For years, the Red Lion Big Cat concrete mixer has been a go-to mixer for low volume contract, and do-it-yourself work. Although this mixer has continually hit a reasonable price-point in the construction market, it has also continually received rotten reviews from users. The fact is, for the cost of the unit, the Red Lion Big Cat Mixer does the job that it should. Many contractors and consumers believe they can get away with purchasing a smaller mixer at a cheap price, when they really need a concrete mixer with much higher capacities and capabilities. For light and sporadic use, this mixer is plenty sufficient; and as long as you keep the unit clean and run it at the optimal levels, the Red Lion Big Cat a good machine.