If anyone has experienced a good quality concrete mixer, please share brand/model! Thanks.
Concrete Mixer Recommendations?
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My personal favorite!! 😂
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I have an electric mixer, does 2-80LB bags of ready-mix, had it for many years no issues whats so ever...I got it at my masonry supply yard about 10 yrs ago it was in the neighborhood of $800 dollars, if this mixer would ever go I would get the same one, but it still looks like new and it paid for itself after the 1st-2 jobs. After I got it and used the 1st time I kicked myself in the head why I didn't get something like this ages ago. 
P.S. The one I have is made by Imer USA, its nice and compact and it can be easily transported inside the van.
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P.S. The one I have is made by Imer USA, its nice and compact and it can be easily transported inside the van.
I got one from Harbor Freight, the 60# bags work really nice in it. Small enough that I can take it down in a basement when patching the floor for a new bathroom.
Have a Multiquip 1 I bought 15 years ago on Ebay. It was in Norcal and my Buddy picked it up for me. Have used it for thousand of yards. It was used when I bought it. I have changed the bearings once. It's a 9 cu ft mixes 1 90lbs sack of powder and produces 2 full wheel Barrows each sack.
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I Have this one from lowes https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-4-cu-ft-0-5-HP-Cement-Mixer/3591096. I needed it for a job I was framing and we found a section we needed to underpin. About 90 bags and I billed it to the GC. I did about 5 more jobs for him that I charged a rental fee.
I think it has made me about $600 after paying for it. I have used it about a dozen times on my job and my plumber constantly borrows it to patch basement floors. Never had one issue, not a big Kobalt fan but this things has lasted me 5+ years.
I think it has made me about $600 after paying for it. I have used it about a dozen times on my job and my plumber constantly borrows it to patch basement floors. Never had one issue, not a big Kobalt fan but this things has lasted me 5+ years.
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For fences, I would get a wheelbarrow style. Low to the ground. Fill, mix and pour.
You can wheelie around the job like a wheelbarrow.
This style.
Kushlan 3.5 cu. ft. 3/4 HP 120-Volt Motor Direct Drive Cement Mixer
SKU# 203195233
I see Greg already suggested this type. They are very handy.
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You can wheelie around the job like a wheelbarrow.
This style.
Kushlan 3.5 cu. ft. 3/4 HP 120-Volt Motor Direct Drive Cement Mixer
KUSHLAN 3.5 cu. ft. 3/4 HP 120-Volt Motor Direct Drive Cement Mixer 350DD - The Home Depot
Kushlan - 350 Direct Drive Mixer - 3/4 HP capacitor start, high torque, brushless electric 115 Volt motor. 3.5 cu. ft., 5/16 in. gauge, polyethylene drum, 22 in. drum diameter, 17 in. drum opening. 2 steel blades.
www.homedepot.com
I see Greg already suggested this type. They are very handy.
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The mortar hoe reminds me of my father. He's in his 80's. In the 1950's when he, went to work for my Grandfather, they were bricking houses and had NO mortar mixer. My dad mixed the mortar in a mud box with the mortar hoe for 2 years before they got a motorized mixer. Work was different in the '50's compared to now. I'm glad we've always have had mortar mixers, both gas engines and electric.To the guy that posted a hoe... No thank you. I prefer a short handle shovel.
Good luck on your purchase of a mixer. My son bought one a couple of weeks ago at the Blue Box Store. He's had good luck with it. Small and cheap. But Good Luck.
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Form oil every day, and run it with some rock and water to polish the drum at end of business.
Make sure the bevel gears are correctly shimmed when new.
DON'T overload, make two instead one monster that won't mix properly.
more then yard, make a platform to fill barrel with sand rock and cement.
Wear EYE PROTECTION......cement burns wet tissues.
Multi quip 3900.00$ for 9 ' cubed,
Make sure the bevel gears are correctly shimmed when new.
DON'T overload, make two instead one monster that won't mix properly.
more then yard, make a platform to fill barrel with sand rock and cement.
Wear EYE PROTECTION......cement burns wet tissues.
Multi quip 3900.00$ for 9 ' cubed,
If you want the ultimate mixer for smaller projects here ya go!
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David
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David
I have that one also and it’s been very good to me. It’s been a workhorse.
It says that it will mix 2 80 lb bags, do you find 2 bags too much for it?
I replace a lot of concrete chimney caps where I need to mix 8 to 12 bags of concrete and I am in the market for a mixer like that
David
I bought that one 4 years ago, it's been a workhorse.
Will handle two 80's no problem, will do three if it's a dry mix.
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We have not had any trouble mixing two 80lb bags. No trouble spinning for sure, if anything it does push the holding capacity to its limit, the mix will be close to the rim. Park it on a nice level spot or even give it just a little backward lean.
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I've got this one. It's been great.
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Multiquip Concrete Mixer. Contractors Direct.
Product DetailsMultiquip Mix-N-Go Concrete Mixer Poly DrumMultiquip's Mix-N-Go's now come with the convenience of a thick polyethylene drum. The poly drum resists rust and dents and is easy to clean. When the job is complete, the compact Mix-N-Go fits neatly into the trunk of a car.FeaturesFree...
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