I had the usual problems, but they would have been much more difficult to solve and much more time-consuming without your video. I was having trouble setting the key into the keyway on the driveshaft, so I installed the drive pulley on the driveshaft without the key, taking care to align the two keyways squarely, and then carefully tapped the oiled key into the keyway, as if tapping in a nail. She went in smoothly. Timewise, 5 hours, but she runs! Thanks, again, friend.
Thanks for the vid. Watched it 3 weeks ago after I ordered and glad I did. Mixer got in this week and I put it together today. After watching I picked up some grease and sealant so had that on hand. If you had not posted it would have taken me a lot longer to put the thing together particularly since yes, the instructions suck and also I did not have 15 bags of hardware. I had 13. 1-12 and another number 1. Again, thanks for posting. Oh and my junction box was broken too.
Thx for the vid, didn't look at the instructions one bit, just followed your vid. The only mistake I made was not lining up the bottom and top drum, I didn't see the arrows until after I used the sealant and screwed it together. I was done in 5 or 6 days, no problem. Appreciate ya.
I love this mixer. I have mixed about 40-50 bags in it and had no problems at all. I can't remember if I specified in the video, but I mix two 80lb bags of concrete at a time. I first put in 1.5 gallons of water then I put in 1 80lb bag. After it is mixed in good (soupy), I add the 2nd 80lb bag. AFTER I add the 2nd 80lb I turn the mixer down to almost a 90 degree angle. If you do not then it won't mix good. I have it at about 45 degrees to add water and 2 bags of mix. This works great!
Thanks for the video! Mine is exatcly like this but from home depot and I would have been lost without this video. The only confusing part was the numbered bags. Mine were numbered differently and I think you said to use bag 12 twice. I used bag 6 for attaching the arm to the stand and had to play around with it before i figured it all out. :-)
I have continued to use this mixer and have had no problems with it. Yes some paint has flaked off in a few small spots but not an issue. I would just spray some Rustoleum on it :) After almost 2 years I have am still very pleased.
You can't get the bigger side of the gasket to the outside because it is cut in a circle, and the circle can only go on in one position. Were you able to get apart the gear end where the gear shaft bearings are? My gear is a bit hard to turn but I can not get to the bearings. I did undo the bearings that it tips on, they were horrible. I couldn't tip the barrel, I had to pull off the ends, steel wool them and grease them.
Thank you for the video. The printed instructions suck to say the least... funny that I notices the same misalignment of arrows on the tub and had to take out a couple of bolts to put the paddles in.... I also used gorilla glue for the gasket sealer which I think will be ok.. had some gobs streaming down the inside which I'm sure will help mix the cement. Plugged it in and it worked like a champ... I fell for some of people trying to put this thing together that aren't mechanically inclined.
Yes, the "key" (small square piece of metal about 1" [25mm] long) goes into the slot (keyway) in the shaft (what you refer to as a piston, I presume) before you slide the pulley (wheel unit) onto the shaft. It transmits the torque from the pulley to the shaft and prevents the pulley from spinning around the shaft.
Hi, great video, thanks a lot! I am looking for a machine that can mix flours and other ingredients well. Do you think this one could do the job? I noticed some paint coming off, that would not be great in food. Please advice. Thanks again.
I have oone of these at home, still in the box. Hoping to get it put together soon and mix some concrete. How is it holding up now that you have had it a while?
I have the 8 bolt upper/lower drum. the upper drum has no arrow to show where to align upper lower halves. should paddle bolt holes be aligned with each other?
how is this mixer working for you? I'm thinking about buying one ...Can you fit 2 80 pound bags of quikrete in this? Please if anyone could answer me would help.
I still have this mixer and it works great 5 years later. It handles 2 80lb bags just fine. You just need to start with it tilted up 45 degrees and slowly work it down as it mixes up.
Nice video. Unfortunately I was only watching to see the wiring (only yhing not in the manual) and you skipped over that! Haha. Not sure how you got the paddles to line up when the 2 yellow arrows on your 2 drum halves weren't lined up. Maybe you got lucky and got it 180 degrees off so it still worked.
Thanks for showing how to do the blades. The instructions are pretty poor. Took me a while to figure out that the round metal slug was to go above the spring for the handle. The bolt presses on the slug, which presses on the spring.
I would say that I did not but thankfully it did not affect the performance. I still have this unit and have continued to use it on and off for any concrete project. It has been many years since I did this so I don't recall the details.
YOU DIDNT MENTION THAT THE ARROW STICKERS ON THE outer 2 PORTIONS OF THE DRUM PIECES, DONT MATCH UP FOR PROPER PLACEMENT OF INNER 2 PADDLE MIXER BLADES.
if you like to get beyond pissed off with shit instructions and missing bolt packages dont bother with HF. bought their 3 1/2 mixer and the instruction say hex bolt (56) when there is only bags 2-11. bag 1 was nowhwere to be seen
I had the usual problems, but they would have been much more difficult to solve and much more time-consuming without your video. I was having trouble setting the key into the keyway on the driveshaft, so I installed the drive pulley on the driveshaft without the key, taking care to align the two keyways squarely, and then carefully tapped the oiled key into the keyway, as if tapping in a nail. She went in smoothly. Timewise, 5 hours, but she runs! Thanks, again, friend.
Thanks for the vid. Watched it 3 weeks ago after I ordered and glad I did. Mixer got in this week and I put it together today. After watching I picked up some grease and sealant so had that on hand. If you had not posted it would have taken me a lot longer to put the thing together particularly since yes, the instructions suck and also I did not have 15 bags of hardware. I had 13. 1-12 and another number 1. Again, thanks for posting.
