No. 301 - Mixing 13,680 lbs Of Concrete By Hand With Harbor Freight Concrete Mixer

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3 жыл бұрын

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I'm back at it with the Harbor Freight concrete mixer. This time I'm mixing and pouring over four pallets of 60 lb. sack mix. 13,680+ pound of concrete by hand to get ready for a 14 cubic yard pour. Why? Watch and find out as I explain in the video. I'll also show how to do edging and broom finishing.
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@GrayManPrepping 3 жыл бұрын

That was a lot of weight lifting. Good thing for N95 masks!

@baconneggs2406 3 жыл бұрын

20 year concrete finisher and I am watching this on Saturday morning.

@uoobwatcher 3 ай бұрын

I just bought that harbor freight mixer. Your wheel barrow looks like mine...geez...even you hairstyle....good job! Gives me hope for my projects.

@CamppattonFamilyCompound 3 ай бұрын

You can do it!

@hawkesworth1712 Жыл бұрын

We have the same mixer here in Australia distributed by Ozito and a lot of people have the same complaint about the fact you can't get a wheelbarrow under it. The obvious answer is to move the mixer to the job and after the concrete is mixed just dump it onto the ground. In other words just cut out the wheelbarrow entirely. That mixer has a width of 660mm which would easily fit between that formwork.

@CamppattonFamilyCompound Жыл бұрын

Tried that, didn't work. It made a big splatter mess and I had to move it with each batch. And then I had to carry the bags to it as it moved each patch. Blocking it up works so much better.

@skunked42 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, this was JUST the video I needed to see!

@CamppattonFamilyCompound 2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful

@sandhollowhomestead6972 3 жыл бұрын

A good footing makes all the difference. It'll be nice this winter. Busy guy. Stay safe.

@conradhomestead4518 3 жыл бұрын

Nice work. That’s a lot of work . Thanks for sharing.

@GeeTrieste 3 жыл бұрын

Far more interested in seeing how well the HF Mixer works, than the details of the project. A lot of the latter, and not enough of the former.

@CamppattonFamilyCompound 3 жыл бұрын

You're the first that requested this. I have some more to do this summer so I'll show the mixing inside the drum and the good and the bad and how to add the mix so you don't get build up behind the vanes.

@michaelbacile8439 2 жыл бұрын

That fact that the little thing did 13k lbs is kind of a testament in itself in my opinion

@MichaelR58 3 жыл бұрын

Wow , that was a lot of work you got done , it looks great , stay safe , God bless !

@TheSwaffordHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like a nice job! Lots of hard work!

@KaylynnStrain 3 жыл бұрын

Looks great !!!!!

@superscout2 3 жыл бұрын

My back aches just thinking about that. Great job!

@CorsairTrainers 3 жыл бұрын

Lots of work!! Good to go!!

@CamppattonFamilyCompound 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve.

@FoodForestPermaculture 3 жыл бұрын

Great Job Gill

@idahodad1 3 жыл бұрын

Those slabs look pretty good, doubt they'll blow away anytime soon. I would sleeve the piping coming through the slab

@CamppattonFamilyCompound 3 жыл бұрын

I forgot. I do have a pipe heater wrap to go on it then foam insulation to go over both.

@craigjoseph9374 2 жыл бұрын

Very professional looking. We are about to do our first 32x16 area (pavement cement molds), then we will be doing a much smaller area next to our driveway in the front.

@CamppattonFamilyCompound 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for stopping by. Good luck with your pours.

@Diebulfrog79 3 жыл бұрын

Looks good ,Gil. did two videos also.

@christiandelgado-fix5953 2 жыл бұрын

Been there with you buddy, same mixer and at around 70 pallets of concrete for a foundation wall, not counting all the mortar for the rock wall on top.. not gonna miss mixing cret.

@CamppattonFamilyCompound 2 жыл бұрын

We are getting a contractor for the driveway of new house across the street. At 65, I'm getting too old for this stuff

@christiandelgado-fix5953 2 жыл бұрын

@@CamppattonFamilyCompound don’t blame you, at 65 I’d do the same and sit there criticizing there work saying I could of done a better job while sitting on my ass enjoying a drink

@smallnuts2 2 жыл бұрын

I'm starting a project using the 80 pound 5000 plus. I was wondering did you use more than a gallon per bag? Also when you did the hand float, how much time after to smooth again? Do you moist it again before smoothing?

@CamppattonFamilyCompound 2 жыл бұрын

When mixing concrete I mix several bags at a time. I put a gallon in to start and add until it is the right consistency. Sometimes I want it thicker other times thinner. You screte with a board to level, then Immediately you use a wood float to work the larger rocks down and the cream to the surface. Then in about 10-15 minutes you can start using a bull float (the big wide one) , this works more rock down and more cream up. In a hour you can use a mag float to start the good finish. Then about an hour later do the mag float again if needed. When it is firm but still damp use a steel float to finish, Then you use a fine bristle broom for final texture so it is not too smooth and slippery. A lot of this I leaded on the job over years from journeymen concrete finishers

@smallnuts2 2 жыл бұрын

@@CamppattonFamilyCompound since I'm doing a 8 inch thick and 1ft and a half tall retaining wall. Do I use a regular hand float? I'm not sure if there is different kinds. Thanks again for the help. I'm doing my first backyard project. I would like to learn this. Its interesting.

@CamppattonFamilyCompound 2 жыл бұрын

@@smallnuts2 I have always had trouble with concrete retaining walls and as such I have done brick and mortar or the stacking wall blocks and poured concrete behind so they don't shift. There are several types of floats; wood, mag or magnesium, steel. For edge work, the floats/trowels are steel. These are what you use to put the lip or rounded edge, the lines or groves in the sidewalks and retaining walls When pouring concrete in a form, tap the form with a 4 lb. hammer to get the air bubbles out and cause the rock to "bounce" away from the form so cream can slide in, so when you remove the forms you can work the surface to make it work nice. Concrete work is a several hour to all day job. you might check with the day labors outside of home depot beforehand and find one that has his own tools and make arrangement to get one for help.

