HOW TO: cleaning the hopper of a PUTZMEISTER CONCRETE PUMP.

[@BIGSIMMS-1]

I know most have seen my videos of cleaning the hopper. Flapper grinder wheel is ok. But a wire wheel works awesome 👌

[@canadianconcretepumper1979]

@@BIGSIMMS-1 going to have to give that a shot on the next one for sure! 👍

[@repaircollc]

I, too, hate a dirty hoppper. As an operator and as a mechanic. Nice job being the example. I want to show this to a few of my customer's operators. That's after I remind them that the grate tilts back😂. Good show thanks ✌️

[@hiphopking4eva]

I love watching your videos. Currently, I’m a mobile sand blaster. The more I watch concrete pumping videos from you the more I want to get a heavy truck license and do this type of work lol

[@canadianconcretepumper1979]

@@hiphopking4eva Best job in the world my man. Come on over to the dark side 😁😁😁

[@mikeeemike988]

I’m a big fan of the flapper/sanding wheel. I also use thick metal grinding wheel to grind off concrete. It works really well. I don’t have a shop like you do with a big air supply. Totally agree smooth hopper = easy clean out. I get mad at my self when I let it get caked up after a hot summer day. Keep on pumpin! Great video

[@isaacchifuntwa1221]

Amazing stuff 🎉❤

[@martinmay91]

I am not a concrete pump man but a processor. We treat our concrete buckets for the crane with a concrete remover. Better than formwork oil find formwork wax. Once properly treated with formwork wax it lasts longer in the tight spots, otherwise a little formwork oil every day. We have been using formwork (PERI) since the 1980s, not the plywood but the steel frame is still good thanks to formwork oil and care. However, I would no longer use it for use with the concrete pump, we pour concrete very quickly with the pump. We usually pour concrete with a crane and bucket anyway, a tower crane is always on site, a pump is expensive 😉. Grüße aus Oberbayern nähe München 😄

[@kyledally8410]

I too used to share a pump with someone who may or may not use the water hose at the end the job. All I ever said was take a look at the hopper. I would like it back looking the same. It didn’t help.

[@josesultan7]

Looking good!👌👍 I completely agree with you and no I don't think your unreasonable about having clean tools for the job to make it easier and more cost efficient.

[@canadianconcretepumper1979]

@@josesultan7 Thank you Jose. I didn’t figure I was going too completely crazy OCD with this one 😂😂😂

[@josesultan7]

@@canadianconcretepumper1979 if I could upload photos here you could only believe I'm totally the same way!

[@Dex01-Z_WingZero]

Your not wrong that hopper is bad! I use the air chisel and the wire wheel on the corded grinder and i will polish my hopper! Concrete won't stick to polished steel. I learned that finishing concrete. I always use my oil can before the job diesel and hydraulic oil 3 to 1 mix.

[@canadiandro8063]

That hopper has got SOOO many pits in it from chipping guns.. those pits are gonna grab concrete.. the BEST way to keep a hopper mint.. is never let it get bad enough to need chipping.. wash the damn thing like your job depends on it.. because it should.. washouts are SUPER EASY when the grate and sidewalls are polished smooth with zero dents/pits.. if you do have to chip.. do it with a small chisel and hammer and come at at a 5 degree angle.. vs a 90 degreee that will surely cause pits

[@canadianconcretepumper1979]

@@canadiandro8063 Good eye. Yes, you are absolutely correct. That pitting in the steel is the result from many days of rookies figuring out things the hard way.

[@RenewedLifeMedia]

As someone who has spent many hours cleaning hoppers of other operators. Mine stays complete empty and clean all ways. I hate having to chip so the extra time at washout is critical

[@canadianconcretepumper1979]

@@RenewedLifeMedia So frustrating at days end. Makes one look/feel like a rookie having to deal with an unnecessarily lengthy washout.

[@hankrum1toni]

Have the same problem leaking pistons .Do you change only the pistons or all together the cylinder liners(sleeves) and pistons ? Can you make some videos about this and other mechanical stuff

[@chriscalhoun.concretepumping]

Every single day I bring the pressure washer out and everything blows right off the pump hopper and the grating. However my lid is a bastard! The canola oil works miracles on a clean hopper.

[@canadianconcretepumper1979]

@@chriscalhoun.concretepumping LOVE the canola!!! Creates a nice thick boundary layer on the hopper walls as grate.

[@GenosCP]

@@canadianconcretepumper1979 it's hell to get off the pump itself tho, ask me how I know... 🤣🤣

[@dustoin1386]

Do you own the company? Love the vids man!

[@mikeklein318]

Watching u really get involved with cleaning the hoper have u ever use swimming pool acid when i drove mixer used on the load out hoper and on the chutes?

[@canadianconcretepumper1979]

@@mikeklein318 back in the day we would use muriatic acid, but over time it would find its way into places which we did want it (wiring harnesses) and cause us major problems. We have since switched to “back-set” concrete remover, which is much less corrosive than traditional acid, but also costs a small fortune. Once things are this far gone, it’s typically beyond that capabilities of chemicals, and the tools come out to play! Chemicals work great for light residue and/or day of concrete splatter.

[@rodneyball6496]

get a bit with a point to start chisel bit spread the impact making for more and harder work for the tool

[@GenosCP]

At 10:15 right before you said it I literally said "but it's so satisfying chipping it out" 😂😂 Also, i think i heard you say you use canola oil in the hopper? Do you use something to thin it down so it'll spray? Ive just been coating mine with cressit and it works decent in the cooler temps but not sure how it's gonna work in the summer heat.. I'm hoping i can get back to WOC this year, and if i do I'll swing by the Putz booth and say hey. (Even tho it's a putz booth😂😂)

[@canadianconcretepumper1979]

@@GenosCP I use the canola oil straight up. It does however get a little bit thick during the winter months, so I’ll tools my spray bottle full of it in the cab to warm up/thin out during my drive to the site. Would love to see ya at WOC this year 👊👊👊

[@FoundationsFirstInc]

I hate having a dirty hopper. It’s a shame, a 30 min wash with the pressure washer after a rough pour would have saved hours of chipping and sanding.

[@canadianconcretepumper1979]

@@FoundationsFirstInc EXACTLY!!! 👊👊👊

[@5x9withQSB]

Don't get me started on employees that can't wash out properly, drives me insane.

[@stormingnorman7200]

Your not unreasonable as that build up could have been prevented had the hopper been lubricated and follow your easy wash out guide such as the bucket of sand or soil just wonder what is is being ignored on the pump.

[@kyledally8410]

I too used to share a pump with someone who may or may not use the water hose at the end the job. All I ever said was take a look at the hopper. I would like it back looking the same. It didn’t help.