EdKing
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Does any one know the aproximate weight of a yard of top soil ? I am trying to figure out how much I can safely haul with my pickup/trailer.
Thanks in advance
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WVBill
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A lot depends on the dirt (e.g. moisture content, how "compact " it is, etc.).
My Dodge Ram 1500 has a 6' (approx 6'l x 18"d x 5'w) bed. I calculate that's about a yard and a half.
Last fall I went to the landscape place and got "topsoil" and the bed was almost down on the rubber bumpers before it was full. I got a load of "Leafgrow" - topsoil and leaf compost mix - and a full bed wasn't any where near maxing out the truck.
My Dodge Ram 1500 has a 6' (approx 6'l x 18"d x 5'w) bed. I calculate that's about a yard and a half.
Last fall I went to the landscape place and got "topsoil" and the bed was almost down on the rubber bumpers before it was full. I got a load of "Leafgrow" - topsoil and leaf compost mix - and a full bed wasn't any where near maxing out the truck.
wroughtn_harv
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We estimate sand and gravel at twenty five hundred pounds a yard. Top soil depending upon it's composition is going to be less than that. I'd guess typically a ton per yard.
Be nice to the operator of the loader. Some of them think it's funny when the bumper hits the pavement.
Before you go be sure you up the tire pressure. You'd be surprised how many folks don't think about that.
Be nice to the operator of the loader. Some of them think it's funny when the bumper hits the pavement.
Before you go be sure you up the tire pressure. You'd be surprised how many folks don't think about that.
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Ed,
See this website. It provides common weights of different materials. You figure out cubic foot capacity of your P/U and then you can determine how much you can safely haul.
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.ffcattachments.com/cdrom/common.htm>http://www.ffcattachments.com/cdrom/common.htm</A>
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Bob Ancar
Cambridge, NY
See this website. It provides common weights of different materials. You figure out cubic foot capacity of your P/U and then you can determine how much you can safely haul.
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.ffcattachments.com/cdrom/common.htm>http://www.ffcattachments.com/cdrom/common.htm</A>
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Bob Ancar
Cambridge, NY
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I recently purchased two loads of top soil. The first weighed 9.25 tons on a 6 yard dump truck, the second 6 yard load (less clay in the composition) weighed 8.17 tons. Based on this, I think that 2500-300 pounds is a safe figure to use.
Wood_Butcher_Dav
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A buddy of mine had a little black reference book that listed all kinds of material weight (among other things.) The book is usually sitting by the counter at various hardware stores. I keep telling my self to pick one up. From what I remember earth (dirt) was around 2300-2700 lbs. per yard, Sand 3300-3500, gravel 2400-2800. I guess it would depend how wet it is also.
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Ed, I am in upstate N.Y. and mine cost $9.00 a ton for screened top soil. This was good material, too. I am lucky that my brother still operates the family business, so trucking is free for me. I guess that would translate to arond $12-15 a yard, at the pit.
sniezur
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I just paid $ 10.00/yard and loaded 2 yards into the bed of my F350. It loaded the bed down against the bump stops so I assume it was somewhere around 4,000 lbs.
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P.O. Box 620820 Dept. 101
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(303)972-4167
ISBN 1-885071-00-0
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Alan L.
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I've been paying $8 to $10 a yard for topsoil. They don't charge extra for the weed seeds included /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif.
DavidInNH
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In my little area of SW NH, loam is going from 13.50 to 17.50 a yard, delivered. The price seems to correlate well with the quality. The price may also correlate somewhat with the size of the truck they use. Sometimes it is handy if they can bring the smaller (9 yard) dump and get closer to where I need it. Of course, you may not care if you want more seat time. /w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif
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Attached is a list from a local landscape supply yard. Hope it helps with the weights.
Their price is $17.00 a yard for Screened Topsoil. They will deliver 7 yards for $105.00 if you live within a 7-mile radius. /w3tcompact/icons/tongue.gif <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.angelos-supplies.com> Angelo’s Supplies</A>.
Attached is a list from a local landscape supply yard. Hope it helps with the weights.
Their price is $17.00 a yard for Screened Topsoil. They will deliver 7 yards for $105.00 if you live within a 7-mile radius. /w3tcompact/icons/tongue.gif <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.angelos-supplies.com> Angelo’s Supplies</A>.
Thanks for the link. I think I'm a little out of thier range here in PA. I like the calculator they have online though. I'm trying to find someone close, so I don't have far to haul it. The local greenhouse charges $30 a yard. There is a place by my inlaws that charges $17.50, but thats 40 miles away.
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David & Ed,
Just got 16 yds nice screened material delivered for $250. a little less than $16. Good loam, not a lot of sand that you might find here in SE NH.
Others I talked to will sell it for $12 per 16 yds plus $50 for dely, so about the same. Put it down last Wed night sowed and seeded it - have 3/4" grass now.
Also I buy unscreened compost material for $100 for 10 yds from a local guy that does yard cleanup, then mix some topsoil as well my aged compost materials - makes better mulch than what you buy and a lot cheaper. no major weed probelm to date - 12 months so far..
Carl
Just got 16 yds nice screened material delivered for $250. a little less than $16. Good loam, not a lot of sand that you might find here in SE NH.
Others I talked to will sell it for $12 per 16 yds plus $50 for dely, so about the same. Put it down last Wed night sowed and seeded it - have 3/4" grass now.
Also I buy unscreened compost material for $100 for 10 yds from a local guy that does yard cleanup, then mix some topsoil as well my aged compost materials - makes better mulch than what you buy and a lot cheaper. no major weed probelm to date - 12 months so far..
Carl
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