What’s up with the big rotating tank on the back of the cement truck?

Domestic concrete mixer (cement mixer, concrete mixer) is a special truck used to transport concrete for construction; because of its appearance, it is also often called a snail truck. This type of truck is equipped with a cylindrical mixing drum to carry the mixed concrete. During transportation, the mixing drum will always be kept rotating to ensure that the concrete carried will not solidify. After transporting the concrete, the inside of the mixing drum is usually flushed with water to prevent the hardened concrete from taking up space and reducing the volume of the mixing drum.

Working principle:

The power is output from the full-power power take-off of the second-class chassis and transmitted to the hydraulic pump through the transmission shaft. The hydraulic energy generated by the hydraulic pump is transmitted to the hydraulic motor through the oil pipe. The hydraulic motor converts the hydraulic energy into kinetic energy and transmits it to the mixing tank through the reducer to reduce the speed and increase the torque. By adjusting the servo handle angle of the hydraulic pump (double-acting variable), the forward and reverse rotation of the mixing tank and the speed of the mixing tank are realized to achieve concrete charging. , stirring, stirring, discharging and other operations.