any of you guys use any thing other then a bit of oil and diesel to oil up the hopper????

I saw some of the guys at Pioneer in Atlanta using "Crete-Buster". This is a product that is usually used as a cleaning agent to remove concrete from painted surfaces. The guys were spraying it on the hopper area the night before and told me that it kept the concrete from attaching its self to the hopper and made clean-up easier.

Crete Buster Eliminate Hardened Concrete on Your Equipment! CRETE-BUSTER quickly removes hardened concrete build-up with minimal effort. CRETE-BUSTER is hard on concrete, but safe on most paint, rubber, aluminum, glass and chrome. CRETE-BUSTER also contains no salts, chlorides or muriatic acid, making it ideal for use on trucks, booms, pumps and virtually any equipment. Maintain a professional appearance by keeping your equipment looking good while working at peak performance with CRETE-BUSTER. Fast acting - Chemical reaction begins as soon as spray hits the concrete Contains no salts, chlorides or muriatic acid Safe on most paint, rubber, aluminum, glass and chrome Can be used to clean concrete or grout surfaces

one of the operators at pioneer mixes crete buster with hyd. oil and diesel fuel during the day to spray his hopper down. when he gets back to the yard the concrete washes off with no problem.

tarp it works every time plus half motor oil & half diesel

Well I was not going to post any more shots but we are using something like this crete buster spray it on the night before and walla. 2weeks later , we are still investigating.

Mispelled Damage also.

And yes we wash every day, not two weeks.

That is really bad. I would be way hot about that and have to "talk" to the people that made that stuff. Lots of real crap out there. You need to post a picture of the bottle label so no one else gets that stuff.

I have used the crete buster on my Infinity to get some splatter crete off...... it is safe ;~)

Vasa,

You use form oil and what we call "elbow grease" (you work at keeping your unit clean)

looks great to me!!! ;~)

That is one clean hopper!!!!!

the reason i was asking we are trying some new and it`s brill.you wash off at night and nothing sticks to ... I MEAN NOTHING..were still just in the early stages of testing it but every things looking good so far....as soon as we`ve complete`d the test`s i`ll post the finding`s..

That is one clean hopper yes.

I will try to get the product name. we have stopped using it  now of course, I hate to think if they get it on the hydroulic lines hehe. We do use form oil also. I believe regular bunker oil. But all our hopper skirts and safety blast flaps are going this way, but only if rubber shows wear it eats into the seam and turns it to liguid.

It turns out to be called Con off, but now I find out it is an acid replacement and was left on 24hrs. Most of the employees were told to wash off in 5min. Hmm

Well I passed along the link Bob maybe we will see how available that product is.

Thanks for the info!

Way to many delicate electronics on pumps these days to use ANY type of acid, IMHO. People sometimes forget that the vapor is just as harmful as the liquid its self. That stuff that wiped out the rubber boots on your machine may have gotten a bad test; it sure told the story though. When you rinse any product off of your machine chances are that you will not be able to get 100% of it off. That is the reason I put the crete buster on this posting, it is safe stuff. If you miss some of it you are still good to go..... & it works. ;~)

cleanliness is next to pumpliness ;~)

I find us Canucks  a bit sheltered in selection of  product. You would think we would go online more. I believe a 50 gal drum of this product to be around $400 cad. Thanks for the tips these give us more ideas and trials to replace acid which we used for years. Of course instant results are expected but at what cost, health or money, thanks again.

Have used speedy-clean concrete dissolver by shell for one day,we'll see how it works.