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Had to pick between a new $800 sand mixer or fixing the old one at our shop in Toledo.
The old unit was down for a week and we were behind on core production. I chose to fix it myself, found a cracked gear in the gearbox and had it welded locally. It's running now but I'm worried it'll fail again under a heavy load. Anyone have a good source for a used but reliable replacement mixer?
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the_hayden28d ago
A welded gear is just a band-aid on a bigger problem.
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drews5528d ago
Used to always go for the new gear, no question. Watching that weld hold on a cracked gear really made me rethink the old fix-it-first approach. Might be time to start quietly looking for that used unit after all.
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