How To Use A Cement Mixer - Proper Positioning
Okay, you're thinking about pouring a new sidewalk, on
your property somewhere. The location of the sidewalk, makes it
difficult for a large concrete truck to get back, to pour the concrete
easily. The distance is a little too far to hire a concrete pump, and
your only alternative now is to use a cement mixer.
Now it's time to learn how to properly position a cement mixer. If
you're too far away from electricity, you can always rent a gas cement
mixer. These cement mixers seem to have enough power, to mix the cement
and stay running for long periods of time, before they need to be
refilled with fuel.
Make sure that the cement mixer is position on level ground. This is one
of the most important things, when it comes to mixing cement. If the
cement mixer is tilted in one direction, as you proceed to load the
mixer up, with rocks, sand and cement, the cement mixer could actually
fall over.
You're probably thinking, that's something I would have done anyway, but
you'd be surprised, how many people I see using a cement mixer that
isn't positioned on level ground.
Make sure that the cement mixer is going to be located near water or
within the distance of a garden hose. I have actually seen people do
twice as much work, filling buckets with water, and carrying these
buckets long distances, instead of locating the cement mixer closer to
accessible water.
One of the most important things about positioning a cement mixer, is to
make sure that you have everything as close to you as possible. This
would include your bags of cement, sand and rock.