TEAMYAKIMA Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Stupid questions Cement mixer trucks - do they rotate clockwise or anti-clockwise? Or either? Or both? Or who cares? Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted November 5, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2019 Clockwise while mixing/travelling, anti clockwise to unload. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YesTor Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 A bigger question for me is, does anyone make one in OO gauge? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium JSModels Posted November 5, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 5, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, YesTor said: A bigger question for me is, does anyone make one in OO gauge? Wiking used to do a very good one, I had one 20+ years ago... Edit: I had This One. Seems they do a more modern one but it's very £££££...! Edited November 5, 2019 by jrb 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 6 hours ago, chris p bacon said: Clockwise while mixing/travelling, anti clockwise to unload. Wow! So it wasn't such a stupid question after all! Who knew? Many thanks. Just one more (genuinely stupid) - do I assume that's clockwise or anti-clockwise when looking at it from behind? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted November 5, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2019 2 hours ago, TEAMYAKIMA said: Wow! So it wasn't such a stupid question after all! Who knew? Many thanks. Just one more (genuinely stupid) - do I assume that's clockwise or anti-clockwise when looking at it from behind? I forgot to say, that's looking from behind which is where I'm usually standing. There are blades within the drum like an Archimedes screw, for mixing it pushes the load towards the front and turns it over. To empty, they reverse the drum and it brings it to the top and down the chute. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Another daft question. Why are they called cement mixers when they are usually for mixing concrete (aggregates, sand, cement and water)? Wouldn't concrete mixer be better? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 21 minutes ago, grahame said: Another daft question. Why are they called cement mixers when they are usually for mixing concrete (aggregates, sand, cement and water)? Wouldn't concrete mixer be better? Both terms are used. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 23 minutes ago, Fat Controller said: Both terms are used. But which is correct? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Just now, grahame said: But which is correct? 'Cement mixer' was originally the term used for the small mixers, made by people like 'Winget', used to supply 'compo' for brick-layers on site. Lorry-mounted 'concrete' mixers appeared from the late-1950s/ early 1960s, as more use was made of concrete for floor slabs and similar. They wouldn't be much use delivering 'compo', unless you had a lot of very fast brickies, as the large quantities of cement would start to 'go off' before being used. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Concrete contains cement anyway. I seem to recall Richard Dockerill referring to them as 'conkies'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpendle Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 17 hours ago, TEAMYAKIMA said: Stupid questions Cement mixer trucks - do they rotate clockwise or anti-clockwise? Or either? Or both? Or who cares? Paul I think you need to ask what would happen if they stopped rotating John P 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 3 hours ago, BernardTPM said: Concrete contains cement anyway. I seem to recall Richard Dockerill referring to them as 'conkies'. And, of course, he was known as 'concrete Dick'. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 17 hours ago, YesTor said: A bigger question for me is, does anyone make one in OO gauge? Yes, I bought one which is a Japanese model (Best choose?) On eBay. It had an obviously Japanese cab based on a Hino prototype so I replaced it with a Road Transport Images Leyland cab from the late 1970s. It is available for sale if of interest. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 (edited) Duplicate post Edited November 5, 2019 by 37114 Duplicate post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike knowles Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 On 05/11/2019 at 17:35, jpendle said: I think you need to ask what would happen if they stopped rotating John P If it was loaded with concrete we'd ring the fire brigade to come and flush it out before it went hard! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastairq Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 On 05/11/2019 at 20:39, 37114 said: Yes, I bought one which is a Japanese model (Best choose?) On eBay. It had an obviously Japanese cab based on a Hino prototype so I replaced it with a Road Transport Images Leyland cab from the late 1970s. Hino are [or were] sold in the UK for tippers, etc.....I think they were based in Ireland? [Importer?] So, as a make, not too far out of the way? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 3 hours ago, alastairq said: Hino are [or were] sold in the UK for tippers, etc.....I think they were based in Ireland? [Importer?] So, as a make, not too far out of the way? Yes they were very popular in Ireland which is where the importer was, they were rugged trucks but cabs rusted out quite quickly. One has just been imported to the UK, some interesting read in the comments: https://www.flickr.com/photos/46166396@N03/48893530617/in/photostream/ Should anyone be interested my 4mm cement/concrete mixer model is on ebay now as I am up sizing to 7mm: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174090190876 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRUNFOS Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 (edited) Your mixer is painted in Pioneer Concrete colours, an Aussie firm taken over by Hansons. Hansons still had some Hino mixers until 2015/16. there was certainly one running out of Cannock plant. Paul. Edited November 9, 2019 by GRUNFOS 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold grandadbob Posted November 9, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 9, 2019 On 05/11/2019 at 13:06, grahame said: Another daft question. Why are they called cement mixers when they are usually for mixing concrete (aggregates, sand, cement and water)? Wouldn't concrete mixer be better? I used to work for a large builders merchant that also had ready mix concrete plants and then became part of the RMC group and we usually referred to them as truck mixers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernman46 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 This one got a bit too involved in being part of the railway scenery - Oxshott 13th October 2010 It actually bounced off the roof of the train after falling off the bridge - Mixer driver was unfortunate (IMHO) but thankfully survived. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted November 9, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 9, 2019 Siku do a 1/87th one which is 10cm long. https://www.scalefarm.com/1896_type-cement_siku_scania_cement_mixer.htm No connection - just like poking about on the net to find things! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastworld Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 On 05/11/2019 at 03:17, YesTor said: A bigger question for me is, does anyone make one in OO gauge? Langley do a kit: http://www.langley-models.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_OO_Vehicle_kits_G145__onward_includes_Farm_Machines__27.html Item no G166. Not sure if it fits your period? Stu 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YesTor Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 3 hours ago, eastworld said: Langley do a kit: http://www.langley-models.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_OO_Vehicle_kits_G145__onward_includes_Farm_Machines__27.html Item no G166. Not sure if it fits your period? Thanks, but sadly not. I'm thinking more current, something like this really I guess... cheers Al Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastworld Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 It'll probably have to be HO scale then - seems to be a hole in the market at present. Which means that there is this: http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_details.asp?code=VN1133 Maybe a little on the expensive side though. Stu Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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