"Do not repeat my mistakes" - concrete mixer "Zubr" after 1 year of use

Those who follow the channel know that they started renovating the house, and without a mixer, it was brought in a box in the form of a construction set for adults. When assembling made 2 major mistakes, I'll tell you about them, show how the unit looks now, and share one idea.

Errors

The drum consists of two bowls, it is assembled into one container through a cast-iron crown, the joints are coated in a set. So, when I assembled it for the first time, the holes for attaching the blades did not match, I was very puzzled by such a setup, until it came to me.

It turned out that he simply connected the drum rugs incorrectly, especially for those who in the tank the manufacturer indicated the position with arrows during assembly.

But I was not happy for long, when loading the mixture, the device began to make a hysterical noise until it stopped turning at all.

The reason was that the drive belt came off due to a weak tension. The tension is done with two bolts that secure the engine itself.

After that, the work gap disappeared, and the mixer worked normally, so keep these 2 points in mind when assembling.

In a year

The device stood for the winter under a canopy in the yard, when it was first turned on, it was afraid of problems, but there were none, you can see for yourself the state of the engine. Why did I buy the Zubr, because of the normal price, and since it was made in Russia, there will be no problems with spare parts.

I would get it again, I think - yes, it does its job, what else does.

Rework idea

When the neighbor saw the purchase, he said that weak point is the bearing, since the whole load is on it.

The idea came to distribute the load in the future by making supports on wheels. True, the owners who have had the mixer for a long time wrote that they have been working for many years without problems, the main thing is not to overload. ­