history of the first truck-mounted concrete mixers the first example of concrete mixer pumps

barracane

barracane

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history of the first truck-mounted concrete mixers the first example of concrete mixer pumps:
Hi, some informed user friend, could you kindly tell us who invented the concrete mixers mounted on trucks, the first examples, the first historical manufacturers. Now they have hydraulic operation, I remember the concrete mixers with rotation of the mechanical drum, with a large toothed crown keyed on the rotating barrel, a transmission chain and a pinion that gave the rotation. Bicycle transmission type. Thanks to whoever will provide useful information


1958​

First Stetter truck-mixer

In the Bavarian town of Memmingen, Stetter, which specialized in concrete mixing equipment early on, started the era of ready-mix concrete with the first truck-mixer. The drum has a nominal volume of only 3.5 m³. A larger drum is not allowed on biaxial chassis due to legislation in force at the
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ck-mounted concrete pump

With the ABP 20, SCHWING launched the first truck-mounted concrete pump in 1965. Only two years later, the higher-powered version ABP 30 is also available with a placing boom.

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blade 582

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I used to operate a schwing concrete pump in the 70`s we did a concrete shaft 1/4 mile continuous pour on a creeping shutter very robust machines
 
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6feetdown

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history of the first truck-mounted concrete mixers the first example of concrete mixer pumps:
Hi, some informed user friend, could you kindly tell us who invented the concrete mixers mounted on trucks, the first examples, the first historical manufacturers. Now they have hydraulic operation, I remember the concrete mixers with rotation of the mechanical drum, with a large toothed crown keyed on the rotating barrel, a transmission chain and a pinion that gave the rotation. Bicycle transmission type. Thanks to whoever will provide useful information


1958​

First Stetter truck-mixer

In the Bavarian town of Memmingen, Stetter, which specialized in concrete mixing equipment early on, started the era of ready-mix concrete with the first truck-mixer. The drum has a nominal volume of only 3.5 m³. A larger drum is not allowed on biaxial chassis due to legislation in force at the
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ck-mounted concrete pump

With the ABP 20, SCHWING launched the first truck-mounted concrete pump in 1965. Only two years later, the higher-powered version ABP 30 is also available with a placing boom.

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That truck looks a beast in the 1st picture
 
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blade 582

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old photo of the chain driven mixer I was on the concrete pump at the far end of the tunnel. Look at the size of the water tank back of the drivers cab. 10 miles of underground tunnels, one million tones of concrete pumped.
 

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Bri963

Bri963

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old photo of the chain driven mixer I was on the concrete pump at the far end of the tunnel. Look at the size of the water tank back of the drivers cab. 10 miles of underground tunnels, one million tones of concrete pumped.
Did that old Dodge power it, or was there an auxiliary engine?
 
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