Masonry Magazine November 2006 Page. 40
MIXERS & DELIVERY SYSTEMS
Get in the Mix!
Buddy Buddy
IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW FAST YOU BUILD THE WALL IF YOUR CREWS ARE WAITING ON MORTAR OR GROUT. IF YOUR MIXER TAKES TWICE AS LONG TO MIX A BATCH OR IT DOESN'T HAVE THE PROPER DUMP HEIGHT, YOU'RE WASTING PRECIOUS TIME AND MONEY. However, many mixer manufacturers are doing their part to make sure that their products offer the best mix, most efficient capabilities and options, and the fastest delivery of materials on the job site.
"A cubic foot of mortar weighs 150 pounds, so if you're mixing a six-cubic-foot batch, you're mixing 900 pounds of material," said Jim Swisher, owner of Buddy Equipment in Jacksonville, Fla. "People don't realize how heavy this stuff is. Anything you can do to make it easier, whether you're making the mixer faster or giving the mason more control over it when he or she is discharging the mortar into a wheelbarrow or mortar pan, all of these things add up to more efficient work on the job site."
By Jennie Farnsworth
38 Masonry November 2006
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