Concrete is an excellent
construction material but it's not always the easiest to handle. Dumping the
concrete mix from a truck directly into a form using chutes, wheelbarrows,
buckets, or other placing devices can be a long slow process that leaves a
finished product that is less than acceptable.
For large flat areas like
roads, sidewalks, paths, and parking areas, paving machines are the most economic
and efficient way to do the job. Pumping concrete is probably the way to go for
many other applications. It's a very efficient and reliable means of placing
concrete and very economical as well.
In many of today's
applications a concrete pump is the only way of placing concrete where it's
needed such as a high-rise building, or large slabs where the mixer truck
chutes can't reach. Other times, the ease and speed of pumping concrete makes
it the most economical and efficient way to put the mix in place.