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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

Priming Boom & Line Pumps

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

VIDEO: CONCRETE PUMPING

Get tips from a professional pumping contractor on what to consider in terms of mix design, hose diameter and length, maximum aggregate sizing, and cleanup. Length—3:19

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.

Reed Concrete Pumps Chino, CA
The REED XT39R4 pictured above can pump 160 cubic yards per hour.

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