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When delivering mixed concrete to a client site, you may rely on crude tools to get the mix from the truck to the project site. However, the world of concrete buckets, hoppers, and other delivery systems is a vast one, so there are many pieces of equipment you can use to get the job done in a faster or more efficient fashion. Take a look at just a few of the concrete delivery system components you can pick up as a business owner to use in your concrete projects.
Combo Concrete Placement Bucket
The concrete combo bucket is perhaps one of the most commonly used buckets in the concrete industry. This uniquely designed bucket is vertical, and it can either be a freestanding piece or attached to a secondary unit like a base with wheels for use. This bucket has a chute that distributes concrete from a narrowed base; you simply open a panel and the concrete pours out.
Center Discharge Collection Hopper
The center discharge collection hopper can be attached to a bucket or a concrete truck to provide a steady, small flow of concrete for more precise placement. The base of the hopper can be jointed to other attachments in order to control the flow of product even more easily. As you can assume by the name, the hopper has a center discharge chute at the base.
Rubber Accordion Concrete Placement Hopper
Unlike the center discharge hopper, the rubber accordion hopper is a flexible unit that has a collapsible design due to its accordion shape. This hopper is preferred by concrete contractors that like to leave the hopper in place on the truck and just collapse it between jobs. However, the flexible hopper also makes it possible to angle the flow of concrete by maneuvering the end spout at the base.
Side Chute Bucket Attachment
Side chutes are long pieces that get attached to the bottom of a bucket to route the flow of concrete in one direction or the other. For example, if you need the concrete to be poured several feet out from the base of the bucket, the side chute will be a good solution.
Elephant Trunks
Elephant trunks are one of the most preferred concrete bucket and hopper attachments. These long flexible "trunks" are a cylindrical shape and are made of flexible materials so you can maneuver the concrete into small crevices or pour zones.
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