Stan, I purchased one of these after watching you mention it during your concrete show video. A few weeks ago I mixed 60 + sacks of 5,000 psi Sakrete in 1-1/2 hours to pour a 4'x14'x6" replacement slab on a doorway approach ramp. After the pour, we cleaned up the machine, finished the slab, and were in perfectly good shape to use the rest of the day for other projects rather than being entirely exhausted. This a well thought-out tool. I highly recommend it. I do have a few suggested modifications that I will send to the manufacturer, e.g., the bag piercing blade could be in a higher position, or make it adjustable, so that it would allow the bin to be loaded higher with unmixed concrete. As it is now, if the bin is almost full, another bag cannot be (easily) pierced until the bin is less full since the bag needs to fold down to empty the contents. Another option might be to increase the size of the bin, or to sell bin-height extensions, to allow greater capacity in the bin. I plan on fabricating my own for larger pours, not needed for fence hole filling. Another great option would be to include an on/off electric switch that also opens the water mixing valve as the same moment instead of making it a two-step/two-control process. Finally, a 6" in height 'wall' would be nice between the bin and the control panel to prevent unmixed concrete from invading the control surface. This could easily be achieved by increasing the height of the bin itself. Great video, you done good.
@wnc817 or just buy the Quikrete red bag where you just add water to it when its already in the hole. This would be nice for small slabs but I really can't think of massive need for it...and def not for the avg homeowner as you'd have to store it somewhere.
@@philkingmke that lazy method with the red bag doesn't really work, it still needs to be mixed. Better off to do fence posts with the regular 80lb quikrete or sakrete and just use a square shovel and a wheelbarrow and just dump it in the hole as needed.
@@semajniffirg230 suit yourself. Lol. I mean, its the actual use for the product. Have you seen it fail in high percentages or something? If so, how soon after install, typically? I guess I just don't see how its "lazy" if you're using it as its intended to be used. I've built a couple of fences with it and they're standing just fine years later.
For those who don't need 15 minutes of fluff and just want to see the bloody mixer: 13:57 Unboxing 14:48 Assembly 19:50 Usage 21:43 Real-time mixing of concrete bag
I’d like to see an option for that mixer that would convert it into a mini pump of sorts for slab work. As it is right now, it looks like it’s only good for post holes. You could easily just buy quikrete’s fast setting cement, pour it in the hole dry and add water, no mixing needed and so much less expensive. Just one man’s opinion.
I never liked mixing in the hole, dry first. I want it all mixed, tested for slump, then applied. The above concrete looks way to wet for my uses. More water, less strength. We are in IL and we go at a minimum of 40" for frost alone then add in the height and style of the fence, I like 44". It is windy here, real windy where I live. But when you are doing it, hole after hole, 40 starts to look good for anything under 60". :)
@@JDL_2020 its 48" here in WI. I only go like 36" but thats cuz its my own fences I've done. They hold up just fine. I agree with your assessment on the stuff in this vid being entirely too wet but I DO use the quikrete red bag. Works great and never a problem yet but your method works just as well. The red bag is just easier for the DIYer.
3 lines mean English grade 5 and 6 lines means English grade 8. 8.8 is a low grade metric and 12.8 is high grade metric. Google for more information on bolt grade and head markings. It’s a pretty simple system to learn.
Me and Dad had to had to dig 9 post holes 36” deep years ago. We spent 45 minutes digging one with post hole diggers. Realizing we would be there all day digging post holes, dad went and rented a post hole digger. We had the other 8 done in 90 minutes and that was with the 4 trips back and forth to the rental store.
bro you just took your 5,000 psi mix and made it 2,000 psi mix with all that water. My old man would roll over in his grave if he saw that much water in his mud try about 1/3 that water rate and you'll be glad you did. dryest possible you can work with is the best concrete. aside from that excellent video
We just received our Mud Mixer, laid a 4' X 10' X 5" slab down in 18 minutes, came out to around 28 bags. We did not even feel a little exhausted, awesome machine!
I can most highly recommend the Landworks Earth Auger Power Head Steel 6" Inch x 30" Inch Bit Heavy Duty Electric Cordless Lithium Ion Battery for Earth Burrowing Drilling Post Hole Digging --it is lightweight, one person operation. You may find it easiest to start using the 4" head then enlarge to the 6" or 8". It is deceptively super-powerful, easy to control and extremely durable. It is also the most useful tool for loosening up the soil for terracing, etc. The battery is long lasting, but I have an extra so that work is never interrupted. I have used mine a lot --it has made it possible for me to do things that otherwise I would never attempt. (I am 81 years old, work mostly by myself, and this tool handles like a dream)
I have used these style mixers in Europe.about 25 years ago when they came out first. It is great when you mud set large tile in homes. Its very much on demand as you go and since the water can be regulated you can make it very dry a mix. Was wondering a while ago why nobody had introduced them here. No same size drum mixer can keep up with them.
Thanks for all the extraneous BS that went with the cement mixer. I really had no better way to waste my time. I especially thank you for reading the labels to me as I never would have made it on my own. For those much more capable than myself feel free to skip to 19:45
“I’m impressed with the construction..” lmfao 🤣 I nearly pissed myself. How many of us knew from the get go, that he had the handle on backwards?! 😆 When you think to yourself, I need a bigger hammer, while assembling something, there’s your sign. 👍 Great video guys…
I had to kick over to the website to confirm my suspicions but, yep, it was backwards. Good thing he fessed up quick. I only read directions if I mess up my first try.
Stan Your in the land of deep frost Keep the concrete a foot below the the top of the hole If the top of the hole is belled at all or beveled outward the frost will lift the post right out. Sometimes it will anyway even if you do keep it down. Belling the bottom of the hole wider is a way to anchor the post but you need to put a couple of short pieces of rebar in the Crete to hold it from splitting if it really pushes hard. Learned the hard way! Cool mixer!!!!! God bless! Indiana
It's always a great day when you can get 11 % back!! That is some kind of mixer. You always have good music. I was hoping you would put it a little "Don't Fence Me In". Thanks.
