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Concrete Pumps and Pumping Information

A guide to help choose the best model concrete pump for the job and operate it at top efficiency

Types of Concrete Pumps

Boom pump

Line pumps

Separate placing booms

Choosing the Best Pumping System for the Job

Buyer's guide to concrete trailer pumps: Questions to ask before you buy

Proper sizing of lines and equipment

Choosing the proper hose

Tips for Optimizing Pump Performance

Specify a "pumpable" concrete mix

Proper pump truck positioning

Pumping tips for insulating concrete forms (ICFs)

Troubleshooting and General Safety Considerations

Removing blockages:

Safety considerations:

Related Information:

Pumping equipment and materials for slabjacking

Other Resources:

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KVM 55 Boom Pump SCHWING AMERICA, INC. St.Paul, MN
The Schwing KVM 55 pictured above can pump over 200 cubic yards per hour.

Pumping is a very efficient and reliable means of placing concrete, which makes it a very economical method as well.

Sometimes, a pump is the only way of placing concrete in a certain location. Such as a high rise building, or large slabs where the chutes of the concrete truck cant reach where the concrete is needed.

Other times, the ease and speed of pumping concrete makes it the most economical method of concrete placement.

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