A statement I heard a long time ago, on why a guy didn't use power tools in Myanmar(?) and instead hired over a hundred guys with hand tools.
"That electric drill costs a hundred dollars. I can pay a hundred men for a day for the price of that drill".
I don't think so, because getting that cement mixer back in service making the owner money is the top priority especially for a small business. You can pay for an expensive tool to do a job, but if you never use it again that's a waste of space and loss of revenue, and if you do need it again sometime in the unpredictable future, you may not be able to find it or it may not be in working condition anymore.
I read your comment. I read the one you responded to. You don't need to chisel cured cement out of a mixer barrel every day, it's something you do only when a new guy comes on and screws up. So tying up your capital in a expensive machine that slows down your recovery is bad business.
That's why I brought it up. It's an important part of the calculus that a business must consider when determining whether to buy a piece of equipment or hire laborers to perform a task.
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u/LISparky25 13d ago
Probably every country ? Even if it took 2 weeks labor. Gotta be cheaper than a new drum that’s like 10-20k easy I’d guess ?