Easily the best part of this video is you struggling to get that handlebar tube in and constantly saying you're impressed with the construction, that had me laughing out loud 😂😂😂
Thanks for another video Stan. Franky was making me nervous when he was sticking his hand in the mixer to get the ready mix to feed. If I remember correctly, he should already know better from previous experiences. When I buy cement at Lowe's, you can pull right up to a pallet of them and they'll even help you load. I'll see you tomorrow.
Great bit of kit, but in the UK we would just use rapid set post mix. Put water in hole pour in bag of mix add water DONE. No machine needed to be set up or clean. Love watching your channel 👍
I live in Arkansas, USA and my friends and I did the fence at my house this way so that my German Shepherd dogs could have their dog door and use it unattended more rapidly without giving my neighbors heart attacks.
10:00 A Bobcat mounted post hole auger would have dome all the holes in about 15 minutes without exhausting you at all (unless your too close to the Bobcat's tail pipe of course)... 😄😁😆😅😂🤣
Yes, I am surprised he does not have one at his beckoned call either. I am surprised he does not have people do these jobs for him, I admire him doing these videos himself for sure. But I have a bad back (take care of your back kiddoes) after abusing it at work unfortunately and get to educate my sons on how to do it now. When I was doing work like this we used what was called a "little beaver", one man digger. Funny story.....I was replacing a deep dug metal sign at corporate when I was starting out in the building management field. My then boss had put the sign in initially so he did not call to have the area scanned for underground lines, the original blue prints showed nothing there. I was using the gas post hole digger and all of a sudden I start to see colored little bits of wire........then the fire dept coming up the main drive....I hit the phone cable to our satellite building and a cut in the line triggers the fire systems to alert. I get down to the bottom after digging out the hole bigger and when the boss initially dug the hole his auger just missed the cable, the concrete was formed around the cable like a C. Then the thunderstorm hit and me and a co worker were down in the hole splicing the freaking cable with a makeshift tarp tent over us in a thunderstorm. Yes we were certified telephone/data cable/fiber-optic splicer installers then. Good times.
😂😂😂I knew the handle was on the wrong way. I guess you didn't hear me yelling. 😂😂 Is that the mixer from that trade show a while back? Railroad ties anchored along the base of the fence work well for digger doggers. Thanks for the video. 😊🙏
Just buy quikcrete fast setting bags. You don't even need to mix. Dump the bag in the hole. Pour half a gallon or so of water on top. Mixes itself. Also, we have even colder weather then you guys with a lower frost line and NO ONE uses concrete for new construction post setting. Everyone uses crush gravel and compact it with water as you add it. The only time people use concrete is if it's one or two posts being replaced because it's fast and you can have the fence back together in an hour.
Where I'm from use concrete in the hole. We also dig 30" or deeper, unless you don't care about a quality fence. I do 3 stringers with staggered joints w/ posts @
You should add a dig box to the pen for your dog. Dig boxes are plastic sand boxes that are filled with treats/toys. This way as your dog digs in the sandbox he gets rewarded and is encouraged to dig in the box and not under the fence.
Stan, I'd look into a post-hole implement for a skid steer... Mini's are about $650.00 or so.... on up to about $2,500.00 or so for larger ones. And it's one more thing to store. :) Friends will love you for buying it!
If you like working out, get into post hole digging with a manual auger, it will either beat you up or make you really strong... it's not for the weak that's for sure.
10:19 We had to use the good old post hole digger on 74 foot privacy fence install 2 weeks ago, as our Ground Hog Auger was having some issues. Only had 11 posts to set; and before rest of fence is installed; gonna make sure Auger is back to working. 74 ft not too bad and had to get done that day; but the other 250-300 feet of fence…..won’t be done with post hole digger; Nope; as my body just can’t do things like that anymore…..it’s days like that, that make you remember the teen years and 20 yrs when could do just about anything and wake up next day feeling great. Not so much these days, as my arthritis has arthritis 😉
Since everyone does it I'll add my 2 cents. Use sand on posts wet with water. Never use concrete with wood posts concrete rots the post fast. Also depending on location if you are using concrete just dump in the hole and cover. Cool video.
@@Kushert most methods last within a few years of each other. Tamping down the soil you already have and not having to buy, mix or wait for cement to cure is the benefit.
I work at a hardware store that rents these out. We have a machine that's practically brand new. The solenoid got all rusted and the machine stopped watering....we fixed it but the company said we're gonna have to keep fixing it over and over and it's a pain in.the a55
I take it this style mixer only takes dry mixed bags? We still widely used drum mixers in the uk or mortar silos for larger projects. For smaller jobs generally the builder buys the raw materials (different grades of sand, stone and cement) and mixes them either with a digger for ground works or in a drum mixer for bricklaying and plastering.
Hi dirtmonkey we call those Post hole drills arm breaker's we now use a one man auger that hook's on towbar or in the USA trailer hitch much safer and easier to use that mixer looks great top video thumbs up from Australia 👍👍🇦🇺
stan i watched you use mud mixer.. it says on machine do not wet the top dry mix area with water as you can clump up the mix before it goes down into the auger & cause issues, never wash the top part of mud mixer until cleanup, suppose to stay dry as the water at bottom auger is the appropriate water distrubution, overall good work, i use my mini skidsteer and pump out 28 holes in about 2-3 hours 40" deep, those handheld can be a big pain in ass lol
We just did a security system on a post in Detroit. We tried the foam concrete replacement. It’s not as strong but not bad. The gas post digger is well worth it!
@@joekennedy9647 Well every tool has it's place including mini skid steers it all depends on your business and how much room you have on an average job. If your doing a lot of massive land clearing there probably not the machine for you like a manual post-hole digger.
it has some use if you are in N America where premixed bags are the norm. Not the norm in the UK, so although there are companies that use trucks that mix on demand for you using that sort of equipment (scaled up to truck size obviously), the market for a small on site machine does not exist over here. Mind you if the main use is post hole filling then I rather think it is a stupidly expensive option compared to just buying quick set "postfix" concrete (or whatever it is called in the USA). No mixing needed for that at all, just put water in a hole and dump the mix on top of it. wait 5 minutes and it has gone off enough to plum your post and then walk away, job done.
