Author: Daniel Brandon

Mini Batch Plant Statistics

1 Yard Mixer on Trailer and Hopper Hey Everyone, Daniel here from Ready Mixer. Today I wanted to share some statistics I have found from third-party research and talking to current mini batch plant owners about running a mini concrete batch plant.  Some statistics I wanted to share with you are; how many yards of […]

Cement Storage Solutions

Wheel Loader with 1.75 Yard Mixer and Hopper in the background Hey everyone, It’s Daniel from Ready Mixer. Today we are going to talk about Cement Storage Solutions and best practices for your mini-batch plant.  Whether you are storing cement in a silo or by the bag, it is crucial to your concrete production and […]

Concrete Drying Time

Hey everyone,  Daniel here from Ready Mixer. Today we will talk about concrete curing time or concrete drying time.  To start, concrete drying time simplified is the amount of time it takes water to dry from the concrete mix. A few different variables can affect the drying time of concrete such as temperature, humidity, water-to-cement […]

Concrete Chipping

Hey everyone, Daniel from Ready Mixer here. Today we are going to talk about concrete chipping.  Honestly, as a mini batch plant owner, this is a topic you would never want to happen to you, but it happens.  I wanted to give you an idea of how to deal with it and helpful tips when […]

The Cost of a Mini Batch Plant

Ready Mixer’s Mini Batch Plant Equipment Hey everyone, Welcome back to another blog post from Ready Mixer. Today I wanted to talk about the high cost of starting a mini batch plant and different ways you can cut costs.  Based on our market research the average cost of buying a full mini-batch plant from our […]

Mix Ratios

1.75 Yard Mixer on Trailer Hey Everyone, It’s Daniel from Ready Mixer and welcome back to the blog. Today we will talk about mixing ratios One challenge you will face with starting a mini batch plant is getting the correct ratio for the short-load mixes.  Common ratios we have seen used by mini batch plant […]

What is Ready Mixer?

Hello everyone, welcome to the Ready Mixer blog.  A quick introduction about us, Ready Mixer is a concrete equipment manufacturing company specializing in eliminating short load fees, order minimums, and wait time for construction companies, repair foundation companies, general contractors, concrete contractors, mini batch plant customers, and many others. We are based out of Huntington […]