Jack... It sounds like you know how to build... So just do it your way... You don't need a bunch of folks that have more money than sense ... Lol
They could probably buy the pump truck rather than break a sweat ... Lol. They'll continue to call you an idiot for wanting to have the pride of accomplishment... Lol Good luck Jack.., it's been a laugh ..!!!

Hey Jack... Now you're building your whole house one sack at a time!!! Lol.. Have fun.. These guys are going to call the authorities on you if you don't use a pump truck!! Lol... Watch your back... Don't tell anyone what state you're in.... Lol

I mixed 10 tons of mortar in a 4 cubic foot mixer and carried it in pails to fill bond beams and vertical cores. That was in between stocking 50 tons of AAC block and mixing up 2 tons (dryweight) of thinset with a paddle on a drill. I'm back to my high school weight and I am 66 years old. Of course if you need the pumper truck in and out because you don't want to miss "Biggest Loser" on TV, well, that's a different story.

If you have rebar issues down the road it will the result of siding and flashing failures rather than cold joints. OTOH your laundry may stand for only 500 years rather than 1000.

Way to go Tod ....!!!

I did the math and I have to say it doesn't look good. I would need something like 170 bags of QuickCrete (60 lb) to do the job. Might as well bite the bullet and pay the barrel truck company and pumper.

Did you calculate the footing and stemwall, too?

No.  But did you calculate what is a guy supposed to do if he just wants to do a small project?    With concrete it's all or nothing.   Get out the big guns or don't do it at all.  

For example, I have a 10x12 I would love to do out of ICF's.   Only problem is that it is on the other side of the ranch.   Well that sucks because there's alot of setup involved with pouring concrete.   Even if I did find other projects like sidewalks and slabs and what not to take up 10 cubic yards in a barrel, I can't move the whole operation over to the other side of the ranch so easily.

Jack - you might consider a line-pump for very small jobs.

With concrete it's all or nothing

Yeah, but when you do it in concrete, it's the last word. :-)

I was pleasantly surprised to find that you can order short trucks (about a half load) for almost no premium over full loads.

Barrel: $75/cubic yard.
Short Load: $90/cubic yard.

Call them up.  Tell them the address.  Then you hear: no way, get lost.

Short load short distance (only in the city, not the ranch).   The barrel truck will do the drive to the ranch no problem.

Like I said the problem is you  have to have projects lined up and ready for 10 cubic yards.   I will look into line-pumps.   If a small project is on the other side of the ranch 500 feet away that's a problem.   From what I have seen the pumpers don't look like very portable operations.  But I could be wrong.

You can get deals on concrete by making friends with some of the truck guys and getting what they have leftover.
When they have 1-2 yds leftover on a pour, they're going to have to haul it back.

Some wheelbarrows (harder to obtain a pump quickly) and flexibility on short notice and you could probably get your
concrete fairly cheap.