That little homeowner auger doesn't have enough power to pull your hat off. What you need is a good commercial grade single man cable auger. They have a gas engine on wheels with a solid steel double knuckle rod that goes from the engine cart to the gear box on top of the auger. I did 122 sign posts 3ft deep in six hours, I someone with me to assist in moving from post to post, but I did all the drilling myself.
@@Dirtmonkey in the beginning of the day my boss had rented me one like you have here, it took 2 of us and we only had 7 holes in 2 hours and it was killing us. Just before lunch I talked my boss into getting us the one man auger I described, and from then on it went smoothly.
I rented a Post hole auger last Summer. They used a Milk Crate. They put the Auger in it so it would not leak Gas. It held it straight upright. Up in Eastern Ontario we have to go 4 feet for the Frost line. I guess its 3 feet for you. That Auger was a Work out for me and my Friend. The mixer worked Great is it made in the States? Keep them coming. God Bless.
That's doing it the hard way. Just set the posts with the dry concrete mix!! Come back tomorrow and the moisture in the ground will have set the concrete If you are worried pour a bit of water over the dry mix. I have done this thousands of times..
After putting in fences with a manual digger and a two man digger I bought a 3 point mounted one for my little tractor. I would never go back again. Dunno why you don’t have one for your bobcat or tractor? It’s almost fun.
Nice lumber yard. I used to use one like that - had a beam shed that was 300' long and used to do beams up to 120'. A couple longer. Horse days. Long ones are for buildings and bridges. How about a Lam 12x18" 120' long to pick up. Saw mill used to be there as well. Drive in get what you want/need and as you drive out you get a ticket for what you got. Park out front and walk in and pay the man. 100% Honor system. Super people inside. I loved it.
I put in posts all day with a post driver that has an auger attachment and we can put in about 200m of fences including marking it out and putting all the wire up. The post driver is attached to the back of a tractor. I have also seen post drivers for the front of skid steers
Now days have foam mentioned for setting post it's a 2 part bag when ready break seal keeping them apart mix and pour into hole works pretty good have seem comparison test using variety of post and how well it hold Have even used for setting fence post recently so far so good
For holes like you were digging we used a 1 man predator earth auger from harbor freight and did a 283ft fence with 50 holes in very rocky soil. It actually works pretty good and is only 20#
Stanley,, I have learned from you,, now I get to return the favour. Rod packing dry mix in your post holes. Just as you did,, accurate placement of holes,,4X4 posts, string to keep it straight, level to keep the posts plumb. Position the post exactly where you want it. 1/8th of an inch from the string, partner holding the post plumb with level as you pour dry sack mix into the hole. Once the hole is filled,, your partner is still holding to post perfectly,, use a 4 foot piece of rerod, #4 or #5 slide the rod down in alongside the post. The first time down you will slide it through the fluffy dry mix all the way to the bottom. Up and down motion all the way around the post,, them go around the post again and you will not be able to slide all the way to the bottom. The dry mix begins to settle,, air bubbles come up through the dust, Up and down motion go around again,, you are packing the dry concrete at the bottom of the hole,, and the rod will not be able to go as deep on each trip around the post,, until,, you are packing only the top two inches. Add more dry mix if you like because the level has settled about 6 to 8 inches. Your partner can let go and move to the next post and get it ready for you to pour a bag around that next post. If you have 10 posts to do, you can be complete in less than 15 minutes. It takes about one minute per post,, two minutes tops. And with the dry mix rod packed,, they will not move immediately, they are set and stable. Go straight to panel assembly. Add some water on top if you like,, but the dry concrete will suck moisture out of the surrounding soils in 2 or 3 days and be just a solid as if you had mixed.. ANNND,, because you do not have to wait for concrete to set,, your fence is done. Same for deck posts.. I have even used rod packing on small trench footings for outbuilding walls. The most recent rod packing footing was last fall and it required about 180 bags of 80 pounds each. There was no way to get a redi-mix truck back there. And I neither was going to pay for a pump with a 300 foot hose,, or stand there and mix with even a wonderful mixer like yours,, It is not neccessary to mix in a wheel barrow or mixer for small jobs.. Use a 4000 psi high strength mix and by my experience you will have a perfectly suitable finished product that will test out at least 2,500 psi. Dry mix and rod pack.
I usually do an 80lb bag in 2 min by hand , with shoulder surgery last year and the overuse of the other shoulder that needs the same surgery this is appealing... 3g is a big buy-in
Hey hey hey stan, sorry for commenting so late, i hope your Monday was great, i know mine was, are you ready for the GIE, its gonna be a amazing event, noe i wont be able to go cause of school lol. But i will be on the loookout for your video as well as all the other content creators. This is gonna be a big event for what hopes o be a promising future with one of these technologies. So what did you do today, i had school, and then came home, did some things so when my mom and dad got home home they could just relax, and then we ended up going out to. Nice restaurant, and we got some very delicious food. Today in culinary we made pork egg rolls, they were excellent, and tomorrow, i think chicken parm. This week is shaping up to be a great one. Yesterday was Sunday so e stayed home, nd my dad and i worked on leaves and then we moved a broken mill stone, mind you, this is a millstone they used to grind the flower or corn up. Well we moved it from the back yard all the way to the front to give the yard some character. It had to weigh able out half a ton, it was so friendly heavy. But my dad and i somehow managed to get it on the cart, and used the mower to get it to the front yard. It looks great my friend, and it has some. Moss on i to compliment the surrounding. Well Stan, i hope your week went amazing and this week is a blast for you and so many others tat will get to go to the GIE. So excited for ya buddy. Have a god one, god bless and go get em, your pal and friend, Alexander costa
I rescued a female Dingo when out in California. She had beautiful blonde hair and was fast as all capable of out running three dogs one in a row. At any rate she used to dig after listening for grubs and ground burrowing animals. My solution was to scoop up her dog poop and put it in the holes and cover them. It worked.
