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While last year's shows saw the full spectrum of sizes being introduced for mortar mixers, this year's selection has the small and medium contractors in mind. QUIKPOINT™ Mortar Gun includes a "Pour Right" design that sends the material to a 15-inch-wide dump chute so that laborers can put the mortar exactly where they need it, rather than making a mess.
Finally, this new mixer also utilizes a patent-pending trunnion design with triple-sealed twin grease chambers.
"The dual grease chambered trunnion affords the mason the ability to choose and use the correct grease for the drum seals, which we found to be a sodium/calcium-based grease," says Swisher. "Then in the back chamber, to protect the shaft bearing, we found a lithium-based grease to be best."
Another hydraulic 10-cubic-foot mixer on the market is the MH10, one of EZ Grout's featured products at this year's shows. The MH10 offers an easy design, including a 30" load height to lessen the labor on workers' backs and a dump height of 33-1/2".
"You load the mixer at your knees instead of at your chest," says Damian Lang, President of EZ Grout Corporation in Waterford, Ohio. "It makes it easier on your laborers because they don't have to lift the materials near as high to load the mixer. This mixer is just a smaller version of the MH20, but you still load low and dump high."
And just like the MH20, the new mixer is built to withstand most job site conditions that masons can dish out. A 13hp Honda" engine keeps the mortar coming all day long, and forklift pockets in the front, back and sides allow greater accessibility for placing it almost anywhere. An optional electric start and axle kit round out this new mixer's abilities.
New Handheld Mixers and Options
IF YOU NEED a product that can handle combining mortar, but just don't need the volume that a traditional mortar mixer provides, a handheld product may be more to your liking.
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