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Eterra Skid Steer Hurricane Concrete Mixer
Description
The Eterra Skid Steer Hurricane Concrete Mixer is designed for operators who need a practical and efficient solution for mixing and pouring materials on-site. This heavy-duty attachment allows you to scoop, mix, and dispense without the need for additional equipment. Unlike standard concrete buckets, this mixer offers three versatile dispensing options: a hydraulically controlled center chute that dispenses from the bottom, operated with a 12V solenoid for in-cab control; a spring-assisted manual side chute that allows a second person to adjust the material flow with a lever; and the ability to pour directly from the top grate for quick dumping.
Inside the mixer, Hardox 400 steel paddles ensure a consistent and thorough mix by breaking up clumps and keeping material moving efficiently, whether you're working with wet or dry materials. The reversible chain drive system powers the paddles in both directions, preventing material buildup and reducing wear over time for reliable, long-term performance. The bolted-on, easy-lift grate simplifies cleanup and features a built-in bag splitter for faster material loading.
Constructed from A572 Grade 50 steel, this mixer is available in 9 Cu. Ft. (67.3 Gallons), 16 Cu. Ft. (119.69 Gallons), and 21 Cu. Ft. (157.09 Gallons) capacities.
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Features
8.82 - 21.18 Cubic Feet Mixer with plenty of room to transport with no spillage
Galvanized side chute and top grate
Hydraulically operated center chute
Spring assisted side gate locks the gate in place and aids in the actuation
Sprocket and chain drive system is completely enclosed and sealed
Bolted Grate; Easy Cleaning
Integrated Bag Splitter
Integrated top bag cutter on an easily removed grate
Concrete and Grout with up to 1.25" Aggregate
Precision laser cut parts, CNC forming and robotic welding
Constructed of A572 Grade 50 steel
Two Turn Reversible Drive System (refer to owner's manual before using this feature)
Polyurethane seals with 90 shore hardness
What's Included?
Concrete Mixer attachment
Universal Skid Steer Mounting Plate
5 foot flexible hose provided for easy pouring
Attachment control device
Hydraulic hoses
Flat faced couplers
Owner's manual
Mixing Instructions
We recommend using Redimix/Quikrete for the best results.
A typical mix is 1 part water, 2 parts cement and 3 parts sand/gravel by volume. A dry mix should be mixed first with the water added slowly. If a slump cone is available, adjust water to achieve a 2" - 3" (51 - 76mm) slump. The final water content should be approximately 6 - 9 pt (2.8 - 4.3L) of water per 80 lb (36.3 kg) bag of concrete. The easiest way for you to achieve the best results is to use bagged pre-mix in 80 lb. bags. Each bag provides .60 cu. ft. of finished concrete. This translates to 15 bags of mix per batch. The current price today per bag is about $4. For small batch on demand concrete, it does not get much better.
Water
The first time you create a batch it is advisable to use a 55 gallon barrel that is prefilled with water. Use a white 5 gallon pail and measure 4 gallons inside the pail and draw a line inside the bucket so you can scoop a predetermined amount each time you fill the bucket. The idea is to add enough water to the mix and keep track of how much water you have used so that each consecutive batch will be the same consistency.
On-Site Mix
If you choose to mix the entire batch on your own, it is still advisable to buy your sand/gravel premixed to insure the quality you would expect for a professional batch. If you still would like to mix your own then scoop enough sand/gravel into your mixer to cover the paddles. Add 1.5 bags of Portland Cement per batch for 4000 psi concrete or 2 bags per batch for 5000 psi concrete. Once you have added water, the mixture will compress so you can add more sand/gravel mix to top off the batch. Once the batch is thoroughly mixed, it is safe to transport to the pour site.
Clean-up
Lots of water with some pea gravel added. Run the mixer for a few minutes and rinse any other spots that you see that have lingering traces of mix. A small spray bottle with diesel added will help to keep everything from rusting and sticking the next time you use your mixer.
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“It works excellent”

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Posted 8 years ago

We appreciate your review of the Eterra Mix and Go, thank you for taking the time! Please let us know if we can offer any further assistance. Thanks again! -Kyle

Posted 8 years ago

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“Good mixer for little jobs”

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Posted 8 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to offer your feedback on the Mix and Go Concrete Mixer from Eterra. Let us know if we can help with anything else moving forward. Thanks again! -Kyle

