Operator's Manual

WARNING
Donottiltmixeruprightontostandonawet,
uneven,orslipperysurface.Failuretofollow
thisinstructioncouldresultinpersonalinjury
anddamagetotheequipment.
Setupthepedestalonatgroundwith
plentyoftractionbeforeattemptingtotiltthe
machineuprightontothestand.
5.Tiltthemachinetotheuprightmixingposition.
MixingtheMaterial
DANGER
Eyeandskincontactwithconcretematerialsand
breathingthedustinvolvedishazardoustoyour
health.
•Wearadustmasktopreventinhalationofdust
whileusingthemachine;referto
(page).
•Avoiddirectcontactofcementandconcrete
materialswithskinandeyes.
Important:Donotaddmorematerialthanthebatch
capacityforyourspecicmachinemodel;referto
Specications(page9).
Note:Followthemanufacturer’sinstructionsthatareprinted
onthepackagingoftheproduct.
Thereare4basicingredientsinconcrete:
•Sand
•Gravel
•Portlandcement
•Water
Dependingontheapplicationyoucanusedifferentratios
ofthese4ingredients.
Therearemanyvariationsofconcretemixrecipes,depending
ontheapplication.Itisimportanttousetheappropriate
quantityofwater.Usingtoolittlewaterwillresultindryareas
inthemix,butusingtoomuchwaterwillresultinweaker
concrete.Theamountofwaterneededwillvarydepending
onmoisturecontentofthesandandgravel.Themixshould
haveathicknesssimilartopeanutbutter.
Keepthepouredconcretedampforseveraldaystoobtain
propercuring.Evaporationresultsinweakerconcrete.
Concretecuresthroughhydration,areactionbetweenwater
andcement.
MixingPre-MixConcrete
1.Turnthemachineon.
2.Pourwaterintothedrum.
3.Addtherequiredamountofdrypre-mixconcrete.
4.Allowthedrumtoturnwhilethemixreachesthe
appropriateconsistency.
5.Pourtheproperlymixedconcretequickly.
6.Startnextbatchrightawayorcleanoutthedrum
immediately.
MixingSand,Gravel,andCement
Thetypicalratioformixingconcreteis1partPortland
cement,2partssand,and3partsgravel.
1.Turnthemachineon.
2.Pourwaterintothedrum.
3.Addtherequiredamountofgravel.
4.AddtherequiredamountofPortlandcement.
5.Addtherequiredamountofsand.
6.Allowthedrumtoturnwhilethemixreachesthe
appropriateconsistency.
7.Pourtheproperlymixedconcretequickly.
8.Addthewaterandgraveltothedrumtobeginnext
batchandloosenupmixleftbythepreviousbatch.
Note:Addingwaterandgravelbeforecementandsand
allowsthemixleftinthedrumfromthepreviousbatchto
tumbleoffthedrumandpaddlesandintothenextbatch.
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