The Kushlan Products original wheelbarrow mixer made with the do-it-yourselfer in mind. The 3.5 cu ft capacity polyethylene drum holds up to 180 lbs of premix concrete. The 1/2 HP electric motor provides 21 RPM. Heavy gauge steel frame. CE, UL, and CSA Approved. Economy Priced Mixer (2 cu ft ). The Original Kushlan Mixer.
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Customers like the performance of the bearings and bushings. They say it works well. However, some customers have reported issues with the assembly instructions. They mention that it's hard to understand and takes longer than expected to assemble.
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Customers are satisfied with the performance of the bearings and bushings. They mention that it works very well.
"...Otherwise, it worked well. It had no problem mixing two 80# bags at a time. I mixed about 190 80# bags in 3 days and it worked flawlessly...." Read more
"Very happy with my mixer. It works great. Set up and assembly was a bit of a chore. The instructions leave much to be desired...." Read more
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Customers find the assembly instructions for the bearings and bushings hard to understand and figure out. They also say it takes longer than expected to assemble and is not plug-and-play ready.
"As previously stated, the instructions aren't great but I didn't have any trouble following them...." Read more
"...have to redesign the thing, skip this one - it is definitely not plug-and-play ready...." Read more
"wish it had better assembly instructions." Read more
"...Set up and assembly was a bit of a chore. The instructions leave much to be desired...." Read more
As previously stated, the instructions aren't great but I didn't have any trouble following them. However, there are two fins inside the drum, but the holes on the drum sides were in the wrong place. I spent 10 minutes messing with the blades before I was convinced they were 90-deg off, so I had to drill two new holes and fill the original holes with nuts and bolts. Otherwise, it worked well. It had no problem mixing two 80# bags at a time. I mixed about 190 80# bags in 3 days and it worked flawlessly. I added too much water on one batch and had to add (approximately) another half bag to the drum and the motor did bind and stop turning, but with a little push on the drum, it started up again and kept going fine. The second time I had to add more concrete, it kept rotating happily. I think the 200# stated limit is probably accurate, so you could probably mix three 60# bags at a time. Drum opening is a good height and handles and feet are well designed so pouring is easy. Overall it's a good product; too bad it had some holes in the wrong place.
Unfortunately, it is pretty shoddy stuff. Delivered 2 weeks ago, and I haven't been able to see if it even works yet. Apparently there is no quality control on whoever manufactures the random parts that come in the box. So, why do I hate it? At $400, I expect a decently engineered machine that can be assembled and function as intended. Oh, assembly instructions would also be worth a star, if they made any sense at all. This unit came with one flat tire (pried the tire off the wheel, and, yep, perfect hole in the inner tube), missing one cotter pin (needs four to keep the wheels where they need to be), missing washers (required to keep the "safety plastic" in place), and it required considerable "field engineering" because what looked write on the drawing table did not actually work - the gearwheel threaded holes and the drum's inner steel plate can only be installed in one way, due to pre-threaded holes in the inner plate. The mixing blade holes in the plate will not allow the mixing blades to attach to the mixing blade holes in the sides of the drum. After testing some alternate mounting positions, with a little bending and flexing, the mixing blades can be attached on the inner plate over the top of the gearwheel bolts that protrude far enough to install another nut. Then, we'll need to close the open holes where the mixing blades were supposed to be attached to the inner steel plate. Two trips to the hardware store and $70 later (cotter pins, washers, 4 additional nuts, two additional bolts, and two new wheel/tire sets), I'm still not quite there - local store did not have inner tubes (hole is un-repairable on the valve stem base) and did not have exact replacement size wheel, so I had to by a pair - and those do not have the correct offset to keep the tire from rubbing on the frame, which will be an issue under load. I need to fabricate some custom spacers ... hoping to get the final "as built" mixer complete this weekend. Gotta love how those engineers spec for production then ship it out for you and me to figure out how to actually make one work. If you are busy, and don't have the time or inclination to have to redesign the thing, skip this one - it is definitely not plug-and-play ready. For $320 I could have had my current project completed by scheduling a redi-mix delivery.
Very happy with my mixer. It works great. Set up and assembly was a bit of a chore. The instructions leave much to be desired. Not hard to figure out, but it took longer than I expected to assemble. I like the self storing/retractable handles, makes it easy to store in the shed. Seems to have plenty of power, mixed 3 60lb. bags at a time with it. Very heavy duty cart design.
Good mixer, hard to understand assembly instructions. When I got it put together and turned in on, the motor pulley split in half. I purchased a 2" steel pulley at local hardware store, ( made in USA), and installed it on the mixer. Now it runs with a little more torque. Mixed 80 pound bags, 2 at a time with no problem. It helps to turn mixer on before dumping concrete in the drum. Be prepared to do some work to the mixer, I would recommend this mixer.
I really like it once I replaced the part that was broke and bolts that were missing when it arrived. So much quieter than any other I have used before.