I did 1500ft of fence 8ft high we used 4 80lb bags per post we even marked a 5 gal bucket so water was exact per bag and every post we used menards concrete cracked and just fell apart the quikcrete brand was bettr but it seens like all these manufacturers cut the quality out of products so bad and its on everything that comes to building material when will it stop? Thanks for the video really respect your opinion and advise
I was watching you beat that handle in there backwards laughing my ass off 😂. Like I tell my kids “if it was engineered to fit together and mass produced the. Before you beat it with a hammer assume you are doing something wrong first”
I have hand dug holes in easy soft dirt and dang few rocks of any size to the dirt and after four or maybe five holes, I had to take a few minutes to recover . Now I see and used one and it was faster but still a back breaker. I liked the one on the mini excavator best over a skid steer, still machery takes the ribbon. I had a fusion in my back when I was just eighteen and stupid as the doctors know if you have one, then your going to need another. A person who had no business on any equipment touched a wrong lever and dropped a log on me breaking multiple bones. I had to heal and being young listened to doctors. Its a forever mistake and so now at 72 am crippled to a chair. I am also thinking at times this is my last day here on earth as I am not, emphasis, not on drugs nor ever will be. So out of the two tools, I liked that sack mixer. I have always been big and two fifty is my running weight but I weigh two eighty now and my legs are a touch overweight. I am very used to standing up but the fusion last made certain a few things... no more surgeries, no more chances to do ever do them as it will kill me and that pain is very real so live with it and the standing and holding post hole digger in soft dirt is not even possible. So I give my vote for the sack machine.... I can see how the little auger could get hung up but still hell of a idea I would move those small tires off and do what it takes to mount larger diameter tires so it rolled on the ground better
Stan to bad my beautiful sister wasn't with you buying fence. She got a stockade fence from home depot. Almost $800.00. They loaded the fence up for her and said she was all set. So off she went home to have me her brother install fence. Yes we got it surveyed. I ask how much a section? She couldn't find receipt ?? Because they never charged her seriously?? My family was raised honest so she went back and talked to manager and he was so glad she was honest he took 20% off.
That Mixer is pretty slick, could use a vibrator on the hopper to keep the material moving better. That would be a god send if you do a lot of post hole work. Where did you pick yours up at?
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Stan, I purchased one of these after watching you mention it during your concrete show video. A few weeks ago I mixed 60 + sacks of 5,000 psi Sakrete in 1-1/2 hours to pour a 4'x14'x6" replacement slab on a doorway approach ramp. After the pour, we cleaned up the machine, finished the slab, and were in perfectly good shape to use the rest of the day for other projects rather than being entirely exhausted. This a well thought-out tool. I highly recommend it. I do have a few suggested modifications that I will send to the manufacturer, e.g., the bag piercing blade could be in a higher position, or make it adjustable, so that it would allow the bin to be loaded higher with unmixed concrete. As it is now, if the bin is almost full, another bag cannot be (easily) pierced until the bin is less full since the bag needs to fold down to empty the contents. Another option might be to increase the size of the bin, or to sell bin-height extensions, to allow greater capacity in the bin. I plan on fabricating my own for larger pours, not needed for fence hole filling. Another great option would be to include an on/off electric switch that also opens the water mixing valve as the same moment instead of making it a two-step/two-control process. Finally, a 6" in height 'wall' would be nice between the bin and the control panel to prevent unmixed concrete from invading the control surface. This could easily be achieved by increasing the height of the bin itself. Great video, you done good.
Thanks for the honest feedback. Good to hear others experiences
Is it really worth the 3k compared to the 500-1000 mixers on the market
@wnc817 or just buy the Quikrete red bag where you just add water to it when its already in the hole. This would be nice for small slabs but I really can't think of massive need for it...and def not for the avg homeowner as you'd have to store it somewhere.
@@philkingmke that lazy method with the red bag doesn't really work, it still needs to be mixed. Better off to do fence posts with the regular 80lb quikrete or sakrete and just use a square shovel and a wheelbarrow and just dump it in the hole as needed.
@@semajniffirg230 suit yourself. Lol. I mean, its the actual use for the product. Have you seen it fail in high percentages or something? If so, how soon after install, typically? I guess I just don't see how its "lazy" if you're using it as its intended to be used. I've built a couple of fences with it and they're standing just fine years later.
For those who don't need 15 minutes of fluff and just want to see the bloody mixer:
13:57 Unboxing
14:48 Assembly
19:50 Usage
21:43 Real-time mixing of concrete bag
You're my type of hero
Tnx!! Dont understand why they can't show what they suppose to show without waisting 15 min first.
True! Like I'm watching full movie lol.
thanks
@@goinge i think its supposed to be like a vlog video
I’d like to see an option for that mixer that would convert it into a mini pump of sorts for slab work. As it is right now, it looks like it’s only good for post holes. You could easily just buy quikrete’s fast setting cement, pour it in the hole dry and add water, no mixing needed and so much less expensive. Just one man’s opinion.
I never liked mixing in the hole, dry first. I want it all mixed, tested for slump, then applied. The above concrete looks way to wet for my uses. More water, less strength. We are in IL and we go at a minimum of 40" for frost alone then add in the height and style of the fence, I like 44". It is windy here, real windy where I live. But when you are doing it, hole after hole, 40 starts to look good for anything under 60". :)
That WOULD be a great setup... This mixer and a one man shotcrete pump...
@@JDL_2020 its 48" here in WI. I only go like 36" but thats cuz its my own fences I've done. They hold up just fine. I agree with your assessment on the stuff in this vid being entirely too wet but I DO use the quikrete red bag. Works great and never a problem yet but your method works just as well. The red bag is just easier for the DIYer.
We use a pea soup consistency for footings with rebar or inside 2 solider block walls it doesn't require the same psi
I am impressed with the construction too!! LOL!! :))) 16:16 - I was actually crying on it! The audio repeat was a sense of humor!
I was exhausted just watching! You and Franky are working machines,
He's hard to keep up with
Frankie: “is the choke still on!?”
C’mon Stan!!! 🤣🤣
Best dogs I ever had were German Shepherds, Great dogs, both of them, God I miss them. Great video as always Stanley. Be safe and God bless.
