Conventional Truck
When it comes to large-scale construction projects, redi-mix concrete is the go-to solution for quick, consistent, and high-quality concrete. Concrete mixer trucks are key to this process. These heavy-duty vehicles are essential for transporting and delivering redi-mix concrete to job sites, ensuring the material remains workable and fresh.
What Is a Concrete Mixer Truck?
A concrete mixer truck, also known as a transit mixer, is a specialized vehicle used to transport redi-mix concrete from a batching plant to a construction site. The main feature of the truck is its rotating drum, which keeps the concrete in constant motion to prevent it from setting before it’s delivered.
Standard Components of a Concrete Mixer Truck
- Drum: Generally holds between 8 to 12 cubic yards of wet concrete.
- Hydraulic System: Powered by the truck’s engine (or an auxiliary motor), it rotates the drum continuously at a slow 2 to 6 RPM while driving.
- Discharge Chute: Attached to the rear, it directs the flow of concrete exactly where it is needed once the drum’s rotation is reversed.
Advantages of Using Concrete Mixer Trucks
- Consistency: Redi-mix concrete delivered in a truck offers uniform quality and mix proportions.
- Efficiency: These trucks save time by eliminating the need for on-site mixing.
- Reduced Labor: Fewer workers are needed to handle the mixing process.
How Does a Concrete Mixer Truck Work?
A concrete mixer truck has a simple but effective mechanism. Once the concrete is mixed at the batching plant, it’s loaded into the truck’s drum. The drum rotates continuously during transit, typically at about 2 to 6 RPM, to keep the concrete from hardening. This rotation is also essential for evenly mixing the concrete and maintaining its quality.
When the truck reaches the job site, the drum’s rotation direction is reversed. This pushes the concrete toward the discharge chute, allowing workers to pour the concrete exactly where it’s needed.
Maintenance and Safety
EASI REDI-Mix Trucks require regular maintenance to ensure safe and reliable operation. Routine inspections should focus on drum rotation, mixing blade life, hydraulics, tires, brakes, and water systems. Drivers must also be trained in safe driving and operation procedures. Since concrete mixer trucks are top-heavy, special care must be taken on turns and slopes to prevent tipping.
What Makes a Better Conventional Truck?
EASI REDI-Mix Trucks
equipped with EASI
Controls offer the added
benefit of an automated
wash-down system,
cleaning the charge
hopper, discharge fins,
and discharge hopper.
All EASI REDI-Mix Trucks
come equipped with a
standard discharge
opening of 46'' with
optional tall paving fins.
All EASI REDI-Mix Trucks
can have the option of
front and rear roller
guards.
EASI Drums can come in
shell thicknesses
between 1/8-1/4'' and fin
thicknesses between 3/16-
1/4'' for both AR200 and
AR400 options.
Positions
All types of EASI REDI-Mix
Trucks give you the choice
of where to mount extra
chutes. Pick from a
strapped mount on the
fender, an aluminum
mount along the side, or
a steel shotgun mount at
the rear.
EASI Wash Out System
EASI REDI-Mix Trucks equipped with EASI Controls offer the added benefit of an automated wash-down system, cleaning the charge hopper, discharge fins, and discharge hopper.
Efficient Discharge
All EASI REDI-Mix Trucks come equipped with a standard discharge opening of 46” with optional tall paving fins.
Roller Guards
All EASI REDI-Mix Trucks can have the option of front and rear roller guards.
Multiple Drum Options
EASI Drums can come in shell thicknesses between 1/8-1/4” and fin thicknesses between 3/16-1/4” for both AR200 and AR400 options.
Three Chute Mounting Positions
All types of EASI REDI-Mix Trucks give you the choice of where to mount extra chutes. Pick from a strapped mount on the fender, an aluminum mount along the side, or a steel shotgun mount at the rear.
