Saturday, May 17, 2008

Re: [papercreters] 55 gallon mixer

Lawrence,

Before you limit yourself to 55 gallon batches consider the scale of work you wish to do.

I have a 200 gallon tow mixer and really could use a 1000 gallon size to increase my productivity. 

I had been using my trucks to pull my mixer. Recently I repaired a free golf cart and I am going to try and pull mixer with the golf cart. This might be a option for people who need larger mixes, but do not have the space to drive a big truck. Plus the energy and noise that a big truck use. The golf carts energy is all provided via solar panels.

On May 17, 2008, at 5:05 AM, Lawrence Arnold <larystoy@yahoo.com> wrote:

Thanks to those that supplied input (and links) on the 55 gallon mixer I want to make. You have given me some "meat" to chew on and items to take into consideration.
 
One of the luxuries of being retired is I have the time to "think an idea through" before I do anything.
 
I want to use a 10 HP gas motor (which I already have) for power so there will be some mobility with it. Using an electrical motor would limit that ability, besides if my feeble memory serves me correctly, water and electricity don't mix too well. And I know me, I'm one of those type of people that would stick their finger into that gray box on the wall and say -- what does this zzzzzzzz#$**)@#$ wire do. Of course that would be after I pick myself up off the ground.
 
Having been a diesel mechanic most of my working career, I guess I'll just have to do a guestamation with reverse engineering on a trany / axle / speed calculation to get an approximate RPM and then see how close I can get to that.
 
My head is already beginning to hurt with all of this thinking. Remember I'm retired, things are supposed to slow down when you retire.
 
Again thanks to all for the input.
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