How to seek a good mini concrete mixer for sale

The concrete mixing machine as it is known today is over a hundred years old, having been invented in 1905 by Gebhardt Jaeger (1874-1959), a German-born industrialist and businessman who had moved to Columbus, Ohio. Everyone in the industrialized world has seen a street or sidewalk being made or fixed at one time or another; thus, the image of the ready-mix concrete truck, with its huge rotating drum, is a familiar sight for all of us.

Concrete mixers come in two basic sizes — regular and mini, of which the latter is naturally smaller and lighter and has four axles rather than six. The term mini concrete mixers can actually refer to two types of machines — it can mean a truck, as just described, or a non-motorized wheeled device used for mixing concrete in small amounts for small-scale projects such as the repair of one’s own driveway. The price of a mini concrete mixer for sale can vary from as low as $85 to as much as $3,000. Their designs also vary greatly — some mini concrete mixers are lightweight and simple in construction, while others are heavier and more complex. They may have either one or two wheels.
When seeking out a good mini concrete mixer for sale, one should ask about the following qualities:
• robustness and sturdiness — It should not be easy to damage or cause to come apart.
• ease of maintaining and operating, since mini mixer is portable, it is easy to use as a mobile cement mixer.

• safety — The mixer should not tip over easily. Foot pedal locking systems are present on many to prevent such a mishap from happening.
• a chassis that is very stable as well as strong
Features found on many mini concrete mixers for sale include:
• lockable engine compartments
• an engine that runs on either gasoline or diesel oil, or an electric motor
• standard bearings to transmit the power that rotates the drum; these also ensure that less power is lost.