[Shop-talk] concrete mixer issue

[Dave C]

I have a Harbor Freight mixer, probably the same as yours or similar.  
Mine does the same thing sometimes.  I was mixing up 60 pound bags last 
week to set some posts for a lumber rack and after the first batch (2 
60# bags) I noticed it sticking to the bottom.  I just stopped it, dug 
it off the bottom with a shovel, rotated it 180* and dug the rest off, 
and turned it back on.  I was only mixing six bags so it wasn't a huge 
deal but it is kind of a PITA.   Next time I'll probably use my 
sharpshooter shovel.

I think if I dumped all the concrete mix (dry) into one wheelbarrow and 
then shoveled it into the mixer while it was running, shoveling a little 
and then adding a little water, it would probably work better, but 
that's just as much trouble.

Sorry, no pizza oven comments.


On 7/31/2012 10:57 AM, Mike Rambour wrote:
> 2 years ago I bought a concrete mixer from Home Depot and I used it 
> quite a bit for a month or so, no issues then it sat for 2 years. Last 
> week I used it again, no issues.  This Saturday and again last night I 
> used it again and it was a pain to use.  The concrete was 
> sticking/drying to the bottom of the drum like crazy and I kept having 
> to turn it off and using a garden trowel, scrape the bottom of the drum.