Papercreters: RE: [papercreters] mixers

Monday, January 28, 2008

RE: [papercreters] mixers

What a great idea.

A tailored tow mixer that can run with a PTO. You will need to activate the break on the other side to keep it from wandering, and an extendable PTO shaft will make hook up easier. I’ve seen saw mills set up like that.

Question

Is there a problem running blades that are just shy of the edge of the tank? I’m assuming a centered blade of course.

Janosh

From: papercreters@yahoogroups.com [mailto:papercreters@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Nick Boersema
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 8:54 AM
To: papercreters@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [papercreters] mixers

That is my long range plan. I figure to get the mixer working first then just add brackets outside of one of the wheels. Weld up a PTO shaft to a plate which will bolt on to the wheel studs. Once the tractor 3pt hitch is connected it should hold the tank steady.

But this is all working in the perfectness of my mind without having been tried.

Nick

From: papercreters@yahoogroups.com [mailto:papercreters@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mikey Sklar
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 12:46 PM
To: papercreters@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [papercreters] mixers

I turned my F-150 differential counter clockwise 90 deg.

McCain stopped by my last place last month and the first thing he said about my mixer was to get a baffle in as well as a longer blade. Unless you are careful about the tank placement it will likely come out off center. Mine always have.

One more questions for this thread on mixers. Any good photos of PTO based mixers? I've wrecked my leg by driving a manual truck and holding the clutch partially in for hours a day. It's time to sell my truck and get something with a PTO port for mixing.

On Jan 28, 2008, at 10:43 AM, Nick Boersema wrote:

We have not talked mixers for a bit so I will ask some questions that might get things rolling again.

First on my F350 rear end when pulled forward the deferential should be turning counter clockwise if memory serves?

Second if I am using a blade much shorter than the dimensions of the tank is there any advantage to offsetting the blade somewhat from the centre of the tank?

If so, how much?

And should I put any baffles up the opposite side of the tank to increase turbulence?

Nick (procrastinator in Ont)

-Mikey

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