Hauling mixed concrete?

[Oldoak]

For those that have never hauled wet concrete, think thru this extensively before offering suggestions!!!!

This could possibly turn into a very entertaining thread!!!!

I have personally hauled concrete before, as well as other commenters. I hauled 1 Yd at a time in trailers provided by the concrete company. There are many variables to a concrete mix and the stiffer a mix, the less sloshing and separation of the aggregate.

I'm sure the O.P. would appreciate this thread be informative with ideas of value, rather than entertaining.

 

[ovrszd]

I have personally hauled concrete before, as well as other commenters. I hauled 1 Yd at a time in trailers provided by the concrete company. There are many variables to a concrete mix and the stiffer a mix, the less sloshing and separation of the aggregate.

I'm sure the O.P. would appreciate this thread be informative with ideas of value, rather than entertaining.

Yep. Hauling in a plastic lined container will certainly lean toward entertainment.

 

[jenkinsph]

I have to do remote pours often where I can not get a mixer truck to the site. Haul in a water tank, pump, hose, small mixer and sackrete. What I found that made the job a lot easier was to get 50 lb. sacks. Way easier on an old body. Price was the same /lb.

 

[KennyG]

Mixing 3/4 yard in the mixer isn't that big of a deal. I would do that before I started with these hauling solutions. Personally, I would use 60 lb bags instead of 80 but that's mainly because of my age.

 

[Deere Dude]

One of these ideas might stick and am anxious to find out what the OP does.

I would get some concrete mix (sand and gravel) from the concrete company dumped on a trailer then get enough Portland cement (half a dozen bags) and take to site. Bring the mixer and a little water and start mixing. It will be done way before this thread is done.

I have done that plenty of times.

Or, buy a $50 plastic tote in a cage, cut the top off and take to ready mix and have them dump a yard in already mixed, haul to site and shovel it out.

 

[Creamer]

Warning: When hauling concrete in a trailer, do not stop quickly.

It will all come forward, and much of it will spill out of the front of the trailer.

Trust me.

I'll trust you. The way you said there is a good story there.

 

[bdog]

Do you have anywhere else you could use some concrete? Around here you pay for four yards if you get a 1/2 a yard or four yards. Anytime I have a small project that is more than I want to mix myself I find something else I can use the concrete for so I am not paying the minimum fee for nothing.

 

[FredH]

I've done the sand / gravel + portland cement route for most of my life . Largest pour I did by myself was 2 yards , 5 years ago . Had a 3/4 pickup loaded with sand / gravel as well as a dodge pickup bed home made trailer loaded the same . Pour was 8' x 12' with 2"x6" form boards but just inside form boards , I dug down an additional 1.5" to 2" depth to account for rebar I added ???
Took me about 4 hours from start to finish . Only Help I got was better half helped scree it off as I went . At the end was a pucker up time . I ended up being about 3 shovels fulls short in one corner :shocked: Ended up sweeping the pickup and trailer both to get that last few shovel fulls to make a small batch to finish .
At 52 years old , Was I tired ? Heck Yes !! Sore the next Day ? Yep , but heck , now at 57 , I am Sore after chasing my 5 y.o. Grandson around all day also .

I currently have 30 of the 80 pound bags of quickrete covered up out by the shop for 3 different projects I will do over the next few weeks . As I stated , I have mixed cement by myself and sometimes with others all my life , not commercially , just for private use , But I get into a routine / pace by myself , thus have never had issue's with cement setting up before I wanted it to . I don't mix it to wet to give more time . My Dad tried that and the sidewalk section He replaced fell apart a few years later .

Fred H.

 

[HCJtractor]

Thanks for all of the input. I formed it out today. I'll probably just order it and pay the price. I can imagine how it will slosh around in a trailer or truck. Using a tote is a good idea. I wish there was a rental company here that had the little pre mix trailers.

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[HCJtractor]

Thanks for all the input! After thinking about concrete sloshing around in my truck or trailer, guess I will just order it delivered.
However, using a tote seems clever. Still would like to hear stories of what others have done with small pours. I formed it today, so I will order it and pour it next weekend.

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