Ready mix

I might be able to help. I ran a mixer in Tahoe and in Colorado Springs for about 2 years.

The truck is easy to run but being able to back into a lot of places and pour while driving takes practice. You could probably be fairly proficient within a month or two. Getting to understand the slump and how much water to add takes awhile. The mud sounds a certain way and looks a certain way and each contractor wants it perfect or sometimes you get the weekend warrior who has no clue about anything and you end up directing the show.

Average pay could be between $14- $22 depending on your location. Id ask for at least $18, not having experience holds you back from higher pay. Ready mix companies will hire anyone, many new hires dont last so finding jobs is usually not a problem. Long hours, hard work. Summers are good, weather dictates everything. You can't pour in the rain, I have done jobs that were destroyed due to rain or snow. Can be dangerous if you dont pay attention to whats going on around you. Average 4-6 jobs/loads per day and around 10-14 hour days are the norm.

I'll personally never do concrete again.

 

There is money to be made as long as you get the different slumps.

 

Yep did plenty 90 hour weeks and a lot less due to It being so seasonal

 

Yeah I think you work and save in the summer to survive the winter. One winter I was so broke I started delivering for Dominos until things started up again.

 

Down here we only see winter on the news or this forum.

 

Hope you like getting yelled at

 

I know I do , thats why I have a wife

 

Yes this is true, I had a guy throw his hard hat at my truck while he was yelling. He was being an a hole and yelling about how I needed to pour faster so I spun that drum and dropped 3 yards of concrete right at his feet. Then I drove off to go clean my chutes. He was pissed, they had to use wheel barrows and move all that mud by hand.

 

I hated curbs