I bought a 'self-leveling' mortar mixer for a patio job and it was a total joke

Saw this thing online for $250, said it would keep the mix perfect with no effort. Set it up on a small patio job last week, maybe 200 square feet. The motor gave out after the third bag, just made a sad whirring noise and died. Had to run to the rental place anyway and lost half a day's work plus the mixer cost. Anyone know a mixer that can actually handle a full day's mixing without breaking?

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chen.adam1d ago

My uncle had the same thing happen with a cheap mixer last year. Lost a whole afternoon on a driveway pour. Those rental yard barrel mixers are ugly but they just run forever.

dakota_patel981d ago

That sounds like a total nightmare, man. Those cheap online tools are always a gamble. My buddy swears by the old school barrel mixers from the rental place, they just don't die.