Oh and my junction box was broken too.
Thank you for taking the time to video putting the mixer together. I was geting pretty frustrated with the sorry instructions it came with. Thank you.
Thx for the vid, didn't look at the instructions one bit, just followed your vid. The only mistake I made was not lining up the bottom and top drum, I didn't see the arrows until after I used the sealant and screwed it together. I was done in 5 or 6 days, no problem. Appreciate ya.
I love this mixer. I have mixed about 40-50 bags in it and had no problems at all. I can't remember if I specified in the video, but I mix two 80lb bags of concrete at a time. I first put in 1.5 gallons of water then I put in 1 80lb bag. After it is mixed in good (soupy), I add the 2nd 80lb bag. AFTER I add the 2nd 80lb I turn the mixer down to almost a 90 degree angle. If you do not then it won't mix good. I have it at about 45 degrees to add water and 2 bags of mix. This works great!
Thank You I orderd one today, and I will have grease and sealant on the ready. Thanks Again
Thanks for the video! Mine is exatcly like this but from home depot and I would have been lost without this video. The only confusing part was the numbered bags. Mine were numbered differently and I think you said to use bag 12 twice. I used bag 6 for attaching the arm to the stand and had to play around with it before i figured it all out. :-)
I have continued to use this mixer and have had no problems with it. Yes some paint has flaked off in a few small spots but not an issue. I would just spray some Rustoleum on it :) After almost 2 years I have am still very pleased.
You can't get the bigger side of the gasket to the outside because it is cut in a circle, and the circle can only go on in one position. Were you able to get apart the gear end where the gear shaft bearings are? My gear is a bit hard to turn but I can not get to the bearings. I did undo the bearings that it tips on, they were horrible. I couldn't tip the barrel, I had to pull off the ends, steel wool them and grease them.
Thank you for the video. The printed instructions suck to say the least... funny that I notices the same misalignment of arrows on the tub and had to take out a couple of bolts to put the paddles in.... I also used gorilla glue for the gasket sealer which I think will be ok.. had some gobs streaming down the inside which I'm sure will help mix the cement. Plugged it in and it worked like a champ... I fell for some of people trying to put this thing together that aren't mechanically inclined.
Thank you for the video and glad you never got your finger caught while it was going )))
Yes, the "key" (small square piece of metal about 1" [25mm] long) goes into the slot (keyway) in the shaft (what you refer to as a piston, I presume) before you slide the pulley (wheel unit) onto the shaft. It transmits the torque from the pulley to the shaft and prevents the pulley from spinning around the shaft.
I think I am going to buy one. It should pay for itself by saving the money of renting a mixer. Only down side is I have to find a place to store it.
Hi, great video, thanks a lot! I am looking for a machine that can mix flours and other ingredients well. Do you think this one could do the job? I noticed some paint coming off, that would not be great in food. Please advice. Thanks again.
I have oone of these at home, still in the box. Hoping to get it put together soon and mix some concrete. How is it holding up now that you have had it a while?
I wish I would have watched this last night before I put mine together.
Did yours make a clicking noise around the electric motor pulley. Thanks for the video took me 1 1/2 hour instructions suck
thanks for sharing. the cameras focus adjustment sound every 3 secs adds to the noise when it runs; haha.
How do you like this mixer. Does it work well. I am thinking of buying one. Thanks for the great videos.
Also remember to line up the arrows on the drum halves. Otherwise the holes won't be perfect
I have the 8 bolt upper/lower drum. the upper drum has no arrow to show where to align upper lower halves. should paddle bolt holes be aligned with each other?
it's been 2 years and no reply, are you still waiting for an answer :-)
how is this mixer working for you? I'm thinking about buying one ...Can you fit 2 80 pound bags of quikrete in this? Please if anyone could answer me would help.
I still have this mixer and it works great 5 years later. It handles 2 80lb bags just fine. You just need to start with it tilted up 45 degrees and slowly work it down as it mixes up.
Nice video. Unfortunately I was only watching to see the wiring (only yhing not in the manual) and you skipped over that! Haha. Not sure how you got the paddles to line up when the 2 yellow arrows on your 2 drum halves weren't lined up. Maybe you got lucky and got it 180 degrees off so it still worked.
I hope you are as pleased as I was. Let me know how it goes.
Thanks for showing how to do the blades. The instructions are pretty poor. Took me a while to figure out that the round metal slug was to go above the spring for the handle. The bolt presses on the slug, which presses on the spring.
I skipped the gasket sealant and mine works just fine no leaks
Did you notice that the arrows on the drum are not lined up, like they are supposed to be.
I would say that I did not but thankfully it did not affect the performance. I still have this unit and have continued to use it on and off for any concrete project. It has been many years since I did this so I don't recall the details.
Thanks a lot for the video.
YOU DIDNT MENTION THAT THE ARROW STICKERS ON THE outer 2 PORTIONS OF THE DRUM PIECES, DONT MATCH UP FOR PROPER PLACEMENT OF INNER 2 PADDLE MIXER BLADES.
+a2zmovieproductions thank you so much for this more than understandable video
if you like to get beyond pissed off with shit instructions and missing bolt packages dont bother with HF. bought their 3 1/2 mixer and the instruction say hex bolt (56) when there is only bags 2-11. bag 1 was nowhwere to be seen