No More Hand Mixing Concrete...

[SlugSlinger]

Got this Yardmax 4.0 cu ft cement mixer at HD since it was on sale. The sale price and a small discount made it irresistible since I'd been wanting one for a while. It seems to be pretty well constructed and should easily mix 3 60-lb bags of concrete. I'm about to put it to use on several little projects around the homestead.

It's a little loud and has an annoying rattle...but apparently that's normal for this model.





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How much was the mixer?

 

[2busy]

I need one of those. Wife wants a pad leading in to the barn where I built the walk in cooler

 

[OK Corgi Rancher]

How much was the mixer?

$261 out the door. Gets pretty decent reviews, too. There are lots of them on the market but this seemed like the most bang for the buck.

Will you be helping Suckerburg build his irobot cave in Hawaii?

Seriously? You think if I could afford to go to Hawaii I'd go to mix concrete? Hard pass on that.

 

[OK Corgi Rancher]

Does it go into reverse to unload the stuff?

It doesn't need reverse. Just tip it over and it pours out just fine as it spins.

 

[red dirt shootist]

I have a love hate relationship with concrete, I love to watch a skilled craftsman do flat work, I hate trying to do it myself.

 

[Gunbuffer]

I’m looking at about a 1 yard project myself. Around 66 bags. Ick

 

[GlockPride]

Don’t forget to over-water the cement mix. It’s tradition in my family. I mean, who likes dry cement?

 

[Seadog]

Got this Yardmax 4.0 cu ft cement mixer at HD since it was on sale. The sale price and a small discount made it irresistible since I'd been wanting one for a while. It seems to be pretty well constructed and should easily mix 3 60-lb bags of concrete. I'm about to put it to use on several little projects around the homestead.

It's a little loud and has an annoying rattle...but apparently that's normal for this model.





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Wish I had one of those a year ago. Had 40 of those same bags. Used a hoe and tub in the corse of a day. About wore my back.

 

[TerryMiller]

Yeah... Big shot YT star. Me and my 30-something subscribers. Most of them are friends/family that feel sorry for me.

I just do the YT thing because it's easier to share videos with friends/family rather than sending a crappy auto-resized video with my phone that no one can see.

Here is mine, but I don't post much there. I've found that I can post videos to my Smugmug account, so at some point, I may delete the posts at YouTube. As you know, clicking on "Videos" lets one see all the videos, whereas, the first page only shows a few.

Oh, and now you all know my first name if you click on the link.

Terry Miller's YouTube Channel

 

[Oklahomabassin]

Next up will be a double wheel barrow or even a powered one.

If you have a big job (big for self mixed) you should look into buying sand/gravel mix and bagged cement