New old tool

Case e · Jul 23, 2017

Brought this home from an auction yesterday.
Always wanted one for little odd jobs and to teach
the kids how to make concrete. No motor but I had
one under the bench. I couldn't beat the price. $10.
I did chip a fair amount out of the drum though.

37chief · Jul 23, 2017

I have one like that it comes in real handy. I don't know why people don't clean the drums when they are through. Dad's was like that when he got it. He put some metal scrap in it and ran it for a while. It cleaned up fairly good. Stan

Case e · Jul 23, 2017

I used the tap tap tap method. Got fairly clean now. Now I just have wire a switch and cord to the motor and put a pulley and belt on it.

grayrider · Jul 23, 2017

Great find, you stole it at that price, must have not been anybody interested in it

tomturkey · Jul 23, 2017

I have one very similar, I've mixed a lot of concrete in that thing. Auctioneer could',t get a bid I bib 5$ he said sold. I added a switch into the cord and cleaned the drum. Best 5 bucks I think I've ever spent. gobble

Rich'sToys · Jul 23, 2017

My Dad had one similar to that when I was a kid. He had it rigged up to run off the PTO of a tractor.
Not sure whatever happened to it.

larry@stinescorner · Jul 23, 2017

nice buy,,,very handy to have! you can mix potting soil with it too

larry@stinescorner · Jul 23, 2017

When you get it running, put some gravel and sand in it,let it spin it will shine it up some some its easier to clean

Billy NY · Jul 23, 2017

Nice to see a M. Ward & Co. mixer. At some point they all ditched those cast beams.

I've seen a few over the years, if one looks long enough, chances are good.

I found an old sears mixer, cast iron beam, drum with no concrete in it, not even a dent. The owner cleaned it correctly after every use. The seller was his, he showed me a big patio his dad built using the mixer I bought from him. Still had the old GE motor on it in working condition. Same frame as yours, same wheels too.

Just like Larry says, run some gravel it will shine up inside.

kcm.MN · Jul 23, 2017

Are you going to make a new casting for the broken one, or try to find another piece? Sure hope so. That's from a time when things built in America were built with pride. Great buy!

Dave Sherburne, NY · Jul 23, 2017

Mine cost me $65 brand new,but that was back in 1962, Bought it from the GLF in Sherburne. My father and I were building a concrete block garage for an elderly lady. I decided I wasn't gonna mix any more concrete by hand.

Paul in MN · Jul 23, 2017

Mont Ward had a lot of their equipment like this made by Gilson. Maybe that helps for finding parts sometime in the future.

Paul in MN

Geo-TH,In · Jul 23, 2017

I paid $50 for a sears mixer. No motor. I had to make a bushing for the shaft with the worm gear.

I use a 1/4 hp motor and the smallest pulley possible on motor.

I used Muriatic Acid to clean mine out after using a hammer.

RayP(MI) · Jul 23, 2017

I got one just like that. My dad used it to build our dairy barn in the late '4os.

rlp in Co. · Jul 24, 2017

I have one just like that but not in as good condition. It was my Dad's. Would you believe that he poured a full basement with it? Him and two hired men and two wheelbarrows did it.

Ken Macfarlane · Jul 24, 2017

Have shovelled many yards of dirt into one of those.

LOU from WI · Jul 24, 2017

About 20 years ago ,I bought an old old mixer for $25.00 ,All worn out'to say the least. Spent the better part of a day brazing up the gear. I called M.W to get a new gear and the fellow laughed and said the parts were N.l.A. The mixer was over 25 years old!. STILL USING IT to pour the base for the outdoor wood furnace, then it will be used to do the same thing for my daughters outdoor furnace. Old is still good, with a lot of care. Just Like Me LOL. SAVE THE OLD STUFF. Regards LOU.

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