The best way we’ve found to explain the work is by analogy.
Think of the drum on your ready mix truck as a water bottle. Even when you work to get every drop out of that bottle, a few drops will always remain, easy to spot inside bottle’s nooks and crannies, or along its walls. The same is true for your mixing drums. Every time your company pours ready mix concrete, New York — even when plan for the perfect amount to pour — some of that concrete will remain. That lingering concrete accumulates along your drum’s walls and, with time, adds weight and introduces
trouble to the mix. Not only can it slow — stop — your drums’ spins, bringing crew productivity down with it, but
it can negatively impact your concrete blends, too. Experts recommend booking concrete chipping every three months, to keep that residue at bay — and keep your drums healthy.
Most concrete chipping companies actually offer three types of services, all aimed at keeping your equipment working its best — and keeping your concrete jobs moving along without a hitch. Those offerings?
Chipping concrete from your ready mix truck drums,
concrete chipping for central mixers and
cement storage silo cleaning. Here’s a bit about each of the services:
As is the same with any specialty, every concrete chipping company works in slightly different ways. The best thing you can do is to find a company you feel comfortable trusting with your fleet and equipment. Here are a few things to keep in mind:
Exact timelines will differ, depending on issues such as your unique concrete blends, the redi mix trucks that make up your fleet and even how much concrete you pour. Regardless, experts recommend you
book concrete chipping services every three months. While you’re at it, consider scheduling cement storage silo cleaning at the same time to keep everything in working order.