My feeble brain is having trouble remembering how long ago it was? 30 years ago? uhhhhh... Suffice it to say, "a long time ago," I helped my grandfather...
Congratulations on getting the opportunity to move closer to your children. I know it must have been a difficult decision with all the effort you have put into...
Hi Judith, Sure, you could knock down your papercrete walls and move your blocks. But then you will only have blocks and building materials! Now you have...
slurryguy, Your grandpa was a wise man in many ways. How did you detach the house from the foundation. I will have to cut a strip along the lower edge of the...
JUDITH I am getting a cement mixer, will that work? I will somehow have to convert your formula to something that works for me. I have not mixed cement for...
Could be good news. Maybe next time you can find a building inspector that's more accommodating to you alternative construction methods! But being near the...
LOL Dang Hal, I'm doing pretty good to remember where my keys are, let alone what we did 30 some odd years ago. I do know this. The way we did it back then,...
We've made progress on our papercrete mixer. Details are here : http://norishouse.com/?m=200806 Start reading from the bottom post. Newest post is July 1...
Thanks Greg and all who have offered comments. I knew I could count on this group to be sympathetic, helpful, practical, and encouraging. There have been so...
... slurryguy, Your memory is pretty good. I found after uncovering a 4 inch wide section were the most sinking took place that the house is not lagged, at...
Please be extraordinarily careful. This is potentially dangerous work. Use any of my fuzzy memories at your own risk. I also want to clarify that we didn't...
Hi! As I've stated in my introduction a few days ago: I've been reading all the posts for a while now. Not too long ago there was a discussion about the best...
slurryguy I am not trying to lift the whole house like you did, I am only putting it back in its original position. I am doing it one step at a time starting...
Looking good. It's nice to see that you are making progress. I took the time to go back a few months and get caught up. It's a good read. Sadly, you don't...
Welcome Gero! I've seen those used for cement work. Using this method would require the tractor be disconnected from the mixer so it could be used for lifting...
Bad ankle = no dancing. I wish we were much further along. We absolutely cannot afford another winter paying for propane heat. I NEED to be up the hill with...
You are actually thinking along the same lines I've been thinking. If the mixer tank and blade were up high, like on a really strong scaffold, but still...
But you don't, really. With pto driven you HAVE TO be running the mixer when you're adding ingredient, so it's not available for lifting ingredients. And...
Go big on the pump. Mine is a 9HP / 3" diameter / trash pump. I would go bigger if I could afford it. I don't like how much water my setup uses. ... -Mikey ...
No fair. You cheated. Pointing out the obvious flaw in my logic like that? Can't have a pto cake and lift it too! I'll take my crazy ideas an slink off with...
I'm not going to be able to purchase, Mikey, I'm going to have to rent. I will have to see what is available locally. If I can't rent, I will dump the mix...
Do you have a local farm supply salvage yard? Heck, maybe even just a commercial truck salvage yard. You might check there for some piece of dead equipment...
My curiosity just got the best of me. I just called a local regular old automotive salvage yard. Me: "Do you have any big centrifugal pumps that big tanker...
I'll do that. We do have a truck wrecking yard . . . and an auto wrecking yard. I'll keep you posted as to my result . . N ... From: "slurryguy"...
Keep posting these ideas. One of the reasons I have been stalling is because although I now have most everything for my tow mixer I don't really like the...
Half-bake? Esoteric, yes. Out of the box, yes, but half-baked? ElfN ... From: Nick Boersema SG I get great ideas even from your rare half back ones so keep...
To pump this stuff, it's my understanding a diaphram pump or peristaltic pump is best. ? I would LOVE a PTO driven peristaltic pump . . . that would SO rock....
Okay, you asked for it... Here's a completely UNTESTED idea for sealing the differential at the bottom of a tow mixer tank. The key is to have the tank mounted...
I finished with my crayon for the Rubber seals with an Embeded Differential. Sorry I don't have great Paint or Photoshop skills. I was always really crappy...
Slurryguy, I guess great minds think alike! My final seal, to keep water from sneaking down into the gear box is a piece of rubber captured between a flange...
