Concrete Pump

Introduction

A concrete pump is an important role in the construction machinery family. It is a tool for transferring liquid concrete by pumping.

Concrete Pump at the construction site 

Concrete Pumps are working at the construction site

There are mainly three classifications of concrete pumps:

  • Boom or truck mounted pump
  • Trailer, line, or stationary pump
  • Specialized usage pump

Let’s briefly look at these three types of pumps

 Type 1: Truck mounted pump

As its name shows, the truck mounted pump is attached to a truck. It is known as a truck-mounted boom pump because it uses a remote-controlled articulating robotic arm (called a boom) to place concrete with pinpoint accuracy. Boom pumps are used on most of the larger construction projects as they are capable of pumping at very high volumes and because of the labor saving nature of the robotic arm.

Truck mounted pump 

 Truck mounted pump

Type 2: Trailer Pump

The second main type of concrete pump is mounted on a trailer, and it is commonly referred to as a trailer pump or line pump. This pump requires steel or rubber concrete placing hoses to be manually attached to the outlet of the machine. Those hoses are linked together and lead to wherever the concrete needs to be placed. Trailer pumps normally pump concrete at lower volumes than boom pumps and are used for smaller volume concrete placing applications such as swimming pools, sidewalks, and single family home concrete slabs.

Trailer Pump 

 Trailer Pump

Type 3: Specialized usage pump

These pumps are specifically made for specialized job sites such as mines and tunnels. They are also skid mounted and rail mounted concrete pumps but are not commonly used due to their high costs and extra specialized mechanism

Specialized usage pump

Specialized usage pump

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