Hauling mixed concrete?

[Oldoak]

For those that have never hauled wet concrete, think thru this extensively before offering suggestions!!!!

This could possibly turn into a very entertaining thread!!!!

I have personally hauled concrete before, as well as other commenters. I hauled 1 Yd at a time in trailers provided by the concrete company. There are many variables to a concrete mix and the stiffer a mix, the less sloshing and separation of the aggregate.

I'm sure the O.P. would appreciate this thread be informative with ideas of value, rather than entertaining.

 

[ovrszd]

I have personally hauled concrete before, as well as other commenters. I hauled 1 Yd at a time in trailers provided by the concrete company. There are many variables to a concrete mix and the stiffer a mix, the less sloshing and separation of the aggregate.

I'm sure the O.P. would appreciate this thread be informative with ideas of value, rather than entertaining.

Yep. Hauling in a plastic lined container will certainly lean toward entertainment.

 

[jenkinsph]

I have to do remote pours often where I can not get a mixer truck to the site. Haul in a water tank, pump, hose, small mixer and sackrete. What I found that made the job a lot easier was to get 50 lb. sacks. Way easier on an old body. Price was the same /lb.

 

[KennyG]

Mixing 3/4 yard in the mixer isn't that big of a deal. I would do that before I started with these hauling solutions. Personally, I would use 60 lb bags instead of 80 but that's mainly because of my age.

 

[Deere Dude]

One of these ideas might stick and am anxious to find out what the OP does.

I would get some concrete mix (sand and gravel) from the concrete company dumped on a trailer then get enough Portland cement (half a dozen bags) and take to site. Bring the mixer and a little water and start mixing. It will be done way before this thread is done.

I have done that plenty of times.

Or, buy a $50 plastic tote in a cage, cut the top off and take to ready mix and have them dump a yard in already mixed, haul to site and shovel it out.

 

[Creamer]

Warning: When hauling concrete in a trailer, do not stop quickly.

It will all come forward, and much of it will spill out of the front of the trailer.

Trust me.

I'll trust you. The way you said there is a good story there.

 

[bdog]

Do you have anywhere else you could use some concrete? Around here you pay for four yards if you get a 1/2 a yard or four yards. Anytime I have a small project that is more than I want to mix myself I find something else I can use the concrete for so I am not paying the minimum fee for nothing.

 

[FredH]

I've done the sand / gravel + portland cement route for most of my life . Largest pour I did by myself was 2 yards , 5 years ago . Had a 3/4 pickup loaded with sand / gravel as well as a dodge pickup bed home made trailer loaded the same . Pour was 8' x 12' with 2"x6" form boards but just inside form boards , I dug down an additional 1.5" to 2" depth to account for rebar I added ???
Took me about 4 hours from start to finish . Only Help I got was better half helped scree it off as I went . At the end was a pucker up time . I ended up being about 3 shovels fulls short in one corner :shocked: Ended up sweeping the pickup and trailer both to get that last few shovel fulls to make a small batch to finish .
At 52 years old , Was I tired ? Heck Yes !! Sore the next Day ? Yep , but heck , now at 57 , I am Sore after chasing my 5 y.o. Grandson around all day also .

I currently have 30 of the 80 pound bags of quickrete covered up out by the shop for 3 different projects I will do over the next few weeks . As I stated , I have mixed cement by myself and sometimes with others all my life , not commercially , just for private use , But I get into a routine / pace by myself , thus have never had issue's with cement setting up before I wanted it to . I don't mix it to wet to give more time . My Dad tried that and the sidewalk section He replaced fell apart a few years later .

Fred H.

 

[HCJtractor]

Thanks for all of the input. I formed it out today. I'll probably just order it and pay the price. I can imagine how it will slosh around in a trailer or truck. Using a tote is a good idea. I wish there was a rental company here that had the little pre mix trailers.

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[HCJtractor]

Thanks for all the input! After thinking about concrete sloshing around in my truck or trailer, guess I will just order it delivered.
However, using a tote seems clever. Still would like to hear stories of what others have done with small pours. I formed it today, so I will order it and pour it next weekend.

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[2458n]

Gas line replacement for homes for a couple of years. When sections of walk require replacing it was bags in the bucket of the backhoe.

 

[Streetcar]

If the concrete is sloshing around, it is too wet. I have used dump trucks for many concrete pours with no problems.

 

[lennyzx11]

I've mixed concrete for pours that size before. I dumped the mixer in the tractor bucket until it was full and then dumped it in the form. The logic was it should dry slower with less exposed area.

