Mixing Bucket

i_plant_art

MY friend was doing a fencing job with a friend of his and told me of this bucket that this other guy had that is about the size of a 5 gallon that has a screw on lid. He said you put your mix in the add the water, flip it over and roll it around some and it mixes your concrete. Has anyone ever heard of this and do you know where one might find one? Ive done a search on the internet with results of nothing. Thanks

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6stringmason

Ive never heard of it. I could see it working if youre only using it for VERY small jobs. See stackers post a couple down from this http://www.contractortalk.com/f48/too-funny-8997/

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Teetorbilt

The guys that installed my fence used the posthole auger to mix the cement in a 5 gal. bucket. Pretty efficient.

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stacker

i know alot of farmers here in nw oklahoma,who build a boatload of fence.most of them who concrete in their fence posts,throws in a bag of quick crete and and some water and walks away.no mixing,no nothing.when concrete(among other things) gets wet,get its hard.
if you insist on mixing your concrete,dont buy a 15 dollar bucket on ebay.go to sonic and ask for a pickle bucket,with the lid.its the same thing.but with that you are not going to mix enough concrete to make a damn.if you dont have a mixer,use a wheel borrow,and shovel.

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Tscarborough

Stacker, I know a lot of old guys who do that for fence posts as well. It works, I suppose, but only in relation to NOT using any concrete at all. By the same token, the state of Texas still specs erosion control using rip-rap consisting of degradable bags of 3-1 concrete staked in place with rebar. Regardless of how many of these walls they have to replace on a regular basis, they still spec it. <shrug>

stacker

i have seen those type of retaining walls.until al the paper is off them,they look like crap.i agree with what you said about the fence posts.
crazy weather here in oklahoma.yesterday and the day before was so hot you couldnt breath,about 100 in my town.tornadoes yesterday,and today its cold as well diggers brass monkey wrench.

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i_plant_art

i know how to mix concrete and all guys done plenty of it i was just curious if anyone had seen one of these things seems kinda interesting ya know. i got a small electric mixer to do the larger yet small things and then the wheelbarrow and shovel for the really small things..... just curious thats all...

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kgphoto

The device you are looking for is a called a small job mixer or short job mixer.

It is a polypropaline barrel with fins molded into the inside. By filling it with morter and water, you attach lid and roll on the ground. It is just like using the motorized version, except you are the motor.

Think about pushing 60 lbs of cement around in a barrel and then having to scrape it out and then mix the next batch.

I prefer a hoe and wheel barrow or tub, for really small batches and then a mixer or ready mix as they get larger.

tkle

Hey it's no problem.For any size batch,I just yell mud and it's on the board.

asbestos

I got one for 50¢ at a garage sale once. was worth about that for the entertainment it provided. not any easier the a wheelbarow

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Jim the Builder

Stacker, brought up a new concept last Janurary called the CreteSheet. I am usually open to new ideas but I had lots of reservations. This simple idea really works, due to minimum ready mix loads of 3-5 cubic yards I have started using the crete sheet for jobs as big as 1 1/2 cubic yards. Low tech, low investment but great for concrete jobs.

lukachuki

I ordered a CreteSheet today so we will see how it works. It looks like a good idea to me. I pour lots of little 1-25 bag jobs using premix concrete for little footers etc. I don't suppose it would mix mortar very well though as the sand and mortar wouldn't blend all that well.

Tim

Tscarborough

It is for concrete. Mortar needs the air entrainment of using a hoe or mechanical means. The Crete-sheet works fine on the same basis as a wheelbarow for me: If it is less than 10-15 bags, I can use it to mix it faster than breaking out and cleaning the mixer.

sgt squid

hey man check out the link. i think that this is what you are looking for. this on is abit pricey but it works well. when i was in the army we used them on occasion they also work good for doing your washing in the field, i took several on my first two trips to iraq. beats scubbing your tightys on a table with a brush. HA HA

sorry that i cant attach the link but try searching for "Odjob Concrete Mixer" it should get you what you want