If you need a concrete mixer for a project, Ryobi has an option, but it’s important to know its capacity first. Here’s what you need to know.
When working on a smaller construction or repair project, you can get away with mixing concrete by hand in a wheelbarrow or other container, but you might wear yourself out if you need to mix something like 80 pounds or more. A cement mixer not only takes the labor out of making concrete, but it’s also faster and can produce more of a consistent blend, especially if you’re hand mixing a lot at once.
Ryobi is one of the tool and outdoor equipment brands that offers a cement mixer and, while the company isn’t giving it away, it’s still priced reasonably enough that it’s practical to add one to your tool shed — even if you’re just a DIY-er and not a professional. Ryobi’s Concrete Mixer isn’t an industrial-sized barrel that needs to be mounted on a truck — it has a 5 cubic-foot listed capacity. (You shouldn’t fill mixers completely, so consider its capacity a little smaller than that.) You won’t be building a parking lot with that much concrete, but it’s certainly enough for small to medium jobs. According to one Ryobi customer, «it can EASILY mix two 60-pound bags of concrete at a time.
