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Concrete mixer to mix up mel's mix?!!
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Concrete mixer to mix up mel's mix?!!
I saw a recent post in the 'you might be a sfg if you . .' thread about using a concrete mixer. . .
gonna call tomorrow to find out how much a rental is!
http://www.paisleyrental.com/ConcreteEquipment/tabid/6264/Default.aspx
Concrete Equipment (please call for prices)
Wouldn't that be AWESOME?!! This is a rental company here in my town. . .never would have thought of renting a mixer but gosh, this would be such a time saver - dump in ingredients, mix and pour. . .what would be easier?
anyone actually do this kind of thing? if so, how much did you pay for the rental? and what the heck is a buggy vs a mixer?
gonna call tomorrow to find out how much a rental is!
http://www.paisleyrental.com/ConcreteEquipment/tabid/6264/Default.aspx
Concrete Equipment (please call for prices)
- 48" Bull
Float (handles included) - 36" Power
Trowel 5.5 hp w/combo blades - 48" Power
Trowel 8 hp w/combo blades - 14" Gas
Cut-off saw (hand held concrete saw) - Walk
Behind concrete saw 13 hp wet cut - 14"
Diamond blade - 14"
Abrasive blade - 13 hp
concrete buggy 16 cubic ft capacity - Electric
Concrete Mixer 3 cubic ft capacity
Wouldn't that be AWESOME?!! This is a rental company here in my town. . .never would have thought of renting a mixer but gosh, this would be such a time saver - dump in ingredients, mix and pour. . .what would be easier?
anyone actually do this kind of thing? if so, how much did you pay for the rental? and what the heck is a buggy vs a mixer?
happyfrog- Posts : 625
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Re: Concrete mixer to mix up mel's mix?!!
i'm thinking seriously about doing a much larger garden this year if the mixer is a real reasonable option - i could have our entire garden expansion DONE in less than 4 hours from start to finish!
happyfrog- Posts : 625
Join date : 2010-03-04
Location : USA
Re: Concrete mixer to mix up mel's mix?!!
happyfrog wrote:I saw a recent post in the 'you might be a sfg if you . .' thread about using a concrete mixer. . .
That was me. I own 2 different size mixers and haven't tried it yet! I have 5 new boxes to fill, so I thought I'd drag them out to try it.
The volume rating on mixers is very misleading. The 3cf you mentioned is a common small size. It will only handle two 60 lb. sacks of cement mix. That's about one cf of concrete mix. When I've tried 3 sacks it splashes out quite a bit. I'm curious to see how much mel's mix I can get in. Like Deb suggested, wetting it down while adding materials will keep the dust down and compress the soil a bit so I can add more at a time.
The buggy is a mixer on wheels. The one you listed is 5x bigger than the small one. It has a pretty good size gas motor on it. You and your husband could lift the small one off a truck. The buggy is probably towable.
It's going to be a few weeks till I get around to mixing, but you could try it out for us first!
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