Finally drove the mixer into the shop.

 

Looked like a fun drive, Bob...Not to mention, a good arm workout.

 

Hahaha. Yes it was, but way too short. Hopefully this summer there will be a road trip. Here is the outside view.

 

Wow, that's a cool truck. Funny thing is it occurred to how much laundry would the mixer hold.

 

^^ Or margaritas?

 

Bring a salt lined wheelbarrow.

 

That was cool!!! There's not many things better than driving your truck around your driveway and parking it in your shop...with room to spare !!!

 

Gee Bob, compared to here it looks like summer there already!
Tom

 

Hahahaha. I had a two day window and went for it before the doom and gloom returned, which it did.

 

The shop doors are 10' x 10'. The mixer is 9'-8" tall and 9' wide. Yep, had plenty of room.

 

Did you ever get the cement chipped out of the barrel..?

 

Cool Mixer

 

Nice video, looks like it's fun to drive! I was wondering the same thing John asked, did you get the concrete out of the drum?

 

I got a couple of the medium sized loose chunks out through the hatch. I have a larger air compressor coming so I can start chiseling away at that cured 1 yard mass at the bottom of the barrel, and needle scaling the outside. I swear it was never cleaned out the last few times it was used fifty odd years ago.

 

Did you try drilling any holes in the concrete to give it a place to fracture..?