re cement mixer

Anyone ever have a ford tractor three point mounted cement mixer? My uncle had one,worked great.Had a car tire on back of mixer that rode on adapter mounted on pto shaft.Would dump when he raised three point.

Seen one sell on a sale last year for 10 bucks. Should have bought or at least bid on it due to the fact that you can place your concrete where you need it.

Grandpa used to have one that fit on his WD.

i had one spotted sitting unused, the tire had dry rotted off it and the only way to change it was to cut the steel tube it was mounted on, change it, then reweld the tube on the machine, not a problem for me, but the guy sent it to the scrapper knowing full well i wanted to buy the thing from him, kinda made me a little grumpy lol

Called a trans-mix I got one I would sell, located in NE Iowa if you are interested.

I have and use one but not the kind with the tire. Mine uses a PTO shaft and the drum continues to turn even during dumping.

First use of it was with my good friend and neighbor. We poured a small vault or treasure chest of concrete into a hole we dug. Into the rim of the chest were four U brackets. The chest was closed with a steel lid fitted with slots to accommodate the U brackets with a combination lock fitted to each one.

For three years he sent clues to his parents and brothers and sisters on birthdays, anniversaries, Christmas, etc. Each clue had to be used with the others so no one alone could solve the location of the treasure. The main idea was to bring the family closer together to compare clues, etc.

A year before the final day of searching we filled the chest and I started farming over the site to eradicate signs of digging. A fine oak box was made and inside it was filled with costume jewelry for the appearance of a pirate treasure, true silver coins and ingots, a few fine knives, and ?? Total value of the treasure was around $1,000.

Finally all met at the neighbors house and from there they all drove clue to clue and eventually to my farm which few were aware of.

Using a lone tall tree they had to calculate the distance from it using shadow measuring. We had provided them with a soil probe and they were within 6 feet of the chest after stepping off the distance from the tree.

Once they uncovered the chest they had to use clues to work the locks. Each lock was a different color and each family member had only one number clue or direction of turn.

At last they opened the chest to find the real treasure awaiting. We all went back to the neighbors house to actually open the chest. A newspaper reporter/photographer did a write up on the event.

Though the kids (cousins) are now grown they no doubt will always remember the treasure hunt. The chest remains on my farm for refilling. Maybe a good site for a geocache. lol

Dad made one from scratch using an old barrel and copied the tire drive on the commercial model, made it to fit the WD45. Poured the silage bunk platform with it. Electric drive he made for the silage bunk feeder used a tire on the auger shaft, driven by a wide rubber-covered flat roller on the motor.

My son has one - PTO driven - no tire involved. He bought it new about five years ago, and we used it mostly to mix mortar for the blocks for his 30X50 shop.

I remember the ones with a rubber tire in the driveline - they worked good.

Payl