Hey Stan, just a little trick for you : when you see numbers stamped on bolt heads instead of lines, it means you need metric wrenches!
Wait... really? Is that true?
@@grumblycurmudgeon yes, and lines, specifically the number of lines indicate the grade of the bolt for imperial ones.
3 lines mean English grade 5 and 6 lines means English grade 8. 8.8 is a low grade metric and 12.8 is high grade metric. Google for more information on bolt grade and head markings. It’s a pretty simple system to learn.
@@steventrott8714 yes you learned well
I was today years old.....
Me and Dad had to had to dig 9 post holes 36” deep years ago. We spent 45 minutes digging one with post hole diggers. Realizing we would be there all day digging post holes, dad went and rented a post hole digger. We had the other 8 done in 90 minutes and that was with the 4 trips back and forth to the rental store.
bro you just took your 5,000 psi mix and made it 2,000 psi mix with all that water. My old man would roll over in his grave if he saw that much water in his mud try about 1/3 that water rate and you'll be glad you did. dryest possible you can work with is the best concrete. aside from that excellent video
"the wheels even have grease zerks" puts them facing inward... Haha. Couldn't say I'd do it different
We just received our Mud Mixer, laid a 4' X 10' X 5" slab down in 18 minutes, came out to around 28 bags. We did not even feel a little exhausted, awesome machine!
Moment of silent for the mud mixer..
helluva construction.
Thank you China 👍🏻
I can most highly recommend the Landworks Earth Auger Power Head Steel 6" Inch x 30" Inch Bit Heavy Duty Electric Cordless Lithium Ion Battery for Earth Burrowing Drilling Post Hole Digging --it is lightweight, one person operation. You may find it easiest to start using the 4" head then enlarge to the 6" or 8". It is deceptively super-powerful, easy to control and extremely durable. It is also the most useful tool for loosening up the soil for terracing, etc. The battery is long lasting, but I have an extra so that work is never interrupted. I have used mine a lot --it has made it possible for me to do things that otherwise I would never attempt. (I am 81 years old, work mostly by myself, and this tool handles like a dream)
I have used these style mixers in Europe.about 25 years ago when they came out first. It is great when you mud set large tile in homes. Its very much on demand as you go and since the water can be regulated you can make it very dry a mix. Was wondering a while ago why nobody had introduced them here. No same size drum mixer can keep up with them.
Good to know!
Yes, I was wondering if you can mix dry pack and mortar wtih it. Thanks
@handygreg. Probably because there is such poor control of water and mixing. Sloppy way to mix concrete, rather, imprecise.
Cool mixer. Not sure but I think you used too much water.
Was that necessary?
Would a drier mix jam up the auger?
Thanks
Thanks for all the extraneous BS that went with the cement mixer. I really had no better way to waste my time. I especially thank you for reading the labels to me as I never would have made it on my own. For those much more capable than myself feel free to skip to 19:45
“I’m impressed with the construction..” lmfao 🤣 I nearly pissed myself. How many of us knew from the get go, that he had the handle on backwards?! 😆 When you think to yourself, I need a bigger hammer, while assembling something, there’s your sign. 👍 Great video guys…
I had to kick over to the website to confirm my suspicions but, yep, it was backwards. Good thing he fessed up quick. I only read directions if I mess up my first try.
Stan
Your in the land of deep frost
Keep the concrete a foot below the the top of the hole
If the top of the hole is belled at all or beveled outward the frost will lift the post right out.
Sometimes it will anyway even if you do keep it down.
Belling the bottom of the hole wider is a way to anchor the post but you need to put a couple of short pieces of rebar in the Crete to hold it from splitting if it really pushes hard. Learned the hard way!
Cool mixer!!!!!
God bless!
Indiana
Thats an AWESOME tip! its obvious you are speaking from experience.
It's always a great day when you can get 11 % back!! That is some kind of mixer. You always have good music. I was hoping you would put it a little "Don't Fence Me In". Thanks.
Impressed with the construction 😂 first time seeing you get frustrated. Cool machine 👍🏽
stan your breathing hard an franky aint even broke a swet
Lmao Frankie's a fricken beast 😅
Yep he is
Nice Love the vids I’ve been subscribed for as long as your channel has been around I am basically you’re super fan
🙏 Thanks for sticking around for so long!
You never cease to amaze me my friend. Great video.
When he wet the hopper at 20:00 i cringed😅. Great vid as always Stan!
Easily the best part of this video is you struggling to get that handlebar tube in and constantly saying you're impressed with the construction, that had me laughing out loud 😂😂😂
Lol 1:00 must be at Menards the helps shows up after it is all loaded. I do not know how many times that has happened to me... 16:50 Where is the BFH?
Thanks for another video Stan. Franky was making me nervous when he was sticking his hand in the mixer to get the ready mix to feed. If I remember correctly, he should already know better from previous experiences. When I buy cement at Lowe's, you can pull right up to a pallet of them and they'll even help you load. I'll see you tomorrow.
Looks soupy soupy to me Sir. Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Not too wet for posts
Great bit of kit, but in the UK we would just use rapid set post mix. Put water in hole pour in bag of mix add water DONE. No machine needed to be set up or clean.
Love watching your channel 👍
Great tip!
Same down under 🇦🇺
I'm in the U.S. and have been doing the same for years, works great!
I live in Arkansas, USA and my friends and I did the fence at my house this way so that my German Shepherd dogs could have their dog door and use it unattended more rapidly without giving my neighbors heart attacks.
Rented one for $90 for the day and poured a 12 X 16 pad (85 80lb bags) in 5 hours. Love that sucker!
I drove a red-mix truck , and really like that little mixer ! How easy all those side jobs I did would have been . ,! Good show Stan .
I am impressed with the construction. 😂😂
Well Stan most guys would have edited out the little screw ups here and there but you leave them in. I respect that.👍
10:00 A Bobcat mounted post hole auger would have dome all the holes in about 15 minutes without exhausting you at all (unless your too close to the Bobcat's tail pipe of course)...
