Kudos to you for posting your whole trial and error process. It’s so much more helpful for other beginners.

As others have said, a little water in before adding the bags will help the caking of the dry mix. Also, the mixers are designed to be left running while dumping the mixed concrete out. It goes much easier with it running. 19 year veteran ofhauling redy mix concrete in a front discharge truck.

It's really nice to see someone who didn't rehearse their whole, KZfaq video and cut out every scene that is useful for the beginners… Kudos to you my man for being the pioneer and letting it all hang out for us to see… Just bought one of these myself to mix up garden soil and I know everything I need to know. Thank you again !!

They also work exceptionally well mixing soils for raised beds.

The hardest part is always finding a rhythm that works for you. Project looks great by the way!

Thanks for the video. Like some others have said, you need to add water first, then the mix, I'd say about 1/3rd of the water that you're planning to put in for the whole batch, but watch out, it may want to splash back at you if you dump the first bag really fast. Be sure to stand upwind, that dust is bad news to breathe, trust me. Use a big measuring pitcher for the water, and keep track of how much you put in for each load, then you'll know how much to add for the next because you'll know that it will turn out, it's faster, and you won't have to tend it as much. From what I've found, the amount of water it shows on the bag isn't going to be enough. It might be enough if you're mixing it in a wheelbarrow, but it won't pour out of a mixer very well if it's too firm. I'm not sure if you can on yours, but I added another hole on the tilt adjustment on the side that lets me drop the front one click more and it's been working well that way. One other thing, one of the first things I did was to make a trough to lean against the front of the mixer so when you dump it, it goes where you want. Just a piece of plywood with 2x4 sides on it that narrows down as it gets to the bottom is fine. Good luck, have as much fun as you can making concrete, and that won't likely be much, but it sure makes it nice when you can stop doing it and watch the game!

Hey, you're a good guy demoing this and speeding up the learning curve for the rest of us. Thanks!

Another fantastic machine to add to your arsenal of tools for all your projects Merry Christmas to you and Tiffany and of course your puppies old and new

You have the gift of explaining things, I am sure people who need this will appreciate it. I hope you got a warm blanket for Bullet:))) Be well!

I have never tried to put one of these together but it seemed pretty simple! Your flag pole project came out nice! Pretty soon you will be making stepping stone walkways to the pool!😊 Stay warm and stay safe in the coming days!

I enjoyed your video. I just ordered one of these from HD along with a bunch of concrete. We have several projects to do around our little farm and I'm hoping this machine makes it easier. You did great for the first time...I'll be in the same boat so I can relate to this video quite well. Thank you!

Great new tool added to your arsenal. Well done as usual.

Good review, looks like a pretty solid cement mixer and fairly easy to assemble. That will come in handy for you Andrew. ❤️❤️. 🌞🇨🇦

Great video, you sold me on buying one from Lowes. I have a 10x12 pad me and my husband need to fill so this will definitely save his back from aching so much.

Great video, i have never poured concrete but im going to start making some mistakes myself this month, appreciate these videos.

Great video, I'm getting ready to do a few slabs on my property and was researching mixers and came up on your video... nice review, keep up the great videos. God Bless!

Sitting in the truck watching this as my wife and daughter are shopping at some foo foo expensive store somewhere along 30A this evening. Nice mixer. I’m sure it will come in handy for your many projects to come.

Andrew, found your channel a few days ago, binged watched your outdoor kitchen series, after Ep 2, I became a subscriber. Currently watching your pole barn house series, not bad for someone who has never framed a house. I'm rather impressed. Keep up the good work. You may want to give Perkins Builder Brothers a watch. Take care and Merry Christmas to you and yours.

Hi, Andrew! This concrete mixer will be useful for many of your projects.

Excellent job young man. Be nice if THEY added a Pour Lip of some kind to help with the unloading part of the process.

This is pretty timely. We just set that same one up a few days ago lol. Got hubby an early xmas present. Got it at H Depot $299. We are doing a bunch of projects too! Those mixers are also excellent for mixing potting soil and animal feed! (rinse them out well after each use). We had an older one but it broke down a few yrs ago. They come in handy

Nice job, sir. I find that it helps to put a little water in the drum first - that way the concrete gets wet as soon as you dump in the mix. It helps to avoid getting a dry wall of it at the bottom/back of the drum and makes the mixing go just a little bit quicker. Take care and God Bless. And, Merry Christmas to you and yours!

Merry Christmas to you and your family !!!!! Keep up the great work and awesome videos

They're handy. We fabbed up some brackets and rectangular tubing on ours so that we can pick it up and move it around with the forks on the front end loader bucket. The portable generator and a 55 gallon drum of water sit in the loader bucket.

Awesome mixer. That will come in handy for your property. 🤠

"Get out and do!" The phrase that pays.

Great video, learning curve and all! Thank you.

Mine from amazon is a Bilt Hard. Same mixer but blue. First job I did in my Little building remodel paid for it. Decent mixers at a good price point in my opine. Same as you: 160ish pounds of dry mix is about all you want to mix in them.

Thx for the 411 makes me feel more confident on just getting one

It'll pour better running but you want it running BEFORE tipping

cool! Merry Christmas folks!!!

