Shepherd12
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- Location
- Shropshire
what are people’s thoughts on collecting your own concrete in an old grain trailer? Only live 1 mile from the plant
Collecting concrete yourself
- Thread starter Shepherd12
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hope you don't get a flat on the way home
Steevo
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- Location
- Gloucestershire
Is there really likely to be much saving? Guess it depends if you just want a part load but I would think the ready is plant would probably price is higher for collection to not have the hassle of messing up the system.
Would think you’d need to be careful of it settling or drying out.
It’s pretty dense too so you’d want to be careful to not damage the trailer.
Not forgetting the need to wash the trailer out after.
Would think you’d need to be careful of it settling or drying out.
It’s pretty dense too so you’d want to be careful to not damage the trailer.
Not forgetting the need to wash the trailer out after.
Forever Fendt
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- Location
- Derbyshire
only at very last resort
- Location
- Northumberland
Done it on a couple of occasions. Hot day not the best, goes off a bit sharp
- Location
- somerset
4 miles away, do it regulary for small lots, have a dry mix, and put plenty of water with it when you empty.
part load here is, £40 metre empty, £70 metre mix
part load here is, £40 metre empty, £70 metre mix
Tarw Coch
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- Location
- Bottom of Wats Dyke
Local builder had a flat on his merlo while taking some to a job in the village, run into the yard in a bit of a sweat needing to borrow the manitou in a hurry.
- Location
- South Wales UK
Shaking will bring water up in it and knacker it maybe so need to mix again.
Not going to save anything.
Get a potentiometer lorry.
Only pay for what they discharge.
Not going to save anything.
Get a potentiometer lorry.
Only pay for what they discharge.
bravheart
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- Location
- scottish borders
Done it in the past, local plant had a small batcher,mixer for that very reason, settled a bit but if just tipping out again mixed fine.
Yes if your trailer can rotate ! Otherwise wouldn't be worth the hassle!
Boohoo
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- Location
- Newtownabbey
It depends on what you want the concrete for. If you're putting in a lot of gateposts with semi dry it's worthwhile, if you want to concrete a floor or the yard it's not.
Y Fan Wen
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- Location
- N W Snowdonia
No rmc lorry will fit here so the builder lined his trailer with plastic and collected it from the plant 2 miles away. It was then carried in buckets through the house to the back kitchen to make the new floor. No wheelbarrow access either, so it was a pain carrying out the old floor, slabs and soil.
Can't get mixers in here any more -they all got wider after about 2000.
Everything has to be ferried last 1/4 mile in handler bucket and dump trailer.
Which is A COMPLETE PAIN IN THE ERSE!
Timbo
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- Location
- Gods County
Not very safe.
- Location
- west mayo ireland
Is there no mini mix trucks working in your area?