Who Makes Harbor Freight's Cement Mixers & How Much Do They Cost?
Harbor Freight is a popular place to shop for tools for many people, and that's because the store offers a wide variety of items. This even applies to lesser-used tools like cement mixers, and if you're in the market for one, you have a few options at Harbor Freight.
While you can also pick up related tools from Drill Master, Krause & Becker, Hercules, and Chicago Electric, for true cement mixers, the only players here are Central Machinery and Bauer — the latter of which is Harbor Freight's mid-range competitor. Central Machinery offers the two lowest prices, while the most expensive option comes from the Bauer brand. The Bauer model can mix more cement at a time, but whether that's worthwhile to you remains a personal preference.
All three choices are solid, as each has at least a four or higher user score on Harbor Freight's website. You can also track down positive YouTube reviews that showcase the mixers in action.
What does a cement mixer cost from Harbor Freight?
Of the three mixers sold at Harbor Freight as of this writing, the Central Machinery 3-1/2 cubic ft. model offers the most bang for your buck. This costs you $249.99 from Harbor Freight, but you might be able to snag a deal at some point if you have the Inside Track membership. This one can mix cement at 36 RPM, and it's easily portable thanks to the wheels. It has over 3,700 reviews on the Harbor Freight website — the most user scores of any cement mixer available on the site — and has a 4.2 out of five score from buyers.
If you raise your budget to $379.99, you can pick up the Bauer mixer that can take on up to two 80-lb bags of cement at a time. It's slower than the Central Machinery model at 24 RPM, but the tradeoff is the large drum that can mix more at once. It also comes equipped with wheels that make it easy to transport.
At the lowest end of the spectrum, we have the Central Machinery 1-1/4 cubic ft. mixer. It has the portability the other models have and can mix cement at 35 RPM. However, it can't mix the high quantities of cement the other two can at once, and that's presumably part of why it has a $199.99 price tag. Still, it has a four out of five user score on Harbor Freight's website, so it's not a bad model by any means.