1 tonne portable concrete mixer!!!!!

[scarpa]

hello folks,
does anybody have any ideas as how to remove set concrete from a mixer .its about a third full but set like soddin rock.its been stood in the shed a while but i need to use it again.should have cleaned it out properlast time.i was thinking of hammer and bolster but dont want to knacker it. suggestions anybody thanks

 

[2scoops0406]

There'll be no easy way to remove it 'cos it'll have set around the paddles, only elbow grease and brute force is gonna solve this one, but at least you'll have learnt a valuable lesson. Clean it out before it sets !!

 

[masona]

A small kango gun breaker or drill a few holes to break it up should help then chuck a loads of old nut & bolts or any sharp metal object or broken housebricks etc for the final clean.

 

[shaggy]

scarpa:

dont want to knacker it

You've already done that. How much is a new drum?

 

[softlad1971]

Start a fire inside the drum. The metal will expand more than the concrete, helping it to break up. Next time, clean it out. ( I only have to do this when I have lent my mixer to some idiot who does not clean it out properly)

 

[scarpa]

thanks guys for info.gonna try drilling to see if it frees it silly billy me-lesson learnt not sure bout fire in it though but i understand the logic between the expansion of the metal casing and the gobbo.neighbours probably would think that one has flew over cuckoos nest.

 

[softlad1971]

After you get fed up of using the drill, try the fire , it really works. Much quicker than a drill