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Mixit slurry stirrers any good?
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<blockquote data-quote="stirrer" data-source="post: 5409586" data-attributes="member: 6326"><p>Obviously the ability to raise and lower the tower is useful to a contractor, less so to a farmer.</p><p></p><p>The swiveling is good but the Mixit’s 2 stage impeller, coupled to the rotating/auger tube makes moving less frequent as the crust can freely pass the mixing tube and there is no stationary framework. When I was stirring I used to drive slowly back and forth, with left or right lock, and this sliced up the initial areas before circulation started. One has to stir to the edges to allow circulation.</p><p></p><p>I have a lot of feedback saying that the mixit impeller leaves a finer slurry and it appears to stay mixed for longer i.e. a chopper is not needed. I use the two stage design as single stage impellers cavitate at lower power than mine. The strength of the tube allows a long axial length for the impeller and thus two sets of blades, and the slicing auger. This also allows the tube to cut vertically down through thick crust when one arrives at a crusty, weedy, tree growing tower. NO BEARINGS to worry about!!</p><p></p><p>The Mixit machines are designed to be as simple as possible, easy to maintain, reliable, and long lived. My original tower stirrer is still working in Cornwall after 27 years. The belt drive is quiet, the belts last until they perish – 7-10 years and cost half one gearbox?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stirrer, post: 5409586, member: 6326"] Obviously the ability to raise and lower the tower is useful to a contractor, less so to a farmer. The swiveling is good but the Mixit’s 2 stage impeller, coupled to the rotating/auger tube makes moving less frequent as the crust can freely pass the mixing tube and there is no stationary framework. When I was stirring I used to drive slowly back and forth, with left or right lock, and this sliced up the initial areas before circulation started. One has to stir to the edges to allow circulation. I have a lot of feedback saying that the mixit impeller leaves a finer slurry and it appears to stay mixed for longer i.e. a chopper is not needed. I use the two stage design as single stage impellers cavitate at lower power than mine. The strength of the tube allows a long axial length for the impeller and thus two sets of blades, and the slicing auger. This also allows the tube to cut vertically down through thick crust when one arrives at a crusty, weedy, tree growing tower. NO BEARINGS to worry about!! The Mixit machines are designed to be as simple as possible, easy to maintain, reliable, and long lived. My original tower stirrer is still working in Cornwall after 27 years. The belt drive is quiet, the belts last until they perish – 7-10 years and cost half one gearbox? [/QUOTE]
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