Forced action mixers

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Brendan

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Been trying and failing to get one on hire, have found one company, has anyone heard of or dealt with ready to go hire, was about to pay the deposit but it comes back as unverified account and there isnt really any sort of webpage or info bar a facebook page with generic images with little to no interaction with anyone
 
V8Druid

V8Druid

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Brendan said:
Been trying and failing to get one on hire, have found one company, has anyone heard of or dealt with ready to go hire, was about to pay the deposit but it comes back as unverified account and there isnt really any sort of webpage or info bar a facebook page with generic images with little to no interaction with anyone
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well that's made me read and learn something new ... https://probuildermag.co.uk/features/benefits-forced-action-mixers ... pity these guys don't show more detail
 
craig

craig

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Looking at @V8Druid link, I`m assuming they are like a pan mixer? If that's the case could @Brendan find a agricultural building type contractor with a pan mixer on a tractor/loader, and hire them for the time needed?
 
V8Druid

V8Druid

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Brendan said:
Need to mix a floor screed and there is very little water content, only mixer suitable for the job and can only get a tiny 20l bucket version locally and need to mixer 1.5t
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yeh see the bucket ones on ebay ... 's a lorra buckets
 
V8Druid

V8Druid

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craig said:
Looking at @V8Druid link, I`m assuming they are like a pan mixer? If that's the case could @Brendan find a agricultural building type contractor with a pan mixer on a tractor/loader, and hire them for the time needed?
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or just hire a pan mixer ?
 
Quattromike

Quattromike

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V8Druid said:
or just hire a pan mixer ?
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An agri type pan mixer don’t quite cut it as a forced action mixer. The forced action mixers have a better geared head paddle that mixes the product thoroughly rather than just stir it together. Hold out for the right bit of kit.
 
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Smiffy

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Where are you based drone might be able to offer a suggestion for hire firms
 
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Brendan

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I'm in Northampton, no local hire shops have any and the only place that did had one go missing and the others come back in too crap condition so only hiring to select known people
 
pettsy

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Brendan

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pettsy said:
Are these too small?

Forced Action Mixer Hire at Brandon Hire Station

Ideal for mixing plastics, screeds, resins, polymer, mortar, plaster, textures, sealants, epoxies, adhesive & paints without air bubbles.
www.hirestation.co.uk

Forced Action Mixer M110

These forced action mixers make light work of mixing resin bound and bonded surface mixtures providing a consistent even mixture every time.
www.travisperkins.co.uk www.travisperkins.co.uk

www.hirebase.uk

Forced Action Mixer 25ltr

Forced Action Mixer 25ltr
www.hirebase.uk www.hirebase.uk
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Brandon has one in the Isle of man or Wight mot sure which one and won't get another one,
Been chasing Travis every week with no one interested in getting back that's the right sized one, my local independent haven't got back either.
I had one of those little 25l ones for a smaller floor and it was terrible, the crappy paddle doesn't have enough weight to sit against the side so has to be held into place and barely allows more than half a buckets worth it it doesn't spin.

Might have to buy one of the 50l versions as can't justify £1800+ on the large ones for one job
 
V8Druid

V8Druid

do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
this one looks to be getting more into the league

Forced Action Mixer M110

These forced action mixers make light work of mixing resin bound and bonded surface mixtures providing a consistent even mixture every time.
www.travisperkins.co.uk www.travisperkins.co.uk
 
Quattromike

Quattromike

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A local builder does a bit of traditional lime mortar for old buildings and we managed to borrow one of these for mixing refractory in.
mixer_pan.jpg

it always arrived covered in a layer of lime mortar but the stuff we were mixing always took it back to shiny metal inside 😊
 
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DaveDCB

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just get the screed Dropped off ready mixed? Or pick it up ready mixed from the batch plant To save transport..
 
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Brendan

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DaveDCB said:
just get the screed Dropped off ready mixed? Or pick it up ready mixed from the batch plant To save transport..
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Can only get standard screed so potentially 70 days before flooring can go down. Anything quicker and they will only supply to contractors on their list, who either want crazy money or two week wait
 
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Brendan

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So an update on this....

Turns out the company is legitimate and that's great.

Oddly the mixer was at one of the local big building merchants who couldn't be arsed after chasing each week to get back to me or just mugging me off with they have none and then also the price I paid is less for a week than they wanted for a day... Even though it has their stickers all over it 🤔

On another side note next time I'll buy the 50litre tub version, as it turns out the damn screed is too sticky to come out the chute and had to be shovelled and trowel out for each load, although it did do a good job of mixing it
 
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willywonka

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Brendan said:
Been trying and failing to get one on hire, have found one company, has anyone heard of or dealt with ready to go hire, was about to pay the deposit but it comes back as unverified account and there isnt really any sort of webpage or info bar a facebook page with generic images with little to no interaction with anyone
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Try Multi-Hire 03455 613633 They cover whole of UK on next day pallet.
 
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