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70l cement mixer - mix qty

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11 July 2020 at 4:39PM in In my home (includes DIY) MoneySaving

I’ve notice borrowed a 70L cement mixer with a 45L working capacity (apparently)
will be mixing up concrete and cement this coming week, any idea what I should use for measuring the ballast and cement? Am guessing 7 shovels (6:1 ratio) will be more than 45L?

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davemorton Posts: 29,084 Forumite

11 July 2020 at 4:53PM

Guess it depends on how much you load on the shovel. Dont heap it up, should be fine.

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EssexExile Posts: 6,404 Forumite

11 July 2020 at 8:36PM

Get the mixer going before you load it, don't overload the shovel.

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KeithP Posts: 41,230 Forumite

11 July 2020 at 8:42PM

britishboy said:

Am guessing 7 shovels (6:1 ratio) will be more than 45L?

Crikey. How big is your shovel?

Imagine three two-litre coke bottles. Can you balance that much ballast on your shovel?

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grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite

11 July 2020 at 8:48PM

I used buckets. 2 buckets of aggregate. For cement I made a mark inside the bucket.

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