A hand operated concrete mixer is operated or rotated manually with the use of a round wheel on the mixing machine. For mixing concrete, the hand operated mixer can hold up to 2 to 5 cubic feet of this material. Traditional concrete or cement mixers consists of a revolving drum, where the concrete is placed into a drum with water. The concrete mixer drum rotates, mixing the internal materials together to be poured in uniformity onto its placement areas.

A hand operated drum mixer operates in the same manner, however, the drum is rotated manually or by hand. The hand operated drum is a type of small batch concrete mixers with the following components:

• Plastic mixing drum – the plastic or steel drum is used for mixing the concrete. There is a
horizontal drum or a flat round drum.

• Mixing blades – the plastic or steel blades used to mix concrete helps to thoroughly mix the cement
while someone is turning the drum wheel.

• Dump latch – a latch is attached to the mixer and requires an operator to latch the drum opening.

• Dump gear guard – a guard is designed to prevent dirt and other contaminants from entering the dump
gear.

• Hand-wheel – this wheel is turned clockwise or counterclockwise to rotate the mixing drum.

A hand operated concrete mixer is equipped with a tow bar that is attached to a mobile device to transport from location to location. Due to its mobility, the manual concrete mixer also features a leaf suspension, chock blocks, a safety chain, a cabinet latch, and forklift pockets to lift the mixer.

Concrete mixers that are operated by hand are used to frequently mix dry concrete, fluid concrete, and other lightweight aggregate concrete and/or mortar. Hand operated concrete mixers are deployed to small construction sites for applications that include: dam construction, building sites, roads, bridges,
residential buildings, and other commercial sites.

The benefits and features of these manual mixers involve the following:

• High productivity
• Final concrete is discharged rapidly and thoroughly
• Easy maintenance components, some of which can be monitored by hand.
• Stable operation, low energy consumption
• Compact structure, reliable turn drive
• Very light weight to transport and to physically operate

A small manual cement mixer can either be stationary or mobile. They are easily mounted onto trailers or trucks. Despite their size, they work efficiently at construction sites for mixing cement or concrete. With their sturdy design, hand operated concrete mixers can also be used for mixing other types of dry or liquid materials including lime, gravel, and sand, but they are not to be used in mixing volatile liquids.  For more info about this type concrete mixers, you can visit this page: http://chinaconcretemixers.com/hand-operated-concrete-mixer/.