Masonry Magazine March 2008 Page. 22
Delivery Systems
grout constantly being spilled while mixing," he says. "This feature avoids mortar or grout getting into hydraulic lines and other fittings that could later cause a breakdown."
Cylinders in the Mud Hog lift the material, instead of the laborer having to do the extra lifting. The mixer comes standard with an electric start, so the masonry contractor's job doesn't stop if the pull cord breaks. This year, the company changed the rubber material used in its blades, and built the drum out of heavy steel.
"Fork pockets are put on both ends and the front and back, so [the mixer] can be lifted with a forklift at any angle," Lang says. "We do not have wheels that are in the way of dumping into a mud pan or a wheel barrow."
Since the Mud Hog will mix up to 3/4-inch of aggregate, it can be used to mix mortar or grout, he says. The hydraulic mixers never shut down due to plugging, because unplugging is as simple as moving a handle to reverse the rotation of the paddles. The mixer design also allows users to more easily load materials.
"With the cylinders on our Mud Hogs doing the higher lifting, the laborer loads the materials at a much lower height than conventional mixers, while the machine lifts and dumps into a high mud pan or even right into a Grout Hog," Lang says.
Another new mixer, the Mix-N-Place by Push Button Masonry in Sherrill, Iowa, was unveiled in April 2007. It is designed to mix and place mortar and grout with a single machine, says Rick Cummer, who co-owns the company with his brother, Tom.
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Output capacity up to 11 gallons per minute. Net weights from 20 to 42 lbs.
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