Stark USA 5.0 Cu. Ft. Cement Mixer 1/2hp Portable Electric Concrete Mortar Barrow Machine Cement Mixing Machine Mortar Stucco

Close to 100 bags, I run the unit for 1 min... in order to mix no more then 3 bags at a time. Very nice unit. I installed a locking pin in the main support neck $3.99 Love It. Adam T Anatone WA

The product is decent for the money. I did accept it with some minor damage and missing hardware.My problem is I've not received the hardware yet and had to use my mixer without wheels. That's why maneuverability is rated 1 star only. Vendor says hardware is coming but it's been weeks.Unit performs ok, keep it turning while mixing and start with some of your water first or you can get caking up on the paddles. Unit could manage 2 to 3 60# bags at a time.

Chinese JUNK !!! arrived damaged. Parts to assemble are wrong. assembly holes drilled off mark will need to be redrilled. some parts supplied do not go with this item. Will not hold 5 CUFT without collapsing. DANGEROUS TO USE !! WE Want our money back.

I bought this to mix concrete for pavers and other things I’m making. I learned that it’s so hard to mix in 5 gallon buckets.The assembly instructions were difficult to follow and understand because the drawings were poor, and, they didn’t accurately follow the pieces I was supplied. I ended up with some extra things that they didn’t mention. Worse: the instructions seem out of date, as if they updated some of the parts and forgot to update the instructions. Anyway, it all went together fine.It’s very unwieldy to move as it requires you to bend deeply to carry the bottom foot to tilt it, and, at the same time, hold the drum handle down to make sure the drum doesn’t go flipping around. I’m thinking I’ll try to tie these things together with bungee cords or rope.All that said it works great. I mixed up 60# of concrete perfectly. You can tilt the drum to pour out the wet concrete but unless you’re pouring into a large mold that’s not too useful. I tried to pour into a 5 gallon bucket but some went in and too much missed the bucket. I ended up manually spooning it out into the bucket with a big scoop.

This made my project a breeze. This was a great investment.

GOOD: inexpensive - right size for SMALL jobsBAD: well, you need a split ring plier to put on the wheels - inconvenientUGLY: noisey as hell - the gear interface to drive the mixer is primitive - I think I'm going to coat it with some Plastidip to quiet it down abit - I know it would not be as enduring, but I would have liked to see a nylon gear there BUT for a real concrete application, you really want the rigging as it is.

What a great cement mixer! I have a beach house I'm trying to save and so far have mixed over 50 bags of concrete, with over 20 more bags to go. This thing will mix two 60 pound bags at a time and it has wheels, but it's light enough to pick and carry (which I've had to do several times) in case you need to move it over rough terrain. Couldn't be happier with this mixer!

Box delivered undamaged but the drum was bent and not round in opening. Also had sux spots where the paint was chipped to bar metal which looked like someone hit it with a small hammer with a point. If I did not need it for mix a large cement project at home, I would have returned it. Surprised that for a new product that a company would allow it to ship out of their factory with those damages on it.Also the worst directions I ever seen to assemble a product. They were incomplete and left out steps, the best bet is the use the pictures & figure out by trial and error