Abstract: A base assembly with a pair of doors slidingly attached to the base assembly for moving between an open position and a closed position. An inner core comprising a first end and a throat end with the throat end having a larger diameter than the first end is positioned downward on top of the base assembly with the first end in an upright position. A pallet is positioned around the throat end of the inner core. When the pair of doors are in the closed position, a cavity is formed that is open from the top of the pair of doors and is located between the inner core and the pair of doors and corresponds to the shape of the concrete product with the flared end. The foregoing assembly allows for wet casting concrete products in a vertically upright position.

Abstract: Disclosed is a bucket that may be used to transport a material. In example embodiments, the bucket may include a barrel configured to hold a material, a gate assembly arranged at a bottom of the barrel, a first control system comprising an electrically controlled valve configured to control the gate assembly, and a second control system configured to control the electrically controlled valve. In example embodiments, the second control system may include a receiver configured to receive a signal from a remote signal generator to control the electrically controlled valve.