@christiandelgado-fix5953 2 жыл бұрын

I normally mix 2-3 depending on how the mixer is setup, always add some water first or it’s gonna be sticky especially if you toss multiple bags in without a bit of water to help it stay loose and moving. Amount of water can vary thou depending on if you need it we’re or dryer, currently I mix mine a little bit wetter because of the heat and no cloudy days so been drying a bit faster. Never really touch up after I did the first smooth but haven’t done to many pads but I have seen people moist it up again for another smooth.

@ravincathomestead-cecilia2894 3 жыл бұрын

Nice work but would it not be cheaper to get a concrete truck to deliver then all those bags you used

@CamppattonFamilyCompound 3 жыл бұрын

Not with the minimum charge. What I did was just under 4 cubic yards. I have to order 9 yards to avoid the charge. and I can't do it a my pace, that is very important.

@michaelhaiducek2648 2 жыл бұрын

@@CamppattonFamilyCompound It looks like you have plenty of help to pour a concrete truck load at once. Save the bags & mixer for the smaller jobs.

@CamppattonFamilyCompound 2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelhaiducek2648 A truck could not get back to the pour site. And having two others are not plenty. If I am pouring from a truck I need 4 wheelbarrowers, two on scret board, two raking and two mag floaters. If we are doing back to back trucks add four finishers.

@michaelhaiducek2648 2 жыл бұрын

@@CamppattonFamilyCompound Back in the day My Brother & I have poured & finished a 5 yard truck ourselves with only a Screed board & Bull Float... Now days 1 man can run a power screed & you can rent a concrete pump with remote control for a day for less than the price of a wheel barrow that can pump 25yrds/hr 500'ft away from the truck. So 1 man on the hose & 1 man on the power screed can pour a 9 yard truck load in 21 minutes. The truck allows 5 minutes per yard, so you finish well under the 45 minutes they give you.

@CamppattonFamilyCompound 2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelhaiducek2648 If you have the money to throw away on renting all that stuff and the price of a pump is way more that that, it is a couple hundred for a day (minimum rate). And trucks have never given more than 30 minutes from the time they arrive on site.

@beanieweenie9543 2 жыл бұрын

Did you leave your forms in between the sections for control joints or did you pour it straight up against the concrete?

@CamppattonFamilyCompound 2 жыл бұрын

Against the concrete. Leaving the form boards will cause big problems later.

@beanieweenie9543 2 жыл бұрын

@@CamppattonFamilyCompound so is there any space between the different sections? I have seen some people leave a 1x between sections for a joint. I’m getting ready to pour a rather large slabs and it going to be divided into 6 squares just debating on the best way to do the joints between the sections.

@CamppattonFamilyCompound 2 жыл бұрын

@@beanieweenie9543 No space between. In fact on large single pours there are two ways of doing it. 1) Lines are put in with a special tool after the concrete has been worked with a Bull Float, but before the Fresno Float work starts. 2) a machine is used for "no line" pours. Now if you are doing it is several pours (like I did), Use an edging tool (shown at 8:59 in the video) on not only the outside edges, but the joining edges as I did starting at 16:49

@mikedurbin1843 3 жыл бұрын

Breakheart Pass, good Movie

@CamppattonFamilyCompound 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorites, with husband and wife team Charles and Jill

@teresagrigsby-rose8761 3 жыл бұрын

Did you use kind of cement with sand n gravel already in it?

@CamppattonFamilyCompound 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, 60 pound bags of ready mix

@tonyalcantar8378 2 жыл бұрын

What was the size of the pad? How many 60 lbs of cement did you use?

@CamppattonFamilyCompound 2 жыл бұрын

456 bags total. It was about 620 sq. ft. total, for what was done in the video. I didn't get to finish the two big pads because things changed and we bought the house across the street and we had to tighten our belts until next year.

@michaelhaiducek2648 2 жыл бұрын

@@CamppattonFamilyCompound That was a 7.65 yard pour. It would have been cheaper & less labor to order a ready mix cement truck. If you are actually trying to save money, have rock & sand delivered, then buy bags of portolan cement & mix your own. 3 buckets of gravel, 2 buckets of sand, 1 bucket cement & 1/2 bucket water.

@PalmettoPrepared 3 жыл бұрын

With all the ice yall get out there id consider doing a bit more of an aggessive texture than a broom. Something like a nonskid on the deck of a ship. Aint no slippin on stuff like that. But overall great work. Thatll kill the back quickly

@CamppattonFamilyCompound 3 жыл бұрын

I wanted to put PEX in under the concrete like my neighbor just did, but the wife didn't think it was worth the money. A snow blower and bio ice melt will have to do. So long as I get to it before the pets or anyone else walks on it, it is easy to clear.

@buildingseriyrm3736 Жыл бұрын

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@t.p.9232 2 жыл бұрын

?? Where did I miss the "reason" for mixing all that by hand and not calling a truck? Stronger mix by truck. I wouldn't trust those premix bags for anything that actually needs a true psi rating.

@CamppattonFamilyCompound 2 жыл бұрын

I talked about need to work the edge next to the building at the beginning of the video and you can't do that with a large pour. At 3 minutes in, I talked about needing to do multiple pours because of elevation differences of the different pads. Also the trucks can not get in to pour directly and the standby charge for wheelbarrowing it would double the cost and well as charging for short loads, if I did a couple yards at a time. I talked about the truck access issue on the previous video on mixing concrete with the Harbor freight mixer.