Line Pump Hire for Concrete Pours in Newcastle, Maitland and the Hunter

When you hire a line pump from Hunter Concrete Pump Hire, you get the pump, the hose and an operator who runs it for the whole pour. The concrete truck feeds the pump, and the pump pushes the concrete through steel and rubber line laid along the ground to your slab, footings or driveway. Your concreters stay at the pour point and place the concrete, and the pump does the carrying.

We are based in Rutherford and have been hiring out concrete pumps across the Hunter since 2000. Our line pumps work on house slabs in new estates, driveways in established suburbs, and pours at the back of a block where the concrete truck cannot get anywhere near the formwork. Call 0419 252 930 to talk through your pour and get a quote.

What Comes With Concrete Line Pump Hire

Every line pump booking with Hunter Concrete Pump Hire includes:

• The line pump itself, delivered to your site
• An operator who sets up the pump and runs it for the full pour
• Steel and rubber line laid from the truck to the pour point
• Set-up before the first concrete truck arrives
• Washing out the pump and line after the pour, and a tidy site when we leave

You do not operate the pump yourself at any point. The operator watches the pump, the line and the flow of concrete, and works with your concreters so the pour keeps moving at the pace their crew can place and finish it.

Concrete Pours That Suit a Line Pump

A line pump suits most residential pours where the concrete travels along the ground rather than up and over a building. The pours we run a line pump on most often are:

• House slabs and foundations
• Driveways and paths
• Garage and shed floors
• Pool surrounds and landscaping slabs
• Footings and strip foundations
• Granny flat slabs

If the concrete truck can park on the street or in the driveway, and the hose can follow a reasonable path to the formwork, a line pump is usually all the pour needs. Because the truck can often park on the street or in the driveway, a line pump also means less disruption to the rest of the site.

How Far a Concrete Line Pump Can Reach on Your Site

We carry enough line to reach most residential pours, typically 50 to 60 metres from where the concrete truck parks. When a pour needs more distance, we can extend the line, so tell us about the reach when you book. On one Cooks Hill job in Newcastle we ran a 45-metre line setup to pour a shed slab and an extension slab at the back of the property.

The distance is only part of the picture. When you call, tell us where the truck can park, where the concrete has to end up, and what the hose will cross on the way. Gates, steps, side paths, garden beds and soft ground all change how the line is laid, and knowing about them before the day means the operator arrives with the right length of line and a plan for the run.

Line Pump or Boom Pump for Your Pour

A line pump moves concrete along the ground through hose. A boom pump lifts the concrete on a hydraulic arm and places it from above. For most house slabs, driveways and footings, a line pump is the practical choice, because it sets up quickly and fits on suburban blocks where a boom truck has no room to set up.

A boom pump earns its place when the concrete has to go up to a suspended slab or an upper floor, or over a house, a pool or an excavation. Hunter Concrete Pump Hire runs a 32-metre boom pump for those pours. If you are weighing up the two, our guide to choosing between a line pump and a boom pump walks through the differences, and our boom pump hire page explains what the boom is used for. For very tight access, such as a narrow side path or a pour behind the house, our small concrete pump hire may suit the site better.