Posted 8 years ago

“Decent mixer. Had bearing go when almost new. Metal is not durable enough for task. Mixing area requires complete replacement after 1 year of modest use. However, the mixer did work very well. Staff at Skid Steer Solutions was excellent.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“I run a small business recovering paint waste from residential and commercial clients. A lot of paint is sustained and donated for use, but thereâ€™s a good portion that needs to be responsibly disposed of. In order to do this we use a biodegradable dry mix of sorts to turn the liquid paint into a dry medium, that can then be disposed of. In our first year of business, up until being introduced to the Eterra BMX 450, we would use a vertical commercial mixer made by Collomix on a pneumatic stand and a 20 gal. Rubbermaid container. Needless to say as our business grew, we knew we had to find a new solution to our mixing needs. We did our research and made the investment with the Eterra BMX 450. What made our decision so much easier is the amazing customer service at Skid Steer Solutions. Craig was very helpful and patient with me as I called him multiple times over a few months. When Craig couldn't address a question, I was even given the owners (Robert) cell phone number. In addition to this amazing service they also have a vast array of slick product videos on their site. Great stuff! We can not be more happy with our purchase! Our mixer is attached to a 2008 Bobcat S300 and operates very nicely together.This is a very well constructed mixer with quality hydraulic lines and fittings and a super beefy construction all around. The first thing we noticed on day one is this baby mixes awesome! The auger is a helix design, but incorporates multiple paddles which I believe makes this mixer so efficient. It runs very smoothly and is relatively quiet. Since our business mixes in reverse from the BMX 450â€™s intended use, from liquid to dry, we can see how fast that liquid starts to congeal with our Bio-mix.This BMX 450 is like the size of a small bath tub, so we end up mixing anywhere from 9-12 5 gal. buckets of paint waste, along with our Bi0-mix. Once again because we use this cement mixer for paint waste we had to figure out a process best suited for us. We ended up taking off the safety screen because the dry paint does not always break apart enough to get through the screen during disposal. The paint sometimes turns out like a big glop of pliable dough. However, it turns out that this becomes advantageous when we go to dump the waste, as it usually exits the mixer in a few big pieces. When the paint mix comes out more on the dry crumbly side, we also use the bottom shoot to aide us in the disposal. Of course now that we removed the safety screen we have to be extra carful with our safety, so we build our mixes in stages and then engage the auger between stages. After a little trial and error the best way forward we found is to mix 3-4 buckets per 1 part bio mix, per stage. What's really exciting for us is how dry we can get our paint mix, because of the great torque and efficient auger/paddle design no doubt. Since weâ€™re able to get our paint mix so dry as opposed to our prior method, weâ€™re able to drive straight to the dumpster with our waste. What used to take 2-3 days now takes us about 1.5 hours from start to finish and because of the BMX 450â€™s enormous size, we yield about ten times the output. WOW, that makes us very very happy to say the least. We like the features of this mixer too. You're able to activate the bottom shoot from your Bobcatâ€™s control stick, but what we really like is the reverse feature. This is not only beneficial in moving your mix when operating the shoot, but It comes in handy for us in our process near the end of the mix. It helps manipulate our doughty moisture loads from spilling over the sides more often than not. We really like this feature. You're also able to control variable speed of the auger which is nice using the same toggle switch as reverse, but it needs to be held (same as reverse) otherwise there's only one speed that is engaged with a click of the right trigger switch. We donâ€™t need, or use the side door and shoot. The side shoot is completely sealed off when closed as opposed to the bottom one. Based again on our business use and process, that would be really my only little con with this mixer. Since we begin the mix with a liquid paint, unlike the viscosity of cement, there will be a paint leak out the bottom. No problem with the side shoot. We got past this little hurdle by using some of our clay-like completed mix, to easily fill and seal the door prior to the start of our next mix. Problem solved. All in all this is a really solid piece of machinery and it has delivered on our expectations. We had to think a little out of the box when implementing this tool into our business process, but it has turned out to be a great work horse and a very important tool. Definitely two thumbs upâ€¦Thank you Skid Steer Solutions!”

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Posted 8 years ago

James, thank you for taking the time to leave such an detailed and interesting review! It's awesome you found a way to apply the Cement Mixer Attachment to your business. This is a new application for us and super cool to hear about! Very happy to hear you're satisfied with the product and the service you received from Skid Steer Solutions. Please let us know if we can be of any further assistance. Thanks again! -Kyle

