Mixing concrete - "Mud mixer" alternative. Steele mixer

[quicksandfarmer]

How about the guy lifting the margaritas? I'll take that job!

You'll have to do the mixing and measuring too.

 

[fatjay]

I have the harbor freight mixer and over 1000 bags through it. I busted up all the concrete around my pool and poured all new. I also poured a generator slab that's 6'x8'. It has done the job and then some.

The easiest way is to have 2 people. One on water and one on concrete bags. Get a bucket and mark a line for ~1.5g of water per 80lb bag. One person fills water to that line every time. Pour water in, put bag on top of mixer, cut, flip bag, dump, 2 minutes mixing, pour, repeat. I got it to 3-5min per bag. I'd move bags, mix, pour, the other person would just fill water bucket, and dump.

 

[bigtiller]

I bought an old electric mixer at a garage sale 3 years ago.
They wanted $50 for it. I offered $5 if they loaded in into my truck. They took the deal.

I have been lucky, I only mixed two 60# bags of concrete.
Plus about 8 gallons of black walnuts.

 

[paulsharvey]

I have the harbor freight mixer and over 1000 bags through it. I busted up all the concrete around my pool and poured all new. I also poured a generator slab that's 6'x8'. It has done the job and then some.

The easiest way is to have 2 people. One on water and one on concrete bags. Get a bucket and mark a line for ~1.5g of water per 80lb bag. One person fills water to that line every time. Pour water in, put bag on top of mixer, cut, flip bag, dump, 2 minutes mixing, pour, repeat. I got it to 3-5min per bag. I'd move bags, mix, pour, the other person would just fill water bucket, and dump.

Have a barrel filling constantly (or a half barrwl), and dipping an appropriate sized bucket is Far faster than hose filling each bucket

 

[Egon]

I believe the dry mix they are discussing is the trend on YouTube of guys dumping quikcrete straight from the bags into form boards without mixing, and then soaking the surface with water to start the hydration process; not high early as used in concrete roadway repairs.

That could well be true.

 

[MossRoad]

I have the harbor freight mixer and over 1000 bags through it. I busted up all the concrete around my pool and poured all new. I also poured a generator slab that's 6'x8'. It has done the job and then some.

The easiest way is to have 2 people. One on water and one on concrete bags. Get a bucket and mark a line for ~1.5g of water per 80lb bag. One person fills water to that line every time. Pour water in, put bag on top of mixer, cut, flip bag, dump, 2 minutes mixing, pour, repeat. I got it to 3-5min per bag. I'd move bags, mix, pour, the other person would just fill water bucket, and dump.

Assembly line efficiency

 

[MossRoad]

The only thing I'd change on it is larger tires for easier rolling. Even with that, I was able to roll up and mix right over each footing. No shoveling required.

Tractor to lift the bags is pretty handy....

 

[newbury]

Tractor to lift the bags is pretty handy....

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How do you convince the bags to crawl up and dump themselves in the mixer?

 

[MossRoad]

How do you convince the bags to crawl up and dump themselves in the mixer?

Let's not aggregate the issue.

 

[EddieWalker]

I just saw this on Craigslist and I think it's a pretty good deal if anybody is in the Canton TX area. I don't need it, but I really like that it has a Honda engine in it!!!

https://easttexas.craigslist.org/grd/d/yantis-multiquip-cube-towable-gas-mixer/7802156896.html