I have poured 9 yards for footings and stem walls, and your analysis of the machine is in line with what I discovered: well designed and built. Agree that the machine needs to be level or slightly downhill. Wish it wasn’t made in China☹️

This machine looks awesome but the price is high for what it is. I'm sure A lot of R&D time and money went into this, but I wish they would try to make it up on volume rather than price. A lot of folks will have to wait for the knock-offs or for the price to come down to justify this vs. a traditional mixer that costs 10x less.

We purchased one last year and rented it out to the people in our neighborhood once we were done with our project. It's paid for itself already. We live in a neighborhood with a lot of retired military and everyone is always doing little projects but concrete sucks getting a hold of if you only need a smaller amount that a truck wont deliver. So for $80 a day to rent it out we rented it out about half the year. Saves so much labor for sure and paid for itself.

Nice review and good team work! A couple things that will help in the future is using a mag float and positioning the chute where you can roll the mud mixer along the length of each stair to take some of the labor out spreading the concrete. Lastly, if you have a reciprocating saw take the blade out and use it along the form boards. Keep up the great work. 👍

38 years building swimming pools. Started working for my future father-in-law at 17. We always subbed out the finishing but he urged me to learn how to finish cement, I told him I knew how,but chose not to, as it was extremely difficult to produce "professional" results (which was absolutely necessary). I'm an old man now, but do need to pour a slab for a shop. This might be the answer. Thanks for your content!

Waiting for china to come out with one for $700 😂

Can I suggest something get the manufacturer to make a cover to go over the switch so you don't have that problem switch not working 😂😂😂😂😂

You need a Mag float that will help you bring the cream to the top also a edger to roll the edges for a cleaner look ..

The robber helps but, the next step is to use a float instead of a steel trowel. The float works the stones down and brings up the soup. Hope this helps.

That 1st step is your strongest... Less chance of cracking

Very cool. You guys should be very proud of that work. Awesome job and great info that you provided while you made those steps.

Cool to see how much you improved over the course of this project. Thanks for sharing. I'm considering one of these for a bunch of small projects I have.

Honestly, the Mudmixer makes it sooooooooo much easier to pour concrete for homeowners. Pouring and mixing in regular mixers is a literal pain in the back, and this takes a lot of that workload off of you. Imagine doing those stairs with just a regular mixer.

Good video. Thanks for showing each iteration. Really helps to see incremental steps in learning.

I totally loved this video! I would make all of the same mistakes plus many more, so this really resonated with me. I like the pro videos to show potential, but it is so nice to see how this mixer works in the hands of an average human.

We use one in our landscape company. Absolutely love it.

Man nice job on the steps and good review. Also that was a very important message at the end and kudos to you for saying that. It’s easy to steal someone else’s idea and hard work developing it.

really great job thanks for the honesty

Sweet. Can't wait to build one.

Thank you for a great, detailed, real review! The detail and honesty (showing mistakes and just regular things regular people do) are super-helpful. You did close-ups of the equipment which is really useful. To see the underside and hoses connections, etc. is good for getting a good assessment of the quality. My wife and I are going to get one and we are already seeing several projects we will now be able to do ourselves instead of waiting. Like you, We aren't experts but we are comfortable using our hands. I think the cost here for a well-built piece of equipment that will last, compared to a barrel mixer of decent quality, is a good deal. Great job!