Papercreters: [papercreters] Re: Need good advice on making my towmixer

Thursday, February 12, 2009

[papercreters] Re: Need good advice on making my towmixer

Thanks Spaceman. We were afraid of C.O.G. problems too, so we built
the mixer with a platform between the tank and the hitch so we could
add sacks of cement for counterweight if we need it.

Sounds like a very bad day, having the mix dump on the road.
David

--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, Spaceman <Spaceman@...> wrote:
>
> I have not tried moving a mixer that way, and mine is on blocks so I
> probably won't. I see no reason that the casters won't work. Definitely
> look at the balance of your mixer. That fifteen hundred pounds or so of
> mix is usually pretty much centered over the axle and if the hitch
heads
> skyward the center of gravity shifts to the back really fast. I know
> from experience that it is hard to get the hitch back down even after
> half of the mix dumps out in the middle of the road. I think you might
> want a weight that could be put on the tongue after the casters are
down
> to make sure the cog stays in front of the axle.
>
> Spaceman
>