Seed Hopper Question

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Seed Hopper Question

Post by FeatherHarp » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:34 am

I was washing out my seed hoppers this morning and I noticed that the bottom part came off easily and snaps back on just fine. But I don't want to pull the other one off if it is not supposed to be removed. :-k

So I was wondering does anybody know if the bottom is supposed to come off or not? Thanks for any help!

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Post by Sally » Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:22 pm

On two of my seed hoppers, the bottom has come off while I was taking off the catch tray, dumping the contents of the seed hopper all over the floor. One snapped back together easily, but the other one is still pulling apart. I am just going to glue it together. I don't think the bottom is supposed to come off, the seed hopper can be cleaned without removing the bottom, so any future failures will just be reinforced with glue.

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Post by NDan » Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:39 pm

I have lost the bottom portion and strewed seed all over also. It probably isn't a good thing for the bottom to be loose at all.
but for me, the bottom lasts as long as the tabs on the back. I am ending up breaking them off. very discouraging as I can't bear to use another kind of seed dish at this point - too useful.

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Post by FeatherHarp » Thu Feb 21, 2008 7:06 pm

Thanks for the input....I think I will have my resident Mr. Fixit glue them on for me! :wink:

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Post by hilljack13 » Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:15 pm

OK, I don't have any seed hoppers but was wanting some from what I've read. This thread has my thinking about looking for alternatives.

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Post by Sally » Sun Feb 24, 2008 3:19 am

Even with the bottom coming off a few, I love my seed hoppers.

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