2007-07-13 12:45:15 · 4 answers · asked by NOONTIME 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
If the truck spins to keep the cement from hardening, then what happens when the truck isn't spinning? (i.e. done working for the day)
2007-07-13 13:16:28 · update #1
Not unless the crew is pouring all night! The batch plant usually loads the first in the early a.m., the trucks roll & spin to pour site, and unless the contractor's mandate is for 24-hr continuous pours, no need to spin at other times than from "can-see to can't-see" - the crews at the site may not be on all-night schedules either!
2007-07-13 12:53:36 · answer #1 · answered by constantreader 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An interesting thought... however, concrete (water, aggragate, and Portland cememt) sets in just a few hours, so leaving any in a truck or other mixer is a disaster waiting to happen !
There was a GREAT episode in "Mythbusters" where they dealt with the effects of the concrete setting within the truck due to a traffic jam: proving that dynamite can loosen the set concrete.
2007-07-13 13:11:57 · answer #2 · answered by mariner31 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When it is done working for the day it is EMPTY and washed out. With no load, there is no reason to spin. Just like a washer or dryer, you don't leave the clothes dryer spinning when it is empty do you? Well? DO YOU !!??? LOL
2007-07-13 14:18:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
no, the engine has to be running and the lever moved to the correct position. it spins to the right to mix the mud with blades inside that correspond to the turn. turn it to the left and the mud discharges to the chute and onto the ground.
2007-07-13 13:00:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