Good concrete mixer maintenance takes a little extra effort On a recent trip into California, we found a company that is the World Champion of mixer cleanliness. The guys at River City Rentals have set a very high bar for their equipment maintenance programs, and their Cart-Away portable concrete mixers are a great example of this effort. Cement mixing
Concrete mixing in trucks and trailers Over the years we have helped hundreds of ready-mixed concrete suppliers get established within their community. And during that time we have seen many different combinations of portable cement mixing solutions. In most cases, the ready-mixed concrete location uses a standard Cart-Away material batching system that has been adapted
We conducted a Field Survey The following findings are from a ten-day field survey conducted in several rental and landscape supply locations that use the U-cart business model. Each location serves their community with a small concrete batch plant and a fleet of trailers. The purpose of the survey was to discover who used concrete
NOTE: It is recommended that you schedule your memorial sets and prepare several sites before mixing a batch of concrete. Equipment: Shovel Post hole digger Tape Measure Level 4 re-enforced steel bars 30″ in length Steel bar, mesh or fiber reinforcement Wire twist ties (for steel bars) Hammer Empty coffee can or PVC pipe 6″-8″
Concrete footings create a challenge Until someone discovers a practical replacement for the concrete foundation there will be challenges for remote construction footings. One such concrete challenge is playing out on the edge of Lake Chelan in Washington State. A custom vacation house is being constructed deep in the bottom of a canyon. The
When Global Tower Service needed a cell tower foundation poured in the top of the Chuckwalla Mountains, they turned to the Cart-Away CUBE. The remote location and the need to pour over 30 cubic yards of concrete made this portable cement mixer a very practical solution. Getting a ready-mixed truck to the site was not cost-effective and using a smaller
Seabees receive 8 Concrete CUBE mixers Officially they are the Naval Construction Force, but most know them as the Seabees. They build in places that others would never go and at times that many would attempt to avoid. If the job site is remote, difficult or would tax the resources of a normal contractor, these guys
Cement mixing trailer at the ARA show We are at the American Rental Association show this week (Feb 6-8, 2012) showing off the MixKing 1.75 cubic yard concrete mixer trailer. This mixing trailer has been fully decked out with the optional onboard water system and the unloading chute. If you are anywhere near New Orleans, we welcome
For the past few years, the construction economy has been slow, and so has the sale of portable concrete mixers. We are cautiously optimistic that things are improving. This full truckload of 1-yard concrete mixing trailers is headed out to support a new Cart-Away Concrete location. There are more concrete batching plants and trailers ready to
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