How to Clean Your Cement Mixer ?

[@Mao.Loves.Zedong]

Chuck some bits of brick or crushed stone after the shift . We call them happy stones over this way it's the best sound on site. Because you know when you hear that sound it's the end if the day.

[@markpayne9266]

I find the best way to maintain your mixer is to not let it get that bad in the first place.

[@hendosbricklaying2003]

Mark Payne couldn’t agree more

[@markgarrett9147]

Best way after each batch is put half your sand in plenty water let it spin it will dilute the cement Mud. End of the of the day all ways clean . No rust so no holes . Diesel and oil every week . My shovel is so clean we can cook on it no mud or paint.

[@MrOitoyboy]

If my labourer let the mixer get into that state I’d be getting a new labourer

[@hendosbricklaying2003]

I can't Point the finger too much mate a lot of my own fault when i was working for myself the first 6 months. Anyway bit of a learning thing

[@mr.bigglesworth8142]

Easier to get a new mixer than a labourer lol

[@hendosbricklaying2003]

I reckon your on to something Hans

[@miketucker31]

Water hose with a narrow tip everyday before you go home.

[@vincezappia2633]

Mate How much for a new mixer? I’ll shout u

[@davidbarnett8002]

Never hit a mixer with a hammer in my 30yrs end of day 1bucket of pea shingle or ballast let turn for 20 mins shes a good un had my belle mixer for 15yrs drum still clean

[@Slowrex123]

We clean our mixer every day using bricks and water then let it run for 10 minutes. I then empty the bricks and water out and give the mixer a quick rinse . I then add little bit of diesel in the mixer and wipe it down with a rag . The diesel keeps it nice and shiny and lubed up .btw I’ve been using the same mixer for 25 yrs.

[@apachehelicopter9032]

Ballocks. I do the same but you always get accretion on the paddles.amd rim..

[@scoyle1750]

Few shovels of gravel or hardcore and bucket of water at end of shift let it mix about for five or ten min, keeps drum clean also keep a bucket of water beside mixer to keep shovels in when not using as it keeps shovels clean, when I ever get a bit of hard mortar stuck in drum I whack outside of drum with a rubber mallet while it's turning that way you knock mortar of inside of drum but you never actually dent drum👍

[@Eldorado1253]

To get it clean put half a dozen engineering brick halves in the drum with a bit of water after last mix and just let it run till your ready for home always works on mine hope this helps from the UK, good videos keep them coming

[@chrisbow1776]

Even better than that is to fill the mixer with ballast, water and brick acid until the water is just about spilling out the drum, then let it spin for ages. Less noisy than brick, plus a lot more surface area with the smaller pebbles and grit sand.

[@ilovejackvidgenxoxo]

Well done hendo

[@chrisbow1776]

The best way to clean a mixer is to not let it get caked like that, but even the most careful brickies etc end up with a shitted up mixer in time, I found the best way to clean and the easiest isto fill the mixer with ballast, water and brick acid until the water is just about spilling out the drum, then let it spin for ages. Less noisy than putting bricks in the drum, plus a lot more surface area with the smaller pebbles and grit sand.

[@goldentrowel1968]

Was wondering what brand that mixer was the cross brace on the pull handles was good, Great video mate thanks for sharing

[@johnmcbride3694]

Subscribed my man. From Kentucky

[@danbackhouse6975]

We always use a scrubbing brush and the mixer is spotless at the end of every day 👍

[@hendosbricklaying2003]

Dan BACKHOUSE any chemical Dan? Just a soft brush? Cheers for the comment

[@danbackhouse6975]

Hendos Bricklaying no chemicals mate a hard brush and water 👍 love the videos

[@hendosbricklaying2003]

Dan BACKHOUSE okay I will try that out too thanks Dan! Appreciate the kind words

[@damo8754]

@@hendosbricklaying2003 in Australia you may want to scrub the rim with a hard brush throughout the day, dont let it dry then it cant stick. In the uk its cooler so not as tough to keep clean. Labourers job though

[@anthonynelson5443]

Did mine this morning Fired it for 10 min, bashed off the thick stuff. Run with gravel, water and some acid. Oil spray to stop rust til the acid cleans off

[@markdwyer100]

That sounds like a lot of work but it works personally I just keep a soft brush with the mixer at all times easy 👍👍👍

[@bettyswollocks7683]

Throw another brick on the Barbie mate😂or throw another shrimp in the mixer mate😂

[@Sheps16]

A little bit of diesel thrown into the bowl and on the outside after washing up at the end of the day doesn't go a stray, keeps it lubricated and stops build up, ready for the next days use. 👌

[@hendosbricklaying2003]

Cheers Sheps!

[@steviezeee1904]

Lanolin, works a treat

[@gungi4764]

Nice vid

[@aftech7268]

Makes sense - heat expands the metal and to will break off the concrete

[@anthonyworthington6495]

Water and eco brick acid,for tools,mixer water every time if a build up starts which is enevertable bang the drum as it rotates with a rubber mallet😁😷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@hendosbricklaying2003]

anthony worthington cheers for the advice Anthony hope your keeping well

[@anthonyworthington6495]

@@hendosbricklaying2003i am okay😁😎keep them blogs coming😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@jjmbe]

Seems like a good way to wreck the drum bearing.

