Parma B-130R-MAXIM

Advantages: Bottom drive. Volumetric drum. Huge wheels.

Disadvantages: I have never regretted the purchase, even despite the rather high price. Well, except that the model is positioned as domestic, but the motor block with a gearbox is still Chinese, but of high quality. Well, they could put a tube of sealant. It seemed to me that the standard rubber tape on scotch tape is not a very reliable way of sealing the connection when assembling the drum, so silicone had to be added to the tape, which, by the way, turned out to be 10 cm shorter than necessary.

Comment: I chose for a very long time: according to reviews in the Market, according to the advice of experts. As a result, I made the main conclusion - the mixer should be with a bottom drive and such a working volume that one can be controlled with it. As it turned out, there are not many models with such parameters on the market. Therefore, quite naturally, the choice fell on the Parma B-130R-MAXIM model with wheels and a working volume of 70 liters. The beauty of having large 13 "wheels is only known during operation, when you pour in a long foundation and have the ability to easily roll a full mixer weighing more than a centner throughout the construction site. With the help of this mixer, I cast about 4 cubic meters of concrete in two days. In one batch, it was possible to fill 4 full 10-liter buckets of rubble, 3 buckets of sand, a bucket of cement and water, that is, the volume of about 0.08 cubic meters, while the solution does not splash. The mixer worked continuously for 8 hours a day. The motor and gearbox did not warm up. I am going to pour the blind area - there are still about 5 cubes.

Advantages: Convenient to move.

Disadvantages: Small tank volume

Comment: Overall a great stirrer

Advantages: Powerful, comfortable

Disadvantages: The tilt angle has to be changed to interfere well. Price.

Comment: Creaks, but interferes. Powerful, can be used without a wheelbarrow.

Advantages: Ease of operation by one person. There is no bearing assembly in the drum. There is no crown gear, the gear motor seems solid. The drum rotation speed is 21 rpm.

Disadvantages: Rather, my quibbles than shortcomings: it is not very convenient to dump the mixture, the power button is low, the power cord is short, the new wheels rotate "eight".

Comment: When looking for a concrete mixer, I conducted a whole marketing research. It seems that concrete mixers are produced by everyone and everything as designers - everything is typical and, most likely, stamped in China. That is, budget concrete mixers can be assembled even in the garage, ordering components from the Middle Kingdom and sticking stickers of your own brand! The old concrete mixer (SBR-130) has worn out the drive gear of the crown and both ball bearings are in the trash), although it plowed in inhuman conditions for 10 years, walked on crooked hands. The choice of this type was agreed upon by the constructive. In general, I am satisfied, it interferes soundly, quietly, although sometimes strange sounds from the gearbox (after unloading). I mixed 2 cubes of masonry mortar in 2 weeks.