Your tip for splitting bags literally saved our project. We split 24 bags and set them up before we even plugged in the mixer. We wouldnt have been able to lift all that cement and get it perfect w/o ur tip. Thanks so much for posting this!!

Timothy, your tip on the rebar splitting the bag is genius. Not only are they lighter, they are much easier to load into the mixer. Something so simple baked all the difference. Also helped keep things clean. Odell videos are great. Thanks

Thank you SO MUCH for the trick to cut bags in half. You are a lifesaver. I may only buy 60 pound bags...but I'm 5'2" tall, 65 years old, and have several medical issues. My shoulders and back thank you!!

Love that rebar trick! Keep posting these quick tips. Congrats on passing 18k subscribers!!! You guys deserve it.

Ive been picking the whole bag up crete up for the past 5 years. Tomorrow im going to split the bags with ur trick whether my boss likes it or not. Wish me luck boys

Appreciate you showing two ways of mixing. I liked the rebar usage. Thanks.

You are the man thank you so much for making a video!! you helped my nephew, and I with so many cool tricks. Splitting the bag to putting down a cloth. It’s absolute simple, brilliant video. Can’t thank you enough saved our backs!!

Wow the cutting the bag in half is genius... so simple yet I never thought about it until I saw it... Well Done

These little tip are so useful. I like how you cut the bags in half for better control and easy on the back

Never mixed concrete before, this helped a lot. Thanks

You did a wonderful job explaining this. Great job.

Thanks man, very simple, informative and to the point.

Awesome trick breaking the bag in half. Thanks!

Your tip for splitting bags made fifteen 80# bags each to manage working alone! Thanks so much for posting video!

Love the idea of seeing knitting the bag!!

Been rocking with team Odell since 2018

Have always done the wheelbarrow way but im about to buy a mixer. Cool rebar trick. You sound young so good for you to be skilled and a hard worker

Thanks for taking the time to help me!

My mixer should be here in the next couple of days. That rebar trick is gonna save my back. Thanks!

Dude, you saved my back!

Thanks for the video. Very helpful.

Love the trick for splitting the bags. I was beginning to feel like a wimp 'cos I just can't lift a 40 kg (88 lb) bag and pour its contents into the mixer under control. Tried it once and nearly pulled the mixer over! Just a safety point (you probably know this, but other viewers might not) ... don't EVER put your hand into a mixer while it's running (e.g. to check the consistency, or scrape material off the back). I don't think I need to paint a picture of what will happen to your hand and arm if your hand gets caught, hmm?

good tip for splitting bags thank you!

I like your bag split trick with the rebar.

Really helpful. Thanks!

Just used the method for opening bags. THANK YOU

Rebar trick was gold!

Love the rebar trick. I'll be using that on the 160 bags I need to split next week. :)

That bag splitting trick is great! I wish I could buy you a beer!

Ive been putting the recommended water in first and have the mixer running while pouring cement into it. This method leaves no hardened or difficult to scrape cement on the mixer, looks as if its mixing ice cream 😎

Thanks. This is how all KZfaq instructional videos should be. Now off to rent a mixer.

Good knowledge Thanks!!

Thanks i learned something from you!

Love the vids. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. For the beginners out there, if you are hand mixing in a container of some sort, use a hoe designed for the job. There's a very big blade hoe with large 1-2 inch or so holes in the blade, and requires much less muscle to mix than trying to stir it like your mixing a bowl of cookie dough with a spoon. or skinny shovel lol.

Thanks for sharing!!!

by the way when are you or jr going to download more O'Dell video's that's the big question 🤔

One suggestion is to prep the bags right on the pile. You eliminate moving them to the ground and from the ground to the mixer You eliminate picking them up from the ground, they are pick up height for a few bags.

Thank you for your video. Just wondering if you using the water hose how do know of how much water did you put in mixer?

You need one of those European style mixers. They're like a drum sitting upright with mesh on top and teeth on the mesh to open the bags. 3 arms move around inside and you have a chute out one side that you open for the concrete to come out. I saw some for the first time a few days ago.

Good tip on cutting the bag in half first.

What make and model, cu. ft, mixer are you guys using in this video? GREAT VIDEOS!!!

Bruh I knew I could count on you tube for this video. Thanks bru

Another good video. I have a pretty big motorized mortar mixer. It has an old wisconsin motor, which sounds really good and strong. I can mix about 4-5 60lb bags of cement and I've mixed close to 360lbs of stucco mix. Up to how much cement do you reccomened mixing in a mixer before calling a cement truck? Like to where it becomes more cost effective? 1 yard? Yard and a half?

Woefully late to viewing this video. Freaking “genius” bag splitter technique…! Thank you sir.

My local place only has 80lb bags... I can handle a 80lb bag but it's not safe or graceful lol. So I came to KZfaq to see what the trick of the trade was for handling these without wrecking myself. This is going to keep me from being wore out before I even get going and from having to drive way further for those smaller bags at the big box store.

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Regardless of what your DIY project is, you have three considerations to take into account. Time, Effort, and Cost. If you are willing to expend these yourself, then go for it. If not, let a pro do the project. In the DIY world, it's too easy to bite off more than you can chew.

Recent slab video brought you here?

thanks, please let me know the spec of your mixer. Just wonder what professional folks use.

Thanks Bro.😁👌🇺🇸

Great video

What is your opinion of 3.5 cu ft vs 6 cu ft? And what is your opinion of the style mixer you have in this video vs the mixers that are a wheelbarrow design?

