Super Cement Mixer

[Tinman]

Joe, do you know, what this cabin in the back is for?

I work on four of these Oshkosh Mixers plus 60 other pieces of rolling stock for my daily job Miller. The cab in the rear is actually to cover the Engine and the transmission put in backwards to power this Cement Mixer, so it can be tilted up in the front for servicing. The very rear of this back cab is the radiator, so the air to cool the engine enters the rear of the truck rather than the front as on most other conventional trucks. A new Oshkosh Mixer like this one costs roughly $250,000 U.S. complete without taxes, so they must be run quite hard in order to pay for them. Our four are now turning 16 years old and still run as strong as when they were delivered brand new in 2000. All three axles are able to be driven in a low-low gear when necessary to get into muddy yards and construction sites, and that lifted axle comes down with air to share the load and make the truck legal on bridges when carrying 10+ yards of concrete. The three concrete chutes on the front are all hydraulically controlled to stretch out 15 feet and can be rotated and aimed by the driver in the cab in a 180 degree swing. Our Mixers carry an additional 30 feet of chutes with them, but this truck pictured has no extra lengths of chute showing in this picture. kwakers

Yep, what he said LOL

[Brad Pittiful]

Joe, do you know, what this cabin in the back is for?

I work on four of these Oshkosh Mixers plus 60 other pieces of rolling stock for my daily job Miller. The cab in the rear is actually to cover the Engine and the transmission put in backwards to power this Cement Mixer, so it can be tilted up in the front for servicing. The very rear of this back cab is the radiator, so the air to cool the engine enters the rear of the truck rather than the front as on most other conventional trucks. A new Oshkosh Mixer like this one costs roughly $250,000 U.S. complete without taxes, so they must be run quite hard in order to pay for them. Our four are now turning 16 years old and still run as strong as when they were delivered brand new in 2000. All three axles are able to be driven in a low-low gear when necessary to get into muddy yards and construction sites, and that lifted axle comes down with air to share the load and make the truck legal on bridges when carrying 10+ yards of concrete. The three concrete chutes on the front are all hydraulically controlled to stretch out 15 feet and can be rotated and aimed by the driver in the cab in a 180 degree swing. Our Mixers carry an additional 30 feet of chutes with them, but this truck pictured has no extra lengths of chute showing in this picture. kwakers

sounds like you have a cool job!

[kwakers]

I enjoy the variety of jobs I get into every week Dan. If you look at that Oshkosh picture, I spent most of my day yesterday removing the ram shown in front of the driver for the chutes, rebuilding it on a welding bench with new parts and packings, then re-installing it on our Truck #30. It works Great and no longer leaks hydraulic oil. That dual ram brand new alone costs $850 plus shipping to buy, so $45 for the rebuild kit and a day of my time help keep the costs down on our "Winter" Truck repairs. kwakers