The Kushlan Products 350 Direct Drive Mixer is built with durable, job-ready features that make it an affordable and reliable choice for both do-it-yourself users and professionals. This wheelbarrow-style mixer is supported by a heavy-gauge steel frame and 14 in. polyurethane flat-free wheels for stable mobility and easy transport. Powered by a 3/4 HP electric motor, the mixer delivers 28 rotations per minute for consistent mixing performance. The heavy-gauge polyethylene drum is resistant to dents, cracks, and rust while remaining easy to clean after use. Inside the drum, dual steel mixing blades help provide thorough and uniform blending. The 3.5 cu. ft. capacity drum holds up to 180 lbs of premixed concrete, making it suitable for small to medium concrete jobs. Retractable steel handles allow for convenient transporting and compact storage. The motor is CE and UL approved for added reliability and safety.
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81yearsold –
I’m old and I’m small. First timer with a mixer. Easy assembly. Mixed and poured in close quarters. Good balance. Easy to roll around. Looking forward to many little projects around my place. No regrets.
by 81yearsold
PaulJeffreys –
Picked it up to do a 12′ x 12′ x 5″ concrete pad… Helped amazingly well. Takes 2 80lbs bags at a time and with this mixer, it took me about 4 hours to mix up almost 90 bags… Will be using it again soon to do another 12′ x 12′ x 5″ pad for a she-shed as well as the floor to my 21′ x 26′ shed. Super simple to put together and worked great. This is not designed to pour out into a barrow or suchlike, but directly into whatever you are working on (unless you get the stand for it) but it is very easy to pour out. Definitely recommend for DIYer or even entry level commercial 🙂
William –
Poured a 45′ sidewalk, ran all day. Handled the weight perfectly, motor is strong. Used a very heavy gauge extension cord giving the motor the power it needs. Put 3/4 of your water in first then slowly add mix for perfect results. Buy gear lube.
Expensive but well made… mixes great
by William
Anon –
This turned out to be a very productive mixer. I loved the ability to easily roll the mixer right up to the site and pour in. The curved skids made pouring easy. Much better than other mixers I have used. It is a work out and takes some planning to position the mixer carefully to pour into the right spot. When working on a slope I staked in a 2×4 stop to hold the unit back from the pour site. I found that putting the water in first then the dry concrete material helped. I mixed my own concrete with water, gravel, sand and cement in about 1 cubic foot /8 gallon batches. This is the order I used 1. Place about 3/4 of the water in. 2. Place 1/2 of the gravel into the water. (if doing multiply batches this cleans off the leftover paste from the last batch). 3. Place 1/2 of the sand 4. Place about 3/4 of the cement. 5. Mix. I would lift the handles up about 3-4 inches. 6. Get the sand, gravel, cement and water all ready for the second half of the mix. 7. In fairly quick order put in the 2nd half of the sand/gravel the cement and then the water. It is important to get the water in right after the cement. 8. Mix for a minute or so and make sure to lift the handles. I knew it was mixing well if I heard “thawump” as the concrete mixed in the drum. 9. Roll to site and pour. 10. Scrape out mixer and get the last part of the batch out of the drum Tips: Watch your water to cement ration. Too much water weakens the concrete. Not enough water does not allow for everything to mix well. I found that if there were unmixed pockets of material in the mixer I needed to add just a little more water. I had to monitor how wet my sand and gravel were and adjust accordingly. The wetness of sand/gravel can change from morning to afternoon I am really glad I bought this mixer
Billygoat –
A good multi use machine
Does the job.. I like the lower profile that keeps the mixer from tipping over.. also, the machine allows you to be right on top of the work, eliminating the need for a wheelbarrow.. my wife uses it also to mix and implement soils for her gardening..
by Billygoat
Pops –
One Great Little Mixer
Purchased this mixer to pour new footings to repair 220′ of seawall down at LOTO that had been washed out. We mixed 160 – 60lb bags of concrete over a 2 day period. Just getting the bags down a 100′ hill and over the seawall was hard enough work, but this little mixer was a time saver when it came time to mix. Mixed 2 – 60 lb bag at a time, you could do 3 – 60 lb bags per mix, but 2 bags was just right, The bag material had fine aggregate and the large aggregate was no more than a 1/2″ in size, the mixer did great with this, would imagine it would do well with larger aggregate, but maybe most of the smaller bag products come with the smaller aggregate. Since the form work came out only 8″ from the existing wall we could not dump directly from the mixer, not a big deal, just dumped it out on a sheet of plywood and started the next batch while we shoveled the mixed concrete into the forms. I did some looking around at a number of mixers, this one was priced very well for what you get. With the direct drive gear motor this is a smooth set up with the HDPE mixing drum attaching directly to the gearbox output shaft. The earlier models had a car flexplate and a chain drive and these are still around, but the gearbox is the way to go. I did check to see the gearbox had the correct amount of gear lube inside since I read some others that purchased this mixer said the gearbox did not come with lube. The back plate for the HDPE mixing drum is well made, I did coat the output shaft and the connection to the drum with grease so these would disassemble. I made sure the bolts for the S.S. mixing blades were tight and as thin as they look they work great. The wheels are nice and solid, no air required, just grease the fittings, and the steel tubing frame is well made. The only thing I would recommend to Kushland would be to have a little larger diameter bolts connecting the gearbox/motor assembly on to the frame, these are the bolts that bolt the gearbox together, but don’t know if there is enough metal in the gearbox housing to take larger bolts, I will at least change mine out with some grade 8’s. Again, great little mixer for the money.
Bobk –
Makes my mixing concrete much easier than wheelbarrow and shovel.
Where it was taking me 6 to 8 hours to mix and pour 34 bags of 80lb concrete I can do it now in 3.
Rubymama –
I bought this for hubby for fathers day. It took about 20 minutes to put it all together. The materials were all inclusive and it was very sturdy. The drum cleans out easily with a hose, the handles retract a little which helps a little for storage. We had to put bricks under the back end to get a good mix and also so he wouldn’t have to lift the bags so high to dump the concrete in. No biggie. Also, mix it exactly like it says on the machine, don’t think you know more than it does. I was debating between this and the cheaper model because of the height issue, but I am very glad I went with this one, it just seems sturdier. It’s very quiet too.
Southtxtek –
Great little mixer!
I bought this mixer to make pavers as well as small projects around the property. It was easy enough to assemble and comes with easy to follow instructions to mix concrete or mortar. I use it to mix my sand and gravel while I add color to the Portland cement. Then the cement is added and mixed dry until well combined and water is added until it reaches the consistency I’m looking for. The height of the drum is perfect and once mixed the unit acts as a wheelbarrow to transport to wherever you need your mix. I go straight from drum to molds on a table and it saves me from having to transfer to a bucket or wheelbarrow and is the perfect height to go from drum to table. Cleanup is quick and easy with just a little water. For the price this mixer is an excellent value.
by Southtxtek