It's not typically - the drum is usually run off of a hydraulic motor, which is powered through a hydraulic pump run off the engine or PTO in the final drive.
Dan --- On Wed, 8/5/09, Greg Fiorentino <gf...@dslnorthwest.net> wrote: > From: Greg Fiorentino <gf...@dslnorthwest.net> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Now a reward! O/T Concrete Mixer Trivia > To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2009, 7:10 PM > It seems obvious that the mechanism > that turns the drum must be permanently > geared to the engine, transmission or driveshaft. > > Greg Fiorentino > '85 300SD > '80 240D 4 spd. manual > '79 300DT (with new crate engine) > '95 and '97 Crown Vics > '97 F-250HD Crew Cab 7.3 Powerstroke > > -----Original Message----- > From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com > [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] > On Behalf Of Peter T. Arnold > Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 3:13 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: [MBZ] Now a reward! O/T Concrete Mixer Trivia > > The wizards of this group are disappointing me. > > Why is the drum forever turning on a concrete mixer? > > Time for a hint; If you bought a brand new > mixer{never seen concrete}, > The drum would be turning when they delivered it to you! > > The gratuitous reward will be: 2 pieces { 1 meter each} of > fuel return > hose, still packaged in it's genuine BUY MBparts mailing > envelope with > $1.95 of US of A canceled stamps. > > Offer void where prohibited by law... > > > -- > Pete Arnold > > This e-mail from Peter Arnold and any attachments to it are > confidential > to the intended recipient and may also be uncensored. If > you have > received it in error please consult your religious > adviser. If you are > not the intended recipient, why have you read this > far? Please do not > staple, spindle or otherwise mutilate this document, doing > so may damage > your screen. All communications may be subject to > interception or > monitoring by the men in black helicopters for security > purposes. Please > rely on your own swine flu virus checking as the sender > cannot accept > any liability for any damage arising from any bug or virus > infection. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com