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Yes, I am surprised he does not have one at his beckoned call either. I am surprised he does not have people do these jobs for him, I admire him doing these videos himself for sure. But I have a bad back (take care of your back kiddoes) after abusing it at work unfortunately and get to educate my sons on how to do it now. When I was doing work like this we used what was called a "little beaver", one man digger.
Funny story.....I was replacing a deep dug metal sign at corporate when I was starting out in the building management field. My then boss had put the sign in initially so he did not call to have the area scanned for underground lines, the original blue prints showed nothing there. I was using the gas post hole digger and all of a sudden I start to see colored little bits of wire........then the fire dept coming up the main drive....I hit the phone cable to our satellite building and a cut in the line triggers the fire systems to alert. I get down to the bottom after digging out the hole bigger and when the boss initially dug the hole his auger just missed the cable, the concrete was formed around the cable like a C. Then the thunderstorm hit and me and a co worker were down in the hole splicing the freaking cable with a makeshift tarp tent over us in a thunderstorm. Yes we were certified telephone/data cable/fiber-optic splicer installers then. Good times.
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Great video
I miss the shoutouts and your face popping up in the bottom right corner lol 😂
Looks like a time saver to me…nice video
Wow!! Game changer!!! This is on my must buy list gonna help out on my basement French drain jobs thanks again brother GB!!!
MUY BIEN EXCELENTE TRABAJO LOS FELICITO MUCHO Y GRACIAS POR EL VIDEO .
😂😂😂I knew the handle was on the wrong way. I guess you didn't hear me yelling. 😂😂 Is that the mixer from that trade show a while back? Railroad ties anchored along the base of the fence work well for digger doggers. Thanks for the video. 😊🙏
I heard ya- but just not soon enough😃👊
Just buy quikcrete fast setting bags.
You don't even need to mix. Dump the bag in the hole. Pour half a gallon or so of water on top. Mixes itself.
Also, we have even colder weather then you guys with a lower frost line and NO ONE uses concrete for new construction post setting.
Everyone uses crush gravel and compact it with water as you add it.
The only time people use concrete is if it's one or two posts being replaced because it's fast and you can have the fence back together in an hour.
That's what I've used when either building or repairing fences. It works very well and sets fast.
Where I'm from use concrete in the hole. We also dig 30" or deeper, unless you don't care about a quality fence.
I do 3 stringers with staggered joints w/ posts @
Stan, Perfect Video!
Bro coming from a concrete pump operator im gonna buy one of these for myself thats the coolest mixer ive seen for small projects i live it
I greatly under estimated how much that mixer costs. I guess it’s a good idea for guys who install a lot fence.
You should add a dig box to the pen for your dog. Dig boxes are plastic sand boxes that are filled with treats/toys. This way as your dog digs in the sandbox he gets rewarded and is encouraged to dig in the box and not under the fence.
Love seeing Franke in videos!
Stan, I'd look into a post-hole implement for a skid steer... Mini's are about $650.00 or so.... on up to about $2,500.00 or so for larger ones. And it's one more thing to store. :) Friends will love you for buying it!
Was just about to comment that! They are so useful!
Have all your holes done inside an hour.
@@MrMzr-er7kb more like 20 mins with a skid steer auger! Only take me an hour with a 2 man auger!
There must be a good reason…Stan I bet you know about this kind of attachment…maybe a bigger machine wasn’t available?
@@davidprins9401 he owns the machines already, all he wouldn't age todo is buy the attachment which is cheap and he would have it for life
I just put the dry mix in fence post holes! The ground moisture will harden it. Old timer showed me!
Aloha sooo funny I love your videos 🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾
Mahalo brother 😁
Always enjoy your videos, love seeing the animals too, not seen Sally for awhile though!
I’m surprised you don’t have an auger unit for a skid steer. They are amazing!!!
It's only ASMR when it's Bubble Wrap!
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That mixer is pretty neat! That drill looks like a hassle to use tho! Hope you have a great week! Keep up the great work! Be safe out there!
You were right on both. the mixer was awesome! the 2 man auger sucked
@@Dirtmonkey At least you weren't Bored...unlike the ground...
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@@Dirtmonkey I'm surprised you don't have an auger for the skid steer 🤣
Loved that your a “Natural Man” No read of instructions, just put it together, make it work.”
If you like working out, get into post hole digging with a manual auger, it will either beat you up or make you really strong... it's not for the weak that's for sure.
10:19 We had to use the good old post hole digger on 74 foot privacy fence install 2 weeks ago, as our Ground Hog Auger was having some issues. Only had 11 posts to set; and before rest of fence is installed; gonna make sure Auger is back to working. 74 ft not too bad and had to get done that day; but the other 250-300 feet of fence…..won’t be done with post hole digger; Nope; as my body just can’t do things like that anymore…..it’s days like that, that make you remember the teen years and 20 yrs when could do just about anything and wake up next day feeling great. Not so much these days, as my arthritis has arthritis 😉
Since everyone does it I'll add my 2 cents. Use sand on posts wet with water. Never use concrete with wood posts concrete rots the post fast. Also depending on location if you are using concrete just dump in the hole and cover. Cool video.
Soak the bottom of the post in a bucket of diesel, won’t rot then.
Yep, I backfill and tamp it down, the post is then ready for the rails and no need to buy or mix concrete.
@@Kushert most methods last within a few years of each other. Tamping down the soil you already have and not having to buy, mix or wait for cement to cure is the benefit.
@@HuntsChris Thanks for polluting. Jerk.
We paint the part that's gonna come in to contact with the concrete with tar...
I'm curious as to why it seems that yinz were mixing that concrete so wet?
Good question🤔
I work at a hardware store that rents these out. We have a machine that's practically brand new. The solenoid got all rusted and the machine stopped watering....we fixed it but the company said we're gonna have to keep fixing it over and over and it's a pain in.the a55
Looks way too wet. Can you dial down the ratio of water to mix?
The polish guy comes through again. LOL. Good video.
You bet 🤪
🙋🏼♂️❌ FRANKIE IN THE HOUSE ‼️ Stan down hill of Frankie on power auger ,just the right height…………no short jokes‼️🙋🏼♂️
Stan, with that outfit all you need is a hat for Amish look. Looks good 👍
I take it this style mixer only takes dry mixed bags?
