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Post by Mixer Driver 69 on Jul 18, 2008 21:59:12 GMT -5
I just had my drum chipped last night, and they did an awesome job of it. Looks beautiful.
I've heard a lot of different ways that drivers wash down after a pour. I prefer to be pretty thorough, being that I am a rookie. I usually spend 10 to 15 minutes. A little more if I have chutes hanging.
I'm curious as to how you all do your wash downs. Any tips to make it faster without sacrificing cleanliness?
I want to keep my fins looking as good as they do now for as long as I can.
Thanx.
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gant
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Post by gant on Jul 18, 2008 23:09:37 GMT -5
every driver has their own routine.. if i have all the chutes on I rinse them out quick and climb up top and rinse out the discharge hopper and then around the back of the ring inside the discharge hopper.. rinse out the chute as best as I can from the top.. then I spray off the front of the fins.. then lean down in the charge hopper and wash the back of the fins.. I spray them until I cant feel anything else on them..then just work my way up all the way to the front of the drum...then I spray off the outside of the drum from on top of my ladder.. I spray the back ring down and rub it by hand and then rub about 2 feet in front of the ring as well.. then climb down spray the chutes off hang them up and rinse out my main and flip chute and move it from side to side to get everything underneath the boot.. flip the chute over and get where the main and the flip connect, put the chain on it and spray off the truck really quick and go.. usually takes me about 8 minutes..
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Post by Mort on Jul 19, 2008 9:37:16 GMT -5
I generally start at the top, that way you're not doing everything twice. I'll get the inside of the charge hopper, then spend a minute or two on the drum ring (inside and out) and the fins that I can see from the ladder. Then goes the discharge hopper. I then try to reach down the discharge hopper to get the chutes, like you're not supposed to do, because I hate getting the top from the other side. Gets splatter all over.
Then I get all the chutes, getting the backs and the edges one at a time. When I get down to just the flop chute, if there's room, I try to swing it both ways and get the upper edge. Then I spray down the back and the rear of the drum. It can take me up to 15-20 minutes if there is a big mess, and the truck was clean to begin with.
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Post by advancedriver on Aug 10, 2008 9:29:56 GMT -5
I just had my drum chipped out, they only bits and pieces that came out couldn't even fill a 5 gallon bucket! The last time was about a year ago. One of my secretes to keeping your fins clean is to wash UP, not DOWN. I put the charge hopper up, I climb the ladder (Terex/Advance front discharge mixer) I spray the load hopper on the inside, then the outside, then spray the front tips of the fins aiming down the blast away the crap the accumulates where the fins are welded to the drum, then I squat down and aim the hose to spray up wards at about a 2 o'clock position and spray the holes as the drum rotates at an idle in full charge. I found this breaks the cement loose and it falls down and slowly screws down into the load as I keep spraying the the crud out of the way. You know you did a pretty good job when you see the water running down the back side of the fin you are spraying looks fairly clean, not grey and chunky. I usually don't spray more than a few feet past the ring like this when I am cleaning up AFTER a job, because the next time you get loaded all that will be rubbed off by the new load going in the truck. Also, when your washing out after unloading, make sure to put your hose very close to the very lip of the drum to blast off any concrete the sticks to that. That way you stop that 1/4 yard build up on the very end of your bowl before it starts. You know what I am talking about, about a foot down from the discharge side of the drum is solid grey concrete, and the rest of the truck looks spotless. I hope this is good advice for you guys! Its worked for me after 11 years of practice LOL
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Post by BillyCement on Aug 10, 2008 12:51:54 GMT -5
Ever since our company started hiring an outside company to chip out our barrels I haven't seen the need to wash out at all 
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Post by Mixer Driver 69 on Aug 11, 2008 15:48:01 GMT -5
Ever since our company started hiring an outside company to chip out our barrels I haven't seen the need to wash out at all We have an outside crew that does all the chipping for us. However, they only do each truck about every six months. |
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