Posted 8 years ago

“I use my mixer on a Cat 257 and have mixed and poured approximately 25 yards of 6 bag mix with 3/4 conmix, at 3 loads per yard. I scoop aggregate from a pile, add water, add cement, mix, and tailor the slump with more water or shovels of dry conmix. If you load too much aggregate, so the tops of the paddles are buried, it gets hard to mix. The entire wad in the tub spins with the auger. Lesson learned: don't overload. (The instructions advise to leave 2" of paddles showing through top of mix, and that seems right). The tool is good for small to moderate jobs, and can be run with two people (even alone, I've done it quite a few times). Nearly all of my pours have been delivered through the bottom tube, which works well. The design overall is well-developed and manufacturing looks good with laser cut parts and neat, strong welds (possibly done with robotic equipment, they are that uniform). The auger in particular is stout and impressive with a combination of cast and bent plate parts. The paddles themselves are flat and simple shapes which could be unbolted and replaced if they ever wore out. Clean up well when you're done for the day! You don't want chunks of concrete sticking here and there. Easy with a hose, just take your time and be sure to rotate the auger so you get all sides, and pay attention to the areas around the ram which opens and closes the bottom slide. I've experienced the following issues: 1) The side-dump sliding door with chute has been difficult if not impossible to use. The door cocks in the slides once grit gets in there and will not budge without careful banging in the right places, jiggling the handle and pushing hard. A wad of unmixed aggregate gathers in the pocket in front of the door inside the tub because that volume isn't swept by the auger-- so the first thing out of the chute is always a shovel full of raw aggregate which needs to be removed from the placement. Concrete flowing out may spill over the sides of the chute so it takes some finesse to meter the flow with door position and/or auger rate. 2) Low-slump mixes are predictably more difficult to mix and dispense. Sometimes a few gallons of concrete remain in the tub after the dump goes down to a trickle, basically you get impatient trying to empty the very last bits so you learn live with it, not a big deal just reduces the volume of each load a bit. The best approach is to load up the aggregate, add enough water for a wet load, add cement, mix, then shovel in dry conmix until it stiffens up. 3) The top grate with bag-splitter is handy as heck when it's time to put in bags of cement, because it takes the weight of the bags while ripping them open, making it easy. However a) the grate is in the way when scooping aggregate from the pile, requiring several "bites" to be taken from the pile; b) the grate takes a lot of attention to hose off at the end of the day when it's time to clean up. But the real killer for the grate is this: the center of the three support tabs which prevents the front edge of the grate from dropping onto the auger broke off into a load, and I didn't notice for a few loads-- so I bent the grate inward by pushing it into the aggregate pile before I noticed. The damage isn't severe, and the grate is still usable, but everything considered I've just removed it and am living with the extra work of breaking bags of cement open by hand, lying on top of the load. The main point is that the three support tabs need to be beefed up, a really minor issue in manufacturing, just a bug they need to sort out. I'd still be using the grate if not for this, and I'll probably have some stronger tabs welded on myself, when I get the chance. The grate will probably flatten back out once the center tab is back in. This is a really nice piece of kit, and I would absolutely buy it again-- even with the gripes above. Skid Steer Solutions was pleasant and efficient to deal with! Four stars only because of the issues above.”

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Posted 8 years ago

John, thank you for such an extensive review on your Skid Steer Cement Mixer! Wow, there is so much useful information in there. We'll be sure to send your message along to our service team, as well as the Eterra designers and engineers, as I'm sure they will find your insights valuable. If we can be of any help going forward, answer any questions, or provide any support to your attachment, please don't hesitate to get in touch. Thanks again! -Kyle

Posted 8 years ago

“great mixer. Only see grease returns on drivers side nipple. Damaged top from scooping. As far as mixing goes, awesome”

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Posted 8 years ago

Marcus, thank you for taking the time to review your Eterra Cement Mixing Attachment. If you feel we can be of any assistance, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the Skid Steer Solutions team with any questions or concerns. Thanks again! -Kyle

Posted 8 years ago

“like the product works well”

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Posted 9 years ago

Rhema, thank you for taking the time to leave a review at Skid Steer Solutions. Its' great to her that the Mix and Go is getting the job done. Please let us know if we can help out in any way going forward. Thanks! -Kyle

Posted 9 years ago

“I bought the mixer new on 04/16/2016 after watching the video on the Eterra website. When I tried to use the tube that allowed concrete to exit the mixer from below, the band would not fit on the machine. They sent me a replacement which solved that problem. A much bigger problem then arose. After only mixing about 10 1/2 yards of concrete (about one days use) the bearing on the drive motor failed destroying the bearing and the drive motor. Eterra did send me the replacement drive and bearing BUT the setup has a fatal flaw. The bearing does not have any seals and MUST be hand greased daily before each use. This is a pain in the ass because it requires taking the guard off, breaking the chain and manually forcing grease into the bearing around the cog. The whole process takes an hour to do and must be done before each use. It is a very poor design that could be easily remedied by having seals over the bearing. I had a local machine shop see if they could modify the drive/bearing to accept seals but it is built in such a way that makes it impossible to fix. Also the weld for the top bag cutter failed within 3 uses and before I cough it my crew had bent the top grate. All in all, when it works it's a handy piece of equipment, but it's extremely high maintenance and breakable. I would not recommend it for anything but light duty use.”

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Posted 9 years ago

Brenham, thank you for taking the time to leave such a detailed review. We're sorry to hear that you had issues with the Mix and Go. We will be reviewing your comments and looking into the concerns that you've raised. If you have any further questions, or feel we can be of any additional assistance, please don't hesitate to give us a call at 866-966-2538 or shoot us an email at sales@skidsteersolutions.com thanks again -Kyle

Posted 9 years ago