We still widely used drum mixers in the uk or mortar silos for larger projects.
For smaller jobs generally the builder buys the raw materials (different grades of sand, stone and cement) and mixes them either with a digger for ground works or in a drum mixer for bricklaying and plastering.
Hi dirtmonkey we call those Post hole drills arm breaker's we now use a one man auger that hook's on towbar or in the USA trailer hitch much safer and easier to use that mixer looks great top video thumbs up from Australia 👍👍🇦🇺
stan i watched you use mud mixer.. it says on machine do not wet the top dry mix area with water as you can clump up the mix before it goes down into the auger & cause issues, never wash the top part of mud mixer until cleanup, suppose to stay dry as the water at bottom auger is the appropriate water distrubution, overall good work, i use my mini skidsteer and pump out 28 holes in about 2-3 hours 40" deep, those handheld can be a big pain in ass lol
Looks like the concrete is really wet . I’m wondering how well it does when decreasing the water so the concrete isn’t so soupy.
Thats my thought too
We just did a security system on a post in Detroit. We tried the foam concrete replacement. It’s not as strong but not bad. The gas post digger is well worth it!
Thanks for that👍
You can get and attachment for most any equipment and you'll really like that!!! You definitely got a workout lol
You remind me of Richard Rollings from ass monkey garage in Texas. Your channel has me hooked!!! Your a funny man. And you have a great attitude!!!
Surprised you didn’t get an auger that attaches to one of your skid steers…
@@seriouscollector6318 dang why you gotta do him like that lol
@@seriouscollector6318 I didn’t even watch the whole vid yet lol
Skid style augers are so much easier. He will likely try one next time.
@@joekennedy9647 Well every tool has it's place including mini skid steers it all depends on your business and how much room you have on an average job. If your doing a lot of massive land clearing there probably not the machine for you like a manual post-hole digger.
More damage to the ground. Usually ends up making a bigger hole than you want. Not the best for a fence job when you don't need it.
it has some use if you are in N America where premixed bags are the norm.
Not the norm in the UK, so although there are companies that use trucks that mix on demand for you using that sort of equipment (scaled up to truck size obviously), the market for a small on site machine does not exist over here.
Mind you if the main use is post hole filling then I rather think it is a stupidly expensive option compared to just buying quick set "postfix" concrete (or whatever it is called in the USA). No mixing needed for that at all, just put water in a hole and dump the mix on top of it. wait 5 minutes and it has gone off enough to plum your post and then walk away, job done.
That little homeowner auger doesn't have enough power to pull your hat off. What you need is a good commercial grade single man cable auger. They have a gas engine on wheels with a solid steel double knuckle rod that goes from the engine cart to the gear box on top of the auger. I did 122 sign posts 3ft deep in six hours, I someone with me to assist in moving from post to post, but I did all the drilling myself.
Thats a crazy amount of work
@@Dirtmonkey in the beginning of the day my boss had rented me one like you have here, it took 2 of us and we only had 7 holes in 2 hours and it was killing us. Just before lunch I talked my boss into getting us the one man auger I described, and from then on it went smoothly.
I rented a Post hole auger last Summer. They used a Milk Crate. They put the Auger in it so it would not leak Gas. It held it straight upright. Up in Eastern Ontario we have to go 4 feet for the Frost line. I guess its 3 feet for you. That Auger was a Work out for me and my Friend. The mixer worked Great is it made in the States?
Keep them coming. God Bless.
That's doing it the hard way. Just set the posts with the dry concrete mix!! Come back tomorrow and the moisture in the ground will have set the concrete If you are worried pour a bit of water over the dry mix. I have done this thousands of times..
That works? Never heard of it.
After putting in fences with a manual digger and a two man digger I bought a 3 point mounted one for my little tractor. I would never go back again. Dunno why you don’t have one for your bobcat or tractor? It’s almost fun.
Thats gotta be a prettiest lowes cart ive ever seen
Hey Mike here I remember you from Highschool we used to have sword fights second floor bathroom!!!
Hahaha That's Awesome!!!👍
Nice lumber yard. I used to use one like that - had a beam shed that was 300' long and used to do beams up to 120'. A couple longer. Horse days. Long ones are for buildings and bridges. How about a Lam 12x18" 120' long to pick up. Saw mill used to be there as well. Drive in get what you want/need and as you drive out you get a ticket for what you got. Park out front and walk in and pay the man. 100% Honor system. Super people inside. I loved it.
I hope you got all your work done. It is GIE time!!!!
Great video Stan! That new equipment is awesome my man.
Check out the Imer wheel barrel mixer. About $1300
I love it! Comes with a Honda motor. Great for contractors
Im impressed with the construction 20x.. lol that’s funny bro
Mixer is great for home use. On a commercial masonry job, maybe last 3 days.
I put in posts all day with a post driver that has an auger attachment and we can put in about 200m of fences including marking it out and putting all the wire up. The post driver is attached to the back of a tractor. I have also seen post drivers for the front of skid steers
Me lykey that mixer. Thanks for sharing.
You bet. me Likey to!
Now days have foam mentioned for setting post it's a 2 part bag when ready break seal keeping them apart mix and pour into hole works pretty good have seem comparison test using variety of post and how well it hold
Have even used for setting fence post recently so far so good
For holes like you were digging we used a 1 man predator earth auger from harbor freight and did a 283ft fence with 50 holes in very rocky soil. It actually works pretty good and is only 20#
The Predator is a beast!
Stanley,, I have learned from you,, now I get to return the favour. Rod packing dry mix in your post holes. Just as you did,, accurate placement of holes,,4X4 posts, string to keep it straight, level to keep the posts plumb.
