okay so today we're gonna review a squirrel proof feeder this is a really
large one you probably haven't seen my last video where my last squirrel proof
feeder was destroyed by a black bear what drew me to this one was a large capacity
2.5 gallon capacity that's 15 pounds of seed probably talking about the smaller
seed not the black oil sunflower seeds which I normally use made in the USA and
it's guaranteed you don't like it you can send it back and get your money back
that's always handy now these are just some details from the Box showing again
that bird seed that is most commonly used you don't use that I use black oil
sunflower seeds and this will post mount or you can hang it from a tree branch
and they show you the illustration here with it mounted and there are two models
that this comes in this is a 75 33 the 75 39 looks the same it just has some
details and ornamentation on it the instructions are pretty good shows you
how to set the post shows you how to bolt everything up and the details are
pretty basic and again on the sides they have this counterbalance adjustment and
they have thumb screws built in so you don't have to use tools that's handy and
I was surprised to find out in the bottom of the box the metal support
poles came with it well that's gonna be kind of wasted for me because I'm not
going to use those but they're there you don't have to buy it separate and of
course a receiver that bolts on to the bottom of your feeder here is plastic so
it looks like a high-impact plastic should hold up there's a white sleeve
there it's supposed to be a predator protection but that thing will slide all
the way up and down your pole all the hardware's included and everything you
need is here you're going to need a screwdriver and probably a small wrench
they also include this clear cellophane that you're going to stick over the
holes if you don't use the bottom mount so that the seed doesn't fall through this
is a close-up of the adjustment thumb screw you slide the counterbalance back
if you want more resistance and of course closer to the feeder if you want
less resistance and you maybe even want to block out larger birds I don't know
so here's the unit and it has a nice wooden perch on the
front there that I kind of liked better than seems like metal would be hard on
their feet or cold in winter and of course there's plexiglass windows here
that show you the level of the feed and whether or not you need to fill that
thing back up capacity is very large and of course this is the feeding Bay and
when they step on this wooden perch if it's too heavy it'll close that off
completely and that's the point of it it's 12 inches wide and so it's a good
size is much bigger than the last one and of course seven and a half inches
tall at the front looks like it's gonna shed rain pretty decent and from the
side of the peak we're a little over nine inches looks like nine and a
quarter inches tall in the middle and this is how the counterbalance works
whether it's hanging or whether it's on a pole this is how it's squirrel-proof I
don't have a huge problem with squirrels but I do like to block out some of the
larger birds which wastes the feed and scattered on the ground now that back
bar there is nice and thick these are the mounting holes on the bottom again
which I don't plan to use because I'm gonna hang it it has a nice clip here to
release it my last design had a different style clip that I wasn't very
impressed with this one definitely holds very securely and I don't see any strong
winds lifting that up here it is in the open position when you tilt it forward
it actually slides down so it will stay in the open position while you fill it
so you don't have to worry about it closing on you while you're filling that
up now this is stainless steel spring steel this little clip so it's not going
to corrode you won't have any problems there and of course receiving end of it
carbon steel that's painted and it looks like it's riveted right onto the roof so
again this is a close-up of the counterbalance bar nice and thick nice
and heavy I believe it's carbon steel and then
it's just powder coated with this speckled paint and now we're looking at
the interior it shows the unfinished interior and you
can see those bottom holes that for me because I'm using sunflower seed they
won't fall through those holes but for people using the regular smaller mixed
bird seed they're going to cover those up with the included tape now this
support bar is much thicker than any of the other squirrel proof eaters I've had
is very impressed with how stout this is again it looks like unfinished
Steele will probably rust over time and here I've got the tape covering the hole
just for show because again like well sunflowers he is not gonna fall through
that there are smaller holes in the front of it that will allow for moisture
to drip out and not build up inside if rain gets in we're looking at the
interior here and it has a nice plexiglass cover again that's going to
show you the level of the seed at a glance here it is from the front the
whole things put together we have that hanging bar installed and I'm gonna
leave it at its factory setting as far as the balance goes we're gonna see how
that goes outside nice and tall again I'm gonna hang it up I'm not gonna post
mount it so I have this post and that post by the way is not quite 5 feet tall
so it's really not a very substantial post especially if you're gonna put that
in the ground it's just a close-up of the finish the finish is kind of pebbly
looking so it's not super smooth it's not glossy and it looks like it's gonna
hold up pretty well pretty much like the last feeder I had from the same company
now when you look at these bars that suspend your feeder you want to make
sure and put these retaining clips in there if a raccoon or something gets on
top of this feeder they're gonna spread the bars apart with their feet and this
will prevent them from being able to pull it out and you're not gonna find
your feeder laying on the ground and as I said before my last feeder from the
same company was taken down by a bear and this is it hanging outside
we're in slow motion sequence here just so you can see how the birds come to it
that's a gross peak there on the left already sitting on the perch and those
are California finches that are flying around there with the red heads and
again of course if the bar loads up you can control the balance if it closes
just from too many birds on it that's up to you and here's the male red breasted
grosbeak flying in here again slow motion and he's being run off by the
female who's hogging the feeder I hope you found the review of beneficial thank
you for watching as always