The current cost of diesel fuel has trucking companies scrambling to find ways to save. This past week showed us another example of what truckers mean when they say "load-consolidation". We loaded a portable concrete mixing trailer up onto some bridge rails at the back of his load!
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We will not share the name of the manufacturer of this skidsteer mixer, because it really doesn't matter. The issue of inflated capacity claims is nearly universal in the small concrete mixer universe. It is not our intention to suggest that these machines are not good, just that claims of capacity must be examined carefully. Regardless, let me share a press statement that would be very common when one of these small mixers are introduced to the public:
The driver pulled in with a 24-foot bed and so we nested the two large mixers together so that he could take them up to a big construction project in Canada. This is how you put 27' of mixers into 24' of space. These portable concrete mixers will produce cement-based construction mixes for one of the largest construction conglomerates in the world. These two hard-working mixers will more than be up to the task.
We are at the American Rental Association show this week (Feb 6-8, 2012) showing off the MixKing 1.75 cubic yard concrete mixer trailer.
It was a cold and frosty day in Oregon when these two portable cement mixer trailers were loaded onto the truck at the Cart-Away factory in McMinnville. In just a few weeks these two mixers will be producing concrete somewhere in the war-torn countrysides of Afghanistan. In most cases we know what our products will be doing once they arrive at our customer's location, but these two cement mixers will probably complete projects that we will never learn about. Most of our trailers a put into rental fleets where they experience the most demanding service imaginable. These trailers are going to government contractors who will find that the Cart-Away mixing trailer is a very robust portable concrete mixing unit.
Susan and Kevin Conway have owned U Pull-N-Pour in Leesburg Florida for the past 5-years. During that time their ready-mix business has grown to include 6 concrete mixing trailers used to service their growing customer following. "Our growth has been very exciting for us and we love working with our customers on their concrete projects", stated Susan as she ordered a Christmas present for Kevin. Yes, Susan is giving Kevin a big 1.75 cubic yard concrete mixer for Christmas.
Officially they are the Naval Construction Force, but most know them as the Seabees. They build in places that others would never go and at times that many would attempt to avoid. If the job site is remote, difficult or would tax the resources of a normal contractor, these guys get the job. They are not combat troops per say, they just battle the challenges of construction in combat-style conditions.
It’s true that concrete is nothing more than sand, gravel, water and cement. However, the ratio of these ingredients is critical to making good concrete. Specifically, the ratio of sand to gravel. Too much sand makes for easy finishing, but weak concrete. Too much rock and there’s not enough sand to finish the mud at all.