Position the post exactly where you want it. 1/8th of an inch from the string, partner holding the post plumb with level as you pour dry sack mix into the hole. Once the hole is filled,, your partner is still holding to post perfectly,, use a 4 foot piece of rerod, #4 or #5 slide the rod down in alongside the post. The first time down you will slide it through the fluffy dry mix all the way to the bottom. Up and down motion all the way around the post,, them go around the post again and you will not be able to slide all the way to the bottom. The dry mix begins to settle,, air bubbles come up through the dust, Up and down motion go around again,, you are packing the dry concrete at the bottom of the hole,, and the rod will not be able to go as deep on each trip around the post,, until,, you are packing only the top two inches. Add more dry mix if you like because the level has settled about 6 to 8 inches. Your partner can let go and move to the next post and get it ready for you to pour a bag around that next post. If you have 10 posts to do, you can be complete in less than 15 minutes. It takes about one minute per post,, two minutes tops. And with the dry mix rod packed,, they will not move immediately, they are set and stable. Go straight to panel assembly. Add some water on top if you like,, but the dry concrete will suck moisture out of the surrounding soils in 2 or 3 days and be just a solid as if you had mixed.. ANNND,, because you do not have to wait for concrete to set,, your fence is done. Same for deck posts.. I have even used rod packing on small trench footings for outbuilding walls. The most recent rod packing footing was last fall and it required about 180 bags of 80 pounds each. There was no way to get a redi-mix truck back there. And I neither was going to pay for a pump with a 300 foot hose,, or stand there and mix with even a wonderful mixer like yours,, It is not neccessary to mix in a wheel barrow or mixer for small jobs.. Use a 4000 psi high strength mix and by my experience you will have a perfectly suitable finished product that will test out at least 2,500 psi. Dry mix and rod pack.
I usually do an 80lb bag in 2 min by hand , with shoulder surgery last year and the overuse of the other shoulder that needs the same surgery this is appealing... 3g is a big buy-in
Hey hey hey stan, sorry for commenting so late, i hope your Monday was great, i know mine was, are you ready for the GIE, its gonna be a amazing event, noe i wont be able to go cause of school lol. But i will be on the loookout for your video as well as all the other content creators. This is gonna be a big event for what hopes o be a promising future with one of these technologies. So what did you do today, i had school, and then came home, did some things so when my mom and dad got home home they could just relax, and then we ended up going out to. Nice restaurant, and we got some very delicious food. Today in culinary we made pork egg rolls, they were excellent, and tomorrow, i think chicken parm. This week is shaping up to be a great one. Yesterday was Sunday so e stayed home, nd my dad and i worked on leaves and then we moved a broken mill stone, mind you, this is a millstone they used to grind the flower or corn up. Well we moved it from the back yard all the way to the front to give the yard some character. It had to weigh able out half a ton, it was so friendly heavy. But my dad and i somehow managed to get it on the cart, and used the mower to get it to the front yard. It looks great my friend, and it has some. Moss on i to compliment the surrounding. Well Stan, i hope your week went amazing and this week is a blast for you and so many others tat will get to go to the GIE. So excited for ya buddy. Have a god one, god bless and go get em, your pal and friend, Alexander costa
The GIE will be Chaos but worth it. That Mill stone sounds really cool. especially with the Moss on it.
I rescued a female Dingo when out in California. She had beautiful blonde hair and was fast as all capable of out running three dogs one in a row. At any rate she used to dig after listening for grubs and ground burrowing animals.
My solution was to scoop up her dog poop and put it in the holes and cover them. It worked.
Great video Stan 🇺🇲 I really appreciate you sharing this information on this item 🇺🇲
At least we know if the box ever gets into a knife fight with you it will be ok 🤣😂🤣
I'll bet he's impressed with the construction
That's a pretty cool mixer, Stan, and yeah I'd like to see some more, Thanks!
You got it!
How much is the mixer ?
I did 1500ft of fence 8ft high we used 4 80lb bags per post we even marked a 5 gal bucket so water was exact per bag and every post we used menards concrete cracked and just fell apart the quikcrete brand was bettr but it seens like all these manufacturers cut the quality out of products so bad and its on everything that comes to building material when will it stop? Thanks for the video really respect your opinion and advise
Why do I come in after a long hot day of working and the first thing I want to watch is more work and cool tools?
I was watching you beat that handle in there backwards laughing my ass off 😂. Like I tell my kids “if it was engineered to fit together and mass produced the. Before you beat it with a hammer assume you are doing something wrong first”
17:02 Isn't that what Rubber Mallets were made for?
Or were the rubber ones made to chastise disobedient Minions?
I can never remember...
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I have hand dug holes in easy soft dirt and dang few rocks of any size to the dirt and after four or maybe five holes, I had to take a few minutes to recover . Now I see and used one and it was faster but still a back breaker. I liked the one on the mini excavator best over a skid steer, still machery takes the ribbon. I had a fusion in my back when I was just eighteen and stupid as the doctors know if you have one, then your going to need another. A person who had no business on any equipment touched a wrong lever and dropped a log on me breaking multiple bones. I had to heal and being young listened to doctors. Its a forever mistake and so now at 72 am crippled to a chair. I am also thinking at times this is my last day here on earth as I am not, emphasis, not on drugs nor ever will be. So out of the two tools, I liked that sack mixer. I have always been big and two fifty is my running weight but I weigh two eighty now and my legs are a touch overweight. I am very used to standing up but the fusion last made certain a few things... no more surgeries, no more chances to do ever do them as it will kill me and that pain is very real so live with it and the standing and holding post hole digger in soft dirt is not even possible. So I give my vote for the sack machine.... I can see how the little auger could get hung up but still hell of a idea
I would move those small tires off and do what it takes to mount larger diameter tires so it rolled on the ground better
Stan to bad my beautiful sister wasn't with you buying fence. She got a stockade fence from home depot. Almost $800.00. They loaded the fence up for her and said she was all set. So off she went home to have me her brother install fence. Yes we got it surveyed. I ask how much a section? She couldn't find receipt ?? Because they never charged her seriously?? My family was raised honest so she went back and talked to manager and he was so glad she was honest he took 20% off.
Cool story 👍 Nice to hear that good people still exist LOL 😁
That Mixer is pretty slick, could use a vibrator on the hopper to keep the material moving better. That would be a god send if you do a lot of post hole work. Where did you pick yours up at?
A vibrator might be nice if you are really using a lot of bags of concrete. They sent me this one.
Pretty sweet machines!
They are really cool!