Mixer on a scissor lift! The shaft would protrude from the bottom of the
mixer and fit into the drive unit (tow mixer or pto). Fill and mix, then
scissor lift the tank to where you need it! OR, even better, lift the mixer
with the front end loader to where you need it, leaving the platform on the
ground. You're only lifting the mixer, not the trailer/drive unit.
I know our tractor (1954 John Deere 1010) will lift our propane tank when
full. That's about the same poundage as a full mixer less the trailer . . .
I think a pump would be safer/less fuss. Someone (forgive me for not paying
attention) mentioned (probably Mikey) 9hp 3" trash pump. Musta been Mickey.
With the suction side fastened to an outlet on the mixer, crank it on, pump
while tipping mixer . . . I know Tim Pye used a 3" 5hp Wacker for his house.
The chicken house is small enough I should be able to drain the mix and
shovel it into my porous forms, no pumping required. I'm using 6 or 8"
walls on the chicken house (compared to 8-10" on the pumphouse and 10-12" on
the house). It will be interesting to see how far a single mixer load will
go once all the water drains out. I'm thinking two loads will do the walls
and one load will do the roof.
ElfN
----- Original Message -----
From: "slurryguy" <slurryguy@yahoo.com>
> I don't know if the technique would be practical, but what about
> building an elevated mixer on a tall platform or strong scaffold?
>
> It would be awesome to be able to run a long trough just like they
> use with cement trucks. You could dump the slurry straight from the
> elevated mixer down the trough into the forms. The real trick would
> be powering the mixer. Maybe you could rig a long drive shaft from
> your tractor's pto?
>
> The only pumping would be a simple cheap water pump. IIRC you have a
> front end loader for your tractor that could do the lifting of the
> dry cement and dry paper.
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