[@ciaraelliott9271]

Rippa vid mate do you guys ever do a Flemish bond ? Would love to see how you go about that.

[@hendosbricklaying2003]

Cheers Bro. Never do any Flemish bond work.

[@markmaddison5312]

He wouldn't know what quarter bond is

[@markymark5808]

I would hate to see his work if he let's his mixer get in this state. Hear is a idea clean it at the end of the day why the compo is still wet 🙄

[@daveridge3990]

If you do have to do this.......take the drum off first so not to scorch the gearbox seals. It's also good to take the drum off occasionally to grease the shaft. That way it won't sieze on.

[@mattluszczak8095]

The right word At3:10 is...Kurva..!

[@steviezeee1904]

Bahahahhaha

[@eetswalads3143]

Wash it with a hose on the inside and chuck a bunch of shit bricks in it smash them up with a hammer and water let it spin for 5-10 never let the mixer dry while your working in the day always have the drum wet as much as u can and a brush to get the cement off during the day while making batches 👌🏾

[@kebabtank]

Nice one Hendo, that was certainly an eye opener for me. I used own an electric mixer by Bell, when I used to do the landscaping. I would pour a bucket of water in with a shovel of ballast after use. Then I'd let it run for 10 to 15 mins whilst I packed up, and it would be clean as you like.

[@hendosbricklaying2003]

Thanks mate! And for the advice! I will give that a go this week

[@beardedbricky7834]

Awesome video!!! If I set my mixer on fire it would melt. It is a plastic drum lol!!! I keep a hose and a rubber mallet. I hose it out at the end of the day and at the beginning hit it with the mallet. Keep up the good work bro!!!

[@markmaddison5312]

Buy a real mixer

[@beardedbricky7834]

@@markmaddison5312 what do you consider a real mixer. We consider these concrete mixers not mortar mixers.

[@coolkatz9012]

Employe good labours that listen give em a stiff bristle brush and make sure it gets used also lil diesel works well around the outside of the bowl

[@adrianwilding2912]

Thought that guy must be the neighbour complaining about the early morning smoke. Do that in the uk and you're going to be really popular-NOT.

[@morganazzopardi2187]

Love ur videos man.

[@hendosbricklaying2003]

morgan azzopardi thanks Morgan!

[@Mark-gf7yw]

Dynamite!!! 👍

[@davebrittain9216]

Heating up that mixer will just take the strength out of the metal and you definitely have ruined it.

[@steviezeee1904]

We used to light fires in our mixer on a winter morning, waiting for materials, would definitely keep the mixer clean, and we had that mixer for a decade.

[@davebrittain9216]

@@steviezeee1904 If you knew about the properties of metal you would know that steel gets soft at around 350 degrees and around 626 degrees it looses half of it's strength. Typical camp fire burns at around 1000 degrees. A little example of the difference it makes. When I was a kid we used to use a burn barrel to burn our garbage. We could stand on that barrel and roll it under our feet like a old fashioned logger in the water. Once we burned garbage in it and it got hot enough to burn the paint off if you stood on it it would just bend and the open end would just turn oval from it being so weak.

[@lmilne4859]

😆😆😆 watch them eyebrows seen a guy do it with petrol and boomed back out in his face lol. Only thing with doing that it expands the drum so if drum has join it’s not great. Keep 1/4 bucket water in for few minutes once gear is poured out and that keeps all the loose of sides. Makes easier at the end of the day. If we’re a bran new mixer drum grease the inner and our daily before use helps all to keep cement of.

[@markmaddison5312]

Bullshit with the grease it will all be in the first mix

[@markayliffe7811]

Why would you let your mixer get in that state ,clean it at the end of each shift ,not rocket science..

[@hendosbricklaying2003]

Thanks captain

[@onlyme7939]

Can’t beat a bit of fire when it’s getting crusty👍. Stay safe down there from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

[@markmaddison5312]

You don't want to do it like that😒😭😭

[@haydenmackenzie8904]

Always take two minutes at the end of the day to go the rubbish pile grab some broken bits of bricks throw them in the mixer and let it spin for a couple minutes

[@mickgreen8672]

easiest way to do it mate put petrol in the mixer light it turn your mixer on

[@ryc650]

Stick a banger in it and cover your ears 🤯

[@mattluszczak6567]

Use a a cheap pressure washer every day. Karcher from bunnings 100 dollars. Keep the receipt exchange it when it craps itself

[@herrlip72]

Put another Shrimp on the mixer

[@c50ge]

You have a really cute daughter.

[@hendosbricklaying2003]

😂😂😂

[@jamescarter1088]

You'll weaken the whole thing lighting fires in it that's for sure.

[@davidhunt3458]

Explodes, Do not stand in front of the mixer while it's burning or hot. I only watched this for a laugh after seeing how putrid your mixer is previously. Sydney mortar would be blasting out chunks into your neighbour's place. I'm all for it but this video will cost someone an eye

[@louisbrou4061]

OMG man WTF take care of your shit

[@helencottam821]

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