Right Manufacturing Systems, Inc. (Mix Right)
Manufacturer · concrete batching, mixing & storage equipment · Made in the USA
Mix Right · 7SL Series

Portable Cement Silos

Quick answer

A portable cement silo stores bulk powder on site — cement, fly ash, lime — and dispenses it into your plant or mixer on demand, with hydraulic drive to raise it, fluidization to stop the powder bridging in the cone, and an auger to discharge it. Sizes run from two super sacks to 55 tons: 6 to 15 tons suits a working plant on a job, 35 to 55 tons a production site. It is the thing that lets you buy cement in bulk at all.

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Portable, road-legal cement silos that store and dispense bulk powder on site. Hydraulic drive, fluidization, and auger options — from 2 super sacks up to 55 tons of storage. How financing works →

Mix Right Portable Cement Silos
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Portable Cement Silos models

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Equipment is manufactured and sold by Right Manufacturing Systems, Inc. (Mix Right). Axiant Partners is an independent financing partner and arranges equipment financing; pricing and full specifications are provided by the manufacturer. Financing is subject to credit approval.

Portable Cement Silos models

ModelCapacityConfigurationSpecs
7SL-12055 tonsHydraulic drive · optional 8" auger to 1,500 lb/min dischargeView ↗
7SL-8035 tonsFluidization system with aeration pads and air hammerView ↗
7SL-3015 tons6" standard auger · optional 8" augerView ↗
7SL-126 tonsPopular with volumetric truck operators · super-sack bag breakerView ↗
7SL-2SS2 super sacksConfigurable with load cells, indicator, and printerView ↗
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Equipment is manufactured and sold by Right Manufacturing Systems, Inc. (Mix Right). Axiant Partners is an independent financing partner and arranges equipment financing; pricing and full specifications are provided by the manufacturer. Financing is subject to credit approval.

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What is a portable cement silo?

A silo stores bulk powder on site — cement, fly ash, lime — and dispenses it into your plant or mixer on demand. These are road-legal and portable, so the silo travels to the job rather than the job being organised around the silo. They run from two super sacks up to 55 tons.

Mechanically there are three things to understand. The hydraulic drive raises it into position without a crane. Fluidization keeps the powder moving instead of bridging and packing solid in the cone, which is the failure mode that turns a silo into a very large paperweight. And the auger discharges it — an optional 8-inch auger moves up to 1,500 lb a minute, which is what lets a silo keep up with a batch plant rather than starve it.

Bagged versus bulk: what a silo is really for

A cement silo is not really a storage decision. It is a purchasing decision. Bagged cement is the most expensive way to buy cement, and it is also the most expensive way to handle it, because a person has to cut and empty every single bag. Bulk cement is cheaper per ton and it flows. The silo is simply the thing that allows you to buy bulk at all.

So the break-even is a volume question, and you can answer it from your own paperwork rather than anyone's brochure:

  • Take what you currently pay per ton for bagged cement, and get a bulk quote per ton delivered.
  • Multiply the difference by the tonnage you actually go through in a year.
  • Add the labour: the hours your crew spends cutting, lifting and emptying bags, plus the waste in torn and hardened bags nobody wants to count.
  • Compare the total to the payment on the estimator above.

If you are moving pallets of bags every week, this comparison is usually not close — the cement price alone tends to cover the silo before you even reach the labour line. If you buy a few bags a month, it is not close in the other direction, and you should not buy one.

Sizing a cement silo

Match the silo to what it feeds and to how far you are from a bulk delivery:

  • 2 super sacks — a mixer trailer or a small crew. Bulk-ish convenience without the commitment.
  • 6–15 tons — a working plant on a job site. Enough to run without a delivery every other day.
  • 35–55 tons — a production plant, or any site where the bulk haul is long enough that you want to take delivery rarely and in quantity.

The mistake to avoid is sizing purely on your batch plant and forgetting the delivery. On a remote site, the silo that matters is the one big enough that a cement truck coming out to you is worth the trip. A silo pairs naturally with a dry batch plant or a wet batch plant, and it is usually bought alongside one.

Financing a cement silo

Concrete equipment is a textbook financing case: it is a hard asset that holds its value, so the machine carries much of the credit decision itself rather than resting entirely on your balance sheet. That is what puts it in reach of a growing contractor and not only the biggest yards. Terms are normally structured to the life of the equipment, so the payment sits against the work it wins you. Mix Right sells through quotes rather than a published price list, so get the quote for the exact configuration you want, then use the estimator above to see what that becomes as a monthly payment. Approvals commonly come back in about 24 hours.

Portable cement silo FAQs

What does a portable cement silo do?

It stores bulk cement or other powders on site and dispenses them into your batch plant or mixer on demand. Hydraulic drive raises it into position, fluidization keeps the powder flowing rather than bridging in the cone, and an auger discharges it — an optional 8-inch auger moves up to 1,500 lb per minute.

Is bulk cement cheaper than bagged?

Per ton, essentially always — and the gap widens once you count the labour of cutting and emptying every bag, plus the waste in torn and hardened ones. The silo is what allows you to buy bulk at all. Whether it pays depends on your annual tonnage, so run it against your own cement invoices and a bulk quote rather than a rule of thumb.

What size cement silo do I need?

Two super sacks suits a mixer trailer or small crew; 6 to 15 tons suits a working plant on a job; 35 to 55 tons suits a production plant or a remote site where you want bulk deliveries to be worth the haul. Size on the delivery, not only on the plant.

Can I finance a cement silo?

Yes, and it is commonly financed alongside the batch plant it feeds. It is asset-based equipment financing, so the silo carries much of the deal. Get the Mix Right quote and Axiant can size the payment, usually with a decision in about 24 hours.

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