Photo of The Day

[marc_reusser]

...here's the other.

[Scratchman]

Here's one that's near my home





Gordon Birrell

http://www.flickr.com/photos/77318580@N00/

[marklayton]

There's a video of an old Jaeger mixing cement posted on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk6b_ZnBkXg&feature=related

Mark

[Chuck Doan]

Gotta love all those exposed gears! I recently saw an old Maytag washer run by an old hit n miss engine; not sure what was more dangerous, the wringer or the exposed gear rack that agitated the drum!

[mobilgas]

I like the sound of them old Hit & Miss engines      Craig

[mabloodhound]

Chester's photo of the concrete mixer got me to doing a little research.
I didn't know there were so many makers of concrete mixers.
Now this one is similar but not sure if the same company made Chester's.
Packard http://books.google.com/books?id=Pa_mAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA54&lpg=PA54&dq=packard+mixer+concrete&source=bl&ots=LebEQE5JYo&sig=_5EWUU7ulwlrZBnzSwMrZgy8VHg&hl=en&ei=MvHZS-WqCML78Ab_wohg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CA0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=packard%20mixer%20concrete&f=false
on page 55 or just down a bit the Smith mixerette.   Or maybe something entirely different.
Now Chester, you've just gotta' go back and read the label on that mixer frame.

[chester]

Referring to it as a one lunger is a giveaway to your N.E. roots Dave. I could not find any indication as to what the manufacturers name was. The badging was too corroded to read.
Thanks everyone for the great photos and info (I knew Marc would have something), I would love to model this thing.

[marc_reusser]

Nash and Greenberg once did an article in the Gazette, on building one sim to it in 1/48 scale.

MR

[RoughboyModelworks]

Last October I published some photos here of a cement mixer on the back of a mid-30s Ford truck: http://www.finescalerr.com/smf/index.php?topic=524.msg7418#msg7418 

These images are scanned from prints of photos I took in 1972 or 73 so the colour has shifted some and they are a little fuzzy. Always thought this would be an interesting model. Unfortunately I didn't get enough photos as the truck was on private property. I had to climb a fence to get to it and didn't want to get run off, so didn't stay long.

Paul

[marc_reusser]

Here's a nice cluttery pic, with the "wrong side" of a Shay.

Pickering Lumber Co. #3 in yard.

[marc_reusser]

These images are scanned from prints of photos I took in 1972 or 73 so....
Paul

Paul,

I must have missed that....that is so very cool.....any chance once you get settled in you could scan me those pics in a larger hig res versions, so I can try and work out some of the details?.....I have a GAZ/Ford build started here that would be just perfect for that.


Marc

[RoughboyModelworks]

Will do Marc... if I remember correctly, I believe I have a couple additional shots of the mixer machinery. I'll do those as well...

Paul

[mobilgas]

Cement Mixer Kit O scale......one was done buy Don Winter years ago kit no. 163  orig price.   $26.95     Craig

[RoughboyModelworks]

Here's a punishing one for all the graphic designers in the crowd...



Paul -->heading back to permanent post in the corner-->

[finescalerr]

... And no peeking! -- Russ