Belle cement mixer problem

[Mikey_C]

Gents,
With your considerable years of experience, I am hoping that you may have come across this problem before and would be able to advise what might be wrong,

My borrowed belle minimix 140 has problems turning when fully loaded especially when tilting it to empty it, the motor is still going at his point it just seems like it can't turn the drum

Thanks in advance for your suggestions,

Mike

[James.Q]

sounds like your over loadig .

[andpartington]

if the mixer the later model where the stand just drops in to a hole in a pivoting block, mounted underneath the drum, on the tubular frame i cant help much more.

but if its the older model with no pivoting block the belt is slipping slacken off the bolts and move the motor with a crowbar to tension the belt and retighten its simple just needs quick look and you will soon c what to do!!


if you need any more help a pick of the back end of the mixer will help

andy

[Mikey_C]

I have been using it for the last twelve months, I haven't changed the amount I am putting in, 12-15 shovel fulls depending on what I am mixing. ???

[Mikey_C]

Cheers Andy, it sounds like the second description, I shall get the small persuading bar out and give it go this weekend.

[Pablo]

One of mine does that I can't adjust the tension so when we tip it we grab the fuel tank and pull it towards us and that tensions the belt enough. The metal that it's all mounted on can a bit fatigued loose hence the belts tension goes.

[Mikey_C]

I think I managed to adjust the right bit at the weekend, however, daylight got the better of me before I could confirm it as working, hopefully I haven't made it to tight.

I think I need to keep an eye out for one on ebay, it has reminded me why I am always nervous about borrowing other peoples tools, but it is my uncle's and he insisted I borrow rather than get my own -- I think he has given up this type of work!!

[James.Q]

get your own and try not to lend it out . sounds negative but if all the gear id lent out woz still working i could own a hire shop intead of a pile of scrap

[Dave_L]

"Lenders are loosers" as the old man tells me......

[Pablo]

Know only to well I lent one of my back up mixers out to a 'friend' about 4 months ago for a 'wee plastering job' and still haven't got it back yet. Always gives me an excuse why he can't return it. It was a moment of drunken weakness I never lend anything and this just reinforces it. He's not getting a christmas card. A*sehole

[James.Q]

last year had 3 disc cutters sold to a mate in pub since then 1 has blown up other 1 nicked and strangely enough asked so called mate to lend it me back but its always out/broken/or in use

[lutonlagerlout]

our slaughter got burgled last week
thieving cnuts took the wacker, hydraulic breaker,and a diesel generator
left all kinds of woodworking equipment and 15 acrows so i am guessing it was pikeys
they peeled the door padlocks and all straight outta the frame
so if anyone decides to stop and offer me any tools on the street or in the pub,they may be in for a nasty surprise

LLL

[James.Q]

pikeys would take acrows to wiegh in . given enough time

[Dave_L]

LLL - what's a slaughter??

[lutonlagerlout]

an old word for lock up,dont know where it comes from.but the old lads used to call it that
LLL