I owe you a beer for the rebar thing.

good job mr. O'Dell Jr but when you mix the concrete in a wheelbarrow that is old school and that's a good workout for your arms I'm sure your dad will tell you that and to get back to what I was saying is you don't have to be a stud to lift 90 pounds of bags but the way you did it was an awesome way to show people how to do it the right way take care of you guys and I'm actually looking forward to buy a couple shirts off you 2x is what I'm looking for take care of Brothers

Nice video. Two questions that I'd really appreciate answers to. 1. Which brand is the quietest portable concrete mixer available in this size? 2. Is the mix in this video the right amount of soup or water or is that too much water? I'm trying to follow as some say do not mix it too wet or soupy. I don't want a extremely noisy mixer like a Harbor Freight brand as I have close neighbors with a baby. Thanks

I've been watching your videos now for about a month. I'm about to start pouring a small slab (5' x 19' x 3"). They mostly sell quikrete at home depot. I read a comment that mentioned the quikrete bag uses too much rocks in the mix and makes it difficult to smooth out properly. I see you are using a different brand. Where can I find it and how much per bag? Great job by the way.

What name/ make / model of mixer did you use in this video and do you recommend it or another one?

Nice tip how to cut the bags in half. Thanks.

Hey from a fellow bricklayer. I'm looking for a new mixer. What brand is this mixer you're using? Is it the Full Boar?

If your doing a large project. Say 20ft long, 3ft high and 8 inches thick. Using a mixer and it's just me doing it. Should I do it in 3 sections? That way the first section gets vibrated with a concrete vibrator then smoothed. Then move on to the 2nd and 3rd section? Or should you do it all in one pour? Concerned about cold joints but if its 1 person doing that much?

What oil do you use to maintain the concrete mixer? 😅😊

I have the same mixer and the tightener on the inside broke off. Any tips on how to fix please? I really need that mixer for more projects and I’m just a beginner getting started

cool. How many of those 90lb bags Can you put in your mixer at a time?

So you put 2 bags in I think, how many minutes do you mix it for?

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I'm trying to decide if I want to mix in my wheelbarrow or get a mixer. I noticed that wheelbarrow mixing is actually much faster than the mixer. The quickrete material just needs the water. You can literally add the same exact amount of water each time by measuring the first mix accurately. Once you know this amount, just mark it on a bucket and toss the water in first, then the dry mix. Use a hoe to mix it up and it works faster than the Machine. However it is probably more tiring? This is what I don't know really. I've always used a machine and lifting the bags is crazy on your back.

Good stuff guys ......

how much working time is there from your first wheel barrow dump

Hey Mr. Odell . Do you guys prefer to use electric or gas powered mixer?

My lower back greatly appreciates your ree bar trick regards my lower back

hey thanks ur cool

We always used to beat the outside the drum with a hammer when the concrete used to stick

Interesting 👍

Is it best to mix by weight or volume?

Stupid question, can I pour from the mixer straight into a bucket? Or will it spill everywhere?

Great rbar trick

How many bags can the mixer hold

Incredible thanks I’m curious how many 80lbs bags can fit in one mixer 😎

But can I add bags of sand to my concrete mix or can I perhaps pour the concrete over busted up rubble concrete and save myself mix???

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This should be required learning in HIgh school.

how many 80 lbs bags can that mixer handle?

If your concrete mixer is having any mechanical problems let me know and I can tell you how to fix it!

No sand aggregate to this concrete mix?

What’s the model of the machine you use?

Bro you make a good tik tokker. Im glad you doing cement uploads instead of stabbing your neighbors for views.

no steel in the footing ?

I'm confused, you put no sand in there and no gravel, just cement?

what mixer is this?

I did this by myself four truck loads 36 bags each no problem that’s like 13,000p pounds and 144 bags bro

Way too wet. Should be dryer, not "soupy".

Was this your first time mixing concrete? If not, how come you didnt put the water first? Just forgot???

I have CMENT mixer

Wouldnt it be faster & cheaper to get a cement truck in 🤔

What size is that mixer?

I notice you had some sticking to the back. Are there any other tips on how to avoid that, like putting in lots of water first and tilting the drum back perpendicular to the ground? In thinking about this I'm betting putting the dry mix in very slowly at first is the answer, so it's getting mixed slowly enough so no dry mix makes it to the back of the drum.

but this is what I would do instead of bending your back and splitting the bags on the floor I would have split the bags right on top of the other bags because that way you don't have to work too hard and bring her back and if I was looking up those bags and set them on the floor then I will use some sort of a back support belt and I'm just saying please don't let me tell you how to do your job👊👊 because a crane operator can do a carpenter's job and a carpenter's job can't do a crane operators job take care of my boy duce's Follow ✌✌

Bruh how do people not know about the rebar trick???

As for your first mix, wouldn't want that any wetter for foundations/ring beam. I have seen precast concrete pipes and the damn mix looks almost dry til you get up close. Stuff done with slipforming is quite dry too. Which is how it holds its shape while still wet. I even saw concrete pipe get moved with a trolley while still wet. Not advisable but they still do it. I used to work for a huge multinational formwork manufacturer who does stuff for big projects. Panama Canal upgrade being one of them. If you've ever seen indian precast on youtube it's pure junk. Honestly it's like tomato soup and at the end they just dump a bunch on sand into it in an attempt to dry it. So you end up with the aggregate sinking to the bottom/front and the top/back being basically sand that would come away a year or 2 later. Not helped by their monsoon rains. They were fence posts but you could have broken them by hand because of too much water and the unmixed sand dump at the end.