field%7cFieldAssetGroup%7c%7c18095021516%7c0&gclid=CjwKCAiAu5agBhBzEiwAdiR5tOy3JbqGB11XCNymxqBrotL-iC2eoqMEiOeByQ-KbjAqrHPv0V5NkBoCtEoQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Invest in this. Worth the money. Fill up twice a season from bed of truck.

I wish I could use those. My place is in Flooded timber. Would last one rain storm

I have used numerous On Time feeders. It's a mixed bag of good and bad.

The good: the timer unit is easy to mount under a barrel due to the funnel and mounting surface being the part that supports the timer housing. The funnel mounts on the outside rather than inside of the drum. The housing itself is a durable aluminum tube.

The bad: it has a light duty motor with a 1 /8" shaft that can bend easily. The spinner plate "ears" fatigue and break off over time due to being a weak grade of stamped aluminum.

The best, most reliable feeder timer is "THE TIMER," used in most of the high end feeders on the market. Pair it with a 12V 1 /4" shaft heavy duty motor and you have a system that will last for years.

Also, a word of advice: never use a feeder with a plastic drum/barrel. Over time, UV rays break it down and cause the plastic to become brittle, and squirrels will chew on the edges of the plastic.

I understand the need for hanging feeders. One of the places I hunt is in a River bottom area that floods so feeders must be off the ground a good ways. Unfortunately, there aren't many quality made hanging style feeders available. The best, most bulletproof one I'm aware of is this Lamco model:

https://shop.lamcofeeders.com/collections/corn-feeders/products/winch-up-corn-feeder

It uses "THE TIMER," a high quality motor, and galvanized sheet metal construction.

Aggie Infantry said:

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I've been using Moultrie feeders in Limestone County for about 3 years. No issues. Had squirrels try to chew threw the lid. Called the customer service number and they sent a new one at no cost.
Moultrie 5-Gallon All-in-One Hanging Deer Feeder (amazon.com)

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I can vouch for the durability of this feeder. Got this same one from Tractor Supply for my father in law's Christmas gift a couple years ago. There's a young bull elk that shows up daily at their cabin to eat corn & if the feeder is empty he will knock it down from the tree and roll it around and stomp at it in a fit of anger. Gonna see if I can get him to send me some pics and vid's from his cabin security camera, it's pretty entertaining.

Those are good feeders...... however.... painful story....... was helping a good friend build a barn in Harper. That afternoon he said he needed to fill his feeders so I went with him and his two daughters and his 14 yr old son. He had 6 of these and we were just starting to fill the 2nd one when we were inundated with red wasp.
They had made a huge nest under the V of metal that the feed drops on. The damn nest was almost as large as a bowling ball.

I made one out of a Behrens 6 gallon galvanized trash can with lid and a Moultrie spinner. Holds right at 50 lbs.

Google images- bear proof deer feeder pole.

Personally, id never use plastic if there are any squirrels around. Even then they are prone to leaks.

Here's one we built with a full stick of drill stem, to get above the river flood water. Make sure to keep safety first. Even 100lbs of corn could hurt you bad. Dutton Lainson brake hand winch is a must. Also recommend over sized pulleys and stainless cable. Off brand snatch blocks for truck winches can be found on Amazon for cheap and are way stronger than needed.

Nope. That's a good way to have a funeral.

One rule, never get under it for any reason.

Im confident it's over engineered to the point of not being a risk. Would easily hold a couple thousand pounds and i never put more than about four sacks in it.