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   oldhand | Aug 04, 2014 12:52am | #1

   one idea.....

   I don't know that it would suit your needs but a chute can be made by curling  a sheet of corrugated metal roofing into a "u" shape. The quick way to hold the shape is to use wire but that does get in the way of moving concrete. Making a wood cradle might be worth the effort. .

   You can pull the mud along with a hoe or drag with a shovel.

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   MarkH | Aug 04, 2014 07:19am | #2

   Perhaps a concrete pumper truck could get near enough.  They can pump quite a way from the truck.

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   DanH | Aug 04, 2014 07:44am | #3

   When I was a kid, I recall homemade chutes being used all the time.  Of course, sending concrete down a chute is not good for it,but this isn't a high-strength application.

   But have you considered using precast concrete of some sort for part of your "structure"?

   And, yes, a pumper truck can often reach maybe 50-75 feet from where it's parked.  (Needs to be clear overhead, though.)

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   Mongo | Aug 07, 2014 04:48am | #4

   stove pipe

   I have a chute made out of round galvanized duct, the kind that has a "snap close" seam along it's length. I left it unsnapped and pulled it open a bit to make a "U" channel.

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   I screwed the lengths of duct to couple of pieces of framing lumber to give it rigidity. Easy to make it long or short.

   The concrete slides across the metal, slicker than...

   When I need to fill small sonotubes, I'll squeeze one end closed, even overlap the metal on itself to get a smaller diameter if needed. Then I tape it up so it won't unravel or open. I'll pull the other end open to make a "U". Dump the 'crete in the open end, and it'll slide out the closed end into the sonotube.

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   tfarwell | Aug 31, 2020 01:03am | #5

   Plywood makes a good shute - especially MDO. You need to soak it down before use and keep it wet. I've used 2x4's as the structure. I agree with above, use a pumper if you can.