Not to derail the thread. Sorry to OP.

About how long does it take do mix up a bucket load and dump it? Reason I ask is after I dump the first mixer load and the bucket is setting with wet mix in it, I'm not sure how many more mixer loads I can mix before dumping the bucket load.

What is a reasonable max pad size with a 4-6" depth to attempt to pour by myself? I've did stone walls and fireplaces by hand a few times but no pads.
I work alone mostly.
HF mixer and a 5 ft bucket on tractor.

Sorry to derail once again. Lot of great info in this thread.

Lenny

 

[Streetcar]

Not to derail the thread. Sorry to OP.

About how long does it take do mix up a bucket load and dump it? Reason I ask is after I dump the first mixer load and the bucket is setting with wet mix in it, I'm not sure how many more mixer loads I can mix before dumping the bucket load.


What is a reasonable max pad size with a 4-6" depth to attempt to pour by myself? I've did stone walls and fireplaces by hand a few times but no pads.
I work alone mostly.
HF mixer and a 5 ft bucket on tractor.

Sorry to derail once again. Lot of great info in this thread.

Lenny

Concrete cures through a chemical reaction, so it depends on temperature. Many state specifications call for placing concrete with in one hour of mixing cement and water

 

[radioman]

i just mixed 32 bags of concrete last week for footings with 80lb bags in a horrible freight mixer . i did half of it myself then my son finally shows up - (he had dental appt) i'm almost 50 and i was a little sore the next day. i dont think its a big deal if you mixed it all yourself. i had lowes load all the concrete in the trailer for me and if you had a young kid helping you to move the concrete and put in the mixer and you did everything else -- you will be fine. heck -- whats 40-50 bucks to a kid for couple hours of work - they would love the money. id rather pay kids instead a big company to mix and deliver

 

[ovrszd]

i just mixed 32 bags of concrete last week for footings with 80lb bags in a horrible freight mixer . i did half of it myself then my son finally shows up - (he had dental appt) i'm almost 50 and i was a little sore the next day. i dont think its a big deal if you mixed it all yourself. i had lowes load all the concrete in the trailer for me and if you had a young kid helping you to move the concrete and put in the mixer and you did everything else -- you will be fine. heck -- whats 40-50 bucks to a kid for couple hours of work - they would love the money. id rather pay kids instead a big company to mix and deliver

Good post!!!!

Last Summer I paid my Grandson to help me build a Binzebo. We worked together for three days. I paid him $150. Best money I ever spent.

 

[downsizingnow48]

I never tried to haul mixed concrete. Frankly it all sounds more trouble than it is worth. I have always done my own mixing for small jobs, am now 68 and still do my own mixing when needed. The key is to find ways to minimize the lifting. I buy 60 lb sacks and get it loaded onto a pallet in the pickup by the sturdy lads at Lowes, about 1000 lbs at a time. Use the tractor and forks to lift it out of the pickup. Switch to loader bucket. Empty the sacks into the loader bucket at ground level. Then raise the bucket to chest height which makes shoveling into the mixer a breeze. I do not use it much these days, but I keep this mixer around, it always starts on the first pull and does a fast good job of mixing. I have a big old construction wheelbarrow but I only fill it half way to make moving it easier. For the small jobs I do around our property this is the way to go. I wouldn't mind paying the minimum fee for ready mix, but I am usually working in a place where a big truck cannot go, and on projects where the concrete cannot be dumped all in one place anyway. And another thing is, around here it is pretty hard to find a young helper who actually wants to work. They like to get paid but the work part is a different story. So I work in small batches at my own pace.

 

[crazyal]

This sounds like a great time to buy a 3pt cement mixer. Drive over to the bags, toss a few in and some water then let it mix while you drive over to the pour site. Certainly not the cheapest method but, being a tractor site, it's the most tractory.

 

[bspeedy]

This sounds like a great time to buy a 3pt cement mixer. Drive over to the bags, toss a few in and some water then let it mix while you drive over to the pour site. Certainly not the cheapest method but, being a tractor site, it's the most tractory.

I like that word... Tractory

 

[jenkinsph]

This sounds like a great time to buy a 3pt cement mixer. Drive over to the bags, toss a few in and some water then let it mix while you drive over to the pour site. Certainly not the cheapest method but, being a tractor site, it's the most tractory.

I much prefer an electric wheel barrow mixer and use the tractor to move the pallets of concrete where the bags are easy to lift and pour into the mixer tub. I have done several 100 sack pours this way.