Our main sand mixer's gearbox gave out yesterday, right in the middle of a big pour for a municipal grate order.

Heard this awful grinding noise, then nothing. The whole line just stopped. Had to scramble and hand-mix in the backup trough to finish the batch, which added like 2 hours to the shift. The quote to fix it is looking at over $3,500. Boss is not happy. Anyone have a good source for rebuilt gearboxes for a Simpson Pro-Mix 225, or is it just cheaper to bite the bullet on a new unit at this point?

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margaret_lane13d ago

Ever hear about my buddy's mixer that ate its own gears?

the_lee13d ago

Ate its own gears? That's wild! How does a machine even do that? I'm picturing metal shavings everywhere.