I was thinking they didn't want to mess with you because of yhe small quantities, not that they'd want to load you with a front end loader. Seems like that would be a wasteful way to handle cement. But I don't have experience in that world, although my father managed a cement production facility for several years back in the 1970s. I think you had to buy a rail car or more at
Sorry, missed this in the inbox.
How much would a 55 gal drum of cement weigh? A ton? Half a ton? Maybe several barrels filled 1/4 full would be easier to handle, or a bunch of 5 gallon buckets.
The problem with that is the people at the cement plant don't want to mess with you. They will come over with a front end loader and dump a bucket into a suitable container, but there is no provision for filling smaller individual containers. They aren't going to waste a lot of time with you, there is no profit in it.
spaceman
On 6/30/2012 12:34 PM, Greg House wrote:
Maybe you could get some 55gal barrels (w/lids) and strap themtogether on your flatbed? Might make it a little easierunloading too, especially if you had a barrel lift to get them out.I've seen those at Harbor Freight, like a mini crane that mountsto your pickup bed.
Greg
Hard to tell, but if you mean me, my flatbed does not have sides. I do have slatted sections that plug into holes to form a fence but no way would a poly sheet, or even a tarp, be able to hold the weight of cement with the large openings. I've thought about it more than once over the years and I just don't have anything suitable for bulk cement, either for transport or for storage.
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