therailsplitter
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Anyone know what the best cement mixer is for construction work?
Cement Mixer
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Strouty
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Yes, one that you hire and brings exactly the concrete you need to the site.
If you are a glutton for punishment, Stone seems to be very well built, but any cheap unit will work.
If you are a glutton for punishment, Stone seems to be very well built, but any cheap unit will work.
rmack898
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That has always worked for me.
"homemade cement " is not the best. get it from a plant with additives. unless you're doing fenceposts
Nuccio
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A mortar mixer or a concrete mixer? Electric or gas? I have a Mutliquip gas mortar mixer with the poly drum, I have a Imer electric mortar man 120 and an Multquip electric concrete mixer they all are several years old now and stillbworking fine just have to keep them clean.
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steves_001
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Light duty work - Kushlan brand works great. 3 60lb bags at a time can be mixed. I've seen some of the landscape curbing businesses use these as well so they must be ok.
BDT/NWMN
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I'll award You first prize for that understatement.. Price out the bagged concrete, gravel and rock mix, and added labor. I have done countless pours of My own, plus helped on others; where 1/3 bag mortar mixers, as well as one bag mixers, and a mixer mounted on the three point of a Ford tractor were used. On the larger jobs, it Sure makes Me appreciate having those mixer trucks backing up to a pour site.
MushCreek
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I bought an old Red Lion electric off CL for $100. Once I got all of the old concrete out of it, it works great for SMALL projects. Every used mixer I looked at had cured concrete in it. Why the heck don't people just wash them out? A couple minutes with a hose, and you're good to go. I've found having a mixer around our place to be very handy. Upcoming projects include a small sidewalk out the back door, two sets of steps in various places, and post footings for a future carport. I also need to cast a counterweight for my tractor. Even all together, my projects don't add up to nearly enough to bring a concrete truck out.
I learned how to handle bagged concrete watching a stucco guy one day. First, get the truck carrying the bags as close to the site as you can. He then cut the bags in half with a flat trowel as he loaded them in the mixer. 40 lbs. as opposed to 80. I might even play the 'old man card' when I go to buy them, and ask for help loading them in the truck.
I learned how to handle bagged concrete watching a stucco guy one day. First, get the truck carrying the bags as close to the site as you can. He then cut the bags in half with a flat trowel as he loaded them in the mixer. 40 lbs. as opposed to 80. I might even play the 'old man card' when I go to buy them, and ask for help loading them in the truck.
Rattle
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Kenworth. The one I drive holds 14 yards
txvwnut
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You're half right. You also need the pump unless you like being behind a wheelbarrow.
Concrete in a sack sure doesn't go very far and it's **** quality because it's long on aggregate and short on cement.
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A couple years ago I bought an electric one at Home Depot similar to the Ryobi one they have on their site now for some smaller patio and sidewalk projects around the house. Projects we too big to do by hand (for me) and too small to bother with a truck. Was cheaper to buy one than rent one a couple of times. Sweet spot is either 2 80lb bags or 3 60 lb bags at a time. It only takes a couple minutes to mix up each time. I like it because it is easy to move around and dump the load right where I need it.
I have one of the cheap electric models...two bags at a time sorta thing, works well enough and is definitely better than doing it by hand. When you basically need to get 1-2 full yards to get above the minimum charge, it makes sense to have a small mixer when you need less than a yard for small projects.
dutchgray
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We have a couple electric ones and a diesel that does 2 full wheel barrows full comfortably (tumble mixers) and a pan mixer that goes on a tractor on the hydraulics that does half a yard a go, which we don't use very much now the mix on site trucks are common.
Bigblockyeti
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Are you mixing thin set cement, mortar or concrete?