Thread 2948593

Dad was going to hand me down his mixer for a good deal but now I don't want it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMFyG6ILV6g

>>2948593 (OP)
>b8 yootoob vidja
by and fuking add

>>2948593 (OP)
Isn't using premixed concrete much more expensive then mixing it yourself?

>>2950937
>Isn't using premixed concrete much more expensive then mixing it yourself?
Yes. Quickcrete only makes sense when doing really small pours. If you want to save money you can get portland cement and washed sand/gravel mix from a quarry and mix your own. Even then, if you're doing much at all it's actually cheaper per yard and much easier to bring a truck in.

>>2950937
It's nice to just buy a yard and have a few guys wheelbarrow it out. Ready-mix in my local lends you a trailer, so we can get the yard for around the cost that he's renting the mud mixer.

I sure there are some small improvements that could be made to the humble Armstrong Holland 3t to turn it into a serious hire machine.

>>2951001
We mixed our own but I still hate making concrete slabs.

>>2948593 (OP)
>meanwhile some random Estonian is pouring whole shed slabs by hand from scratch.
https://youtu.be/Y8i3pvii8CU

>>2951108
Yeah fuck that. Looks like a miserable day. Man that stuff is wet too. Probably needed to be or else it wouldn't have worked for him. Slab looks decent considering, just would have been better with concrete trucks bringing in uniformly mixed loads and a few guys helping.

>>2951108
that dude is an inspiration, fantastic work

>>2951162
Yeah.. at the end he does a breakdown and he saved like 1500 eurobucks, like dude, value your time and body more..

>>2951292
I agree that Andres should get a small batch plant that he can tow with his honda or the van if he's going to keep mixing the amount of concrete that he has.

>>2951102
Did you finish that with a square nose shovel?

The mud mixer is a game changer for small 1-2 yard jobs. You get consistent mixing with less work. At $2999.00 it only makes sense for a small contractor handyman business. A guy could do quite well pouring small slabs with that tool. I think I would like to have the output higher though so you could put a wheelbarrow under it.
At $150+/yard plus short load fees, plus standby time it is cheaper than a readymix truck delivery for a 1 yard job i guess.
42 80 lb sacks are around 225 bucks at home depot that'll get you 1 yardish

>>2952419
With a piece of wood. And at the end we run out of material so it has even some pre mixed concrete in it.
It looks better after painting.

>>2948593 (OP)
I did a 12’x20’x4” slab for a greenhouse with the “mud mixer” and while the concrete turned out perfectly fine, the pour took ages compared to a tumble and dump. IMO it would be ideal for making mud or mortar for block work, but for my application, it meant that most of the crew I assembled basically was shovel leaning when they weren’t doing the grilling. There’s a bigger one, that would probably be better, but my local hardware store only had the one in OP’s picture.

wtf your dad makes you pay for his hand me downs?