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Basically a cube measuring 3 feet by 3feet by 3 feet. 1 cubic yard.

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Q: What is the size of one yard of top soil?
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How much is one yard in top soil?

Imagine a box 3 feet high by 3 wide and 3 feet deep. That is one (cubic) yard.


How much does 1 cubic yard of top soil weigh?

On one site I found the weight of one cubic yard of topsoil listed as 1,35 US tons


How fast can one man spread 1 yard of top soil?

Depends on the man. About 15 minutes. Easily.


Garden has an area of 24yd and covered in top soil 3inches deep what is the volume of top soil used in yd 3?

If you have a garden that is 24 yards and has top soil 3 inches deep, the volume of one of those yards, including yard 3, is 3.


How many ton a yard?

It is difficult to answer this without knowing what the cubic yard contains. A ballpark estimation would be one of the most common consumer purchases of something delivered by the cubic yard, top soil. A relatively dry, screened, cubic yard of top soil will weigh approximately 2400 lbs. For our friends in the rest of the world, 2400 lb = 1088.621 kg (or 1.08862 mt).


How many bags of top soil weighing forty pounds each would it take to make one cubic yard of top soil?

A good average density for topsoil is 100 pounds per cubic foot. There are 27 cubic feet in one cubic yard, and so one cubic yard weighs around 2,700 pounds.2,700/40 = 67.5Therefore, it will take about 67.5 forty pound bags to make one cubic yard of topsoil.


How many tons equal a yard?

It is difficult to answer this without knowing what the cubic yard contains. A ballpark estimation would be one of the most common consumer purchases of something delivered by the cubic yard, top soil. A relatively dry, screened, cubic yard of top soil will weigh approximately 2400 lbs. For our friends in the rest of the world, 2400 lb = 1088.621 kg (or 1.08862 mt).


How much top soil does it take to fill a cubic yard?

Well.....A cubic yard is a measure of volume, so the answer is....it takes a cubic yard (IE it would fill a box that was one yard wide by one yard long by one yard high. If you follow this link (http://www.rexius.com/faq.html) you will see a cubic yard of soil typically weighs around 1300 to 1600 lbs. To give you an alternate form of measurement, you are looking for 27 cu ft to fill a cubic yard of topsoil.


How much does one cubic yard of top soil weight?

Depending on the material and moisture content anywhere from around a ton to 1.5 tons.


Is a yard the same as a cubic yard?

When referring to garden or building materials such as top soil, ready-mix concrete, etc., the term yard is usually used as an abbreviation of cubic yard. In actuality, yard is a length or distance equal to three feet or 36 inches, and a cubic yard is a volume equivalent to a cube one yard long, one yard wide, and one yard deep.


What are the dimensions of 1 yard of top soil?

10" x 10" x 3' A "Yard" refers to a cubic yard, which is 3'x3'x3'


How much does 1 yard of top soil weigh?

600-800 pounds dry, wet double that