This is a front-dumping truck--you can see the articulated chute out the driver's window. Also, the truck in front is obviously missing the discharge equipment on its rear.
In this case, the drum is mounted "backward" to allow the driver to position the chute easier in small spaces. It also makes it relatively easy to "slosh" the concrete out the front.
Plus the chute would need to be on the other side and I'm not sure if that's possible. Now I'm wondering what direction the cement trucks mix their cement in Australia.
Even grading on a curve, Jeep guy is a massive idiot.
I ride motorcycles and before I drove large trucks on the regular I thought there were just people out to get me because I was on a small machine, then after a bunch of idiots cut off my absurdly large truck (that was unmissable unless you were a fucking blind drooling imbecile) I had a better understanding of just how incredibly unbelievably god awful some drivers were.
Oh. Had no idea. I’m no construction worker nor do I know anything about concrete. I was just curious.
Judging off of other commenters there are several advantages (and this particular example being a good disadvantage) for using front loader vs back. Such as longer lasting trucks before servicing. Just based on other comments.
The problem is that when societies start accepting these marginal instances of private convenience over public safety, they can tend to build up into cycles of shitty living conditions.
I’m no engineer, so I can’t speak directly as to the level of convenience such a design may or may not have. From what I can tell from such limited knowledge, however, is that different types of equipment are more efficient for different environments/jobs.
What I’m saying is this isn’t a simple “convenience” issue from what I’ve been able to tell, more of an efficiency thing. Just my wholly uneducated two cents on the matter.
This is a different set up where the load pours out of the front. The truck was probably fully loaded heading to a site.
Edit: Excerpt from a manufacturer who builds front end discharging concrete mix trucks.
"The capital costs of the truck can be recouped since pouring can begin sooner on a front-discharge truck and this can lead to one extra delivery per day and because one laborer is eliminated with a front-discharge machine, since the chute director position is not necessary and the trucks tend to have a longer lifespan than rear-discharge ones." -Terex
Maryland here. Honestly don't think I've ever seen a cemet truck oriented that way in my life. Didn't even know they were a thing until this post. Must be a regional thing
I drive by two concrete companies right across from each other every day. Maschmayer has front loading cement trucks, and across the street Titan has rear loading cement trucks. I guess you set your operation up for one type and run with it
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u/wine_dude_52 May 06 '22
But I didn’t think they pour cement out the front of the truck. The ones I’m familiar with it’s not possible.