I got a smaller Yardmax mixer a few years ago. I poured a single car garage floor (78 80# bags) it did great... me, not so much. :)

Thank you for this video man!

Thanks

I suspect that if you keep it running and tilt slowly the dry concrete will come out in a more controlled manner and not splat. I did love that trial and error part.

Hey Kelly watched you using your Yardmax I bought a Yardmate rear tire tiller, these names maybe kinfolk. Anyway the garden tiller I bought from Home Depot has screws and bolts that have begun to rust even though it's barn kept and I'm not using any water like your cement mixer will. Good luck on your product!

First!! Looks like a good little workhorse! Glad to see u leave the "fails" in the video just to keep people from getting discouraged. So many videos make everything looked too easy, like there isn't a learning curve. 👍

Good purchase, that one’s a workhorse. Cleaning any of them after using them can end up being ridiculously tedious if any of the concrete cures. You did a great job with your mix, just a fraction beyond a dry pack

Appreciate the review. I'm definitely going with the Yardmax over the harbor freight model for $30 more it definitely looks worth it

Love the video thank you sir

I just put one of these together today. I'm about to pour the footings for my deck. Renting something similar costs $55/day or $220/week. I'm not pouring the pad for the stairs until framing is in place so I can see where the stringers land, and I have a couple of other projects coming up I want to do. If I sell it for $150 when I'm done, it'll be cheaper than renting anyway. Glad to see I'm not the only one who struggled to get that bolt through the handle with that spring! The hardware packet was incredible. Thanks for showing this. I think I'm going to build a chute to catch the spillage and funnel it down into the hole. How's the mixer holding up to repeated use?

We need to see the FedEx delivery!

Great review. Im getting ready to buy one myself. Thanks for posting. New sub as well.

If you put stuff inside a mixer at 90 degrees it tends to glue in the back and mix terrible without a lot of water. Especially when they are not new and lose paint create cavities. You gonna notice this if you want to make a dryer mix of mortar to sit sidewalk or stones.

MASK!!!!!

I would have absolutely tried turning it on thinking it would have dumped more easily!

Wear a dust mask.Silica dust is bad for your lungs.

Look into the mud mixer

I have "mixed" feelings on this one... :-) Ha, ha Looks like a great mixer for home... 🙂

It would go smoother if you had wheel barel to dump that concrete in yhan using a plastic bucket or a shovel to to trow the concrete in the hole

Informative as always, Andrew. Did you try running the mixer off of your Ecoflo?

For sure will save your back .

Rooster would make a good Christmas chicken noodle soup ;)

Good video. What's the brand of the portable battery you used to run this mixer? How many bags of concrete this portable battery can mix?

Excellent video on assembly and use of the mixer for a beginner! Would be even better if it was more step by step instructions when filming the assembly with close up shots of each step. Like if you were an employee of Yardmax !!! Lol Thx

Question: how is this a better mixer than the Harbor Freight model? It is the same exact model but with a different motor cover. It apparently comes with a much better assembly manual than HF, but your mixing blades are installed upside down just like in the HF manual flip those around and it'll mix up better and faster, it even grinds exactly like the Harbor Freight model the two tone paint job is kinda neat though. Always start with some water first then add your dry mix it'll keep it from sticking to the bottom!

Thank you for the video, how long would you say it takes start to pour each time?

Loosen up the spring on that handle so it's easy to move and you can get a smooth dump while it's running. The pros never stop that drum turning, but they work at a don't try this at home level.

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Sure beats the wheelbarrow mixing method

Reviews on the Harbor Freight mixer said that after just a few minutes the motor quit working. You may be happy you didn't got to H.F.

Can we get a follow up vid?

You left out the part of connecting the blades to the top...they were just magically attached. That's the part I'm having a problem with, unless I'm supposed to bend them.

I use a model that has blades that are more horizontal that makes it easier to use a small shovel to remove the concrete I'm not liking the mixing blades on this one at all setup for failure

Can you mix stucco and mortor

How to order 1bagger cement mixer

THE INSTRUCTIONS SAY: (1) Always start the motor before you start loading the drum. (2) Do not turn the mixer off if you have content inside the bin. Always empty the drum completely with the mixer arms rotating. - - However, I think if you load the drum when it is completely vertical and then turn on the motor before tilting it, that should not cause a problem. Also, empty the mixer into a wheelbarrow and then you can easily dump the concrete into a hole or shovel it where you need it. - - Also, the reason I came here was to see how the mixer arms had to go but you skipped the part that shows in detail how you got them aligned properly.

Would your EcoFlow delta run it?

just to be 100% clear, the mixer barrel is made of metal?

Have you ever heard of QUIKRETE?

I put mine together, and the electricity goes on, but the mixer does not move… Any ideas?

Leave it to FedEx. They USE to be the best. Anymore, at least, their quality of service has really went down the shitter. They misdelivered my package to the wrong address. I called their number, and all I was told is that the package was delivered.

I would like a nice pad out by my room please 🥺

The concrete industry makes mixers for men. Women can’t lift 80 lbs up that high, and stores don’t sell smaller bags. I’ve looked high and low. I can mix 2 bags at a time in my big old wheelbarrow with a shovel or a hoe. Done it a few times.

Fed ex sucks.

Thanks for not explaining sh8t on the assembly