Dadnatron
Veteran Member
I ended up using 6 bags of “Crack resistant” fiber reinforced Quikrete. I actually made the slab size a little smaller but still large enough to have a 4” ledge around the waterer.
All 6 bags were mixed in one of those ‘concrete tubs’ 3 qts of water to a bag. I purchased some Super-plasticizer off Amazon, which was really amazing. The guy that was helping me said “We need more water.” I told him to watch this, and sprinkled a little dust (SP) over the moist concrete. Kept mixing and watched it get more and more wet... all without any more water.
Cut the edges a little early I think, but I was tired of dealing with this by then. Put wet straw over the slab, covered it all with a tarp, and I’ll let it set until Friday.
All in all, I’d rather have a mixer, but this was certainly doable. I’m going to look for a FEL style for my tractor, although a PTO version might also work.