How to Choose a Suitable Concrete Pump Truck

To choose a suitable concrete pump truck, you should consider concrete pouring requirement, building type and structure, project adaptability, task volume, configuration of the pump truck and after sales service.

Concrete pouring requirement includes the project target, project features, maximum pumping volume required, maximum sending distance, concrete construction plans, concrete pump truck models and other concrete conditions. Properties of concrete trucks vary from model to model. Except concrete pouring volume, you should also take into account of the type and structure of a building, construction technical requirements, site condition and ambient surroundings. Generally speaking the main parameters of a selected truck should accord with or bigger than required. Excessive capacity will lead to low usage rate of truck and small capacity will not meet construction requirement. Project adaptability of a concrete pump truck refers to its flexibility. The higher is the pumping boom, the bigger its pouring height and semi-diameter are, thus it’s recommend to select trucks with high booms. Concrete trucks with boom length of 28mm to 36mm take up the largest share in the market. Long boom trucks will become mainstream in future construction, but the boom length is restricted by loading ability of the truck chassis, thus it’s usually below 42m. Task volume can be obtained by calculating total pouring volume, pouring volume of each set of truck and working time. For projects requiring large quantity of concrete for one time, extra concrete of a certain volume should be prepared for unexpected need. Generally a concrete batching plant of 100,000m3 to 150,000m3 annual yield need to be equipped with two to three sets of pump trucks.

Purchasers are advised to stick to high configuration in selecting concrete pump trucks, because it will save you lots of trouble and money afterwards. Key points for the driving system include hydraulic technique level, hydraulic component quality, engine quality, chassis property and load etc. With the operating system you should check whether manual and remote control devices are normal. Excellent after sales service provides guarantee for smooth operation of trucks you will purchase.