Small Concrete Job

[Parks 788]

@Firpo - as @dennishoddy mentioned, a rental concrete mixer would make quick work of mixing concrete and with just a small slab you could park the mixer right next to the forms and dump the mix right out of the tub into the forms. No wheelborrows needed. Looks like you live in Lawton. United Rentals has a location in Lawton. I work for United but manage the branch in McAlester. Call them to make sure the have a concrete mixer available. Tell them you need it over the weekend. If you pick it up on Friday after about 3pm and get it back to United by Monday morning about 8-9am they should only charge you for a one day rental since they are not open over the weekend for you to return it. Use it for two days at your convenience and pay for one day rental.

 

[CHenry]

Would a rental concrete mixer with a gas engine and quick crete be the best route? Cheaper than buying new to rent for the day.
Forms are easy to set up, it doesn't need "finished" just made level with a broom finish or boarded off. Throw in some scrap wire, pipe or some rebar and it's a done job.

A tank doesn't weigh enough to need any reinforcing steel in the slab. No different than a sidewalk. That tank won't weigh as much as half a truck

 

[dennishoddy]

A tank doesn't weigh enough to need any reinforcing steel in the slab. No different than a sidewalk. That tank won't weigh as much as half a truck

Eh, I put in a 500 gallon propane tank at the gun range after we built the clubhouse for heating.
Put it on cement blocks. Didn't take long to sink into the ground from the weight.
Yes, one doesn't need a full length slab, but a nice platform on each end isn't hard to pour and will never sink depending on the soil conditions in that area.

 

[TwoForFlinching]

I've seen a lot of those dry pour videos. They nearly all fail. Pour it wet, pour it once.