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[GB_Groundworks]

what happens when the lads put to much in the mixer



the bearing a little worst for wear



had to weld a scaffold bar on and then slide a bigger tube over to get the drum off.







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[Pablo]

Shouldn't be too expensive a fix Giles.

[GB_Groundworks]

haha no its the 2nd time in 5 years we had to do it, shaft and gear wheel is £160, bearings are £20 each front and back

so this time just need two new bearings and a new oil seal,

we changed the back bearing on monday and ran it again and was still wobbling. but the new back bearing is now stuck solid so have to be a new one.

its all in the parts washer now incase any swarth got in gears, drum going for a sandblast and repaint.



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[Tony McC]

I can't recall where it was - might have been that Knutsford sett laying job last year - but we had a mixer where the drum sheared off the shaft completely. It was mixing summat, probably mortar, when the drum started rotating eccentrically, and the next thing you know, the drum just broke free and fell right off!

I don't think we bothered trying to get it repaired!

[seanandruby]

Seen one snap on a concrete wagon once and it was full. Cost the owner driver a small fortune to repair etc: That's what happens if they are'nt greased up regular.