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Answer: A cubic foot of top soil weighs in the neighborhood of 75 - 100 pounds. There are 27 cubic feet in a cubic yard. Hence, one cubic yard of top soil weighs between 2025 and 2700 pounds.
Moisture content would make this figure variable
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Weight of 40 yard dump truck Weight loaded with 40 yards of soil Weight loaded with 40 yards of concrete?
Don't know the weight of the truck alone -- google it. Concrete (wet) could be assumed to be 145 pounds per cubic foot, and there are 27 cubic feet in one cubic yard. Compacted damp to dry soil (at "optimum moisture" for compacting) might run around 110 to 120 pounds per cubic foot, and loose soil would be considerably less (assuming it's dry and not saturated).
How much does one cubic yard weigh?
The answer depends on the density of the material. A cubic yard of air will weigh somewhat less than a cubic yard of lead!
How many bushels in a yard of soil?
21.68 bushels in one yard of soil
How much is 1 yard of soil?
27 cubic feet. A yard of soil, or any bulk material is 1 cubic yard. For soil it is usually one bucketful at the landscape supply. It will typically cover a 12' x 12' area, 3 - 4" deep. If you are figuring for mulch you can use the same measurements. It is a measure of volume, not weight.
How much does one cubic yard of dirt weigh?
One cubic yard of dirt is equal to 202 gallons or 27 cubic feet. It is also equal to 0.7646 cubic meters or 807.9 quarts.
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
Weight of one cubic yard of dirt?
1100-2000 pounds depending on soil composition
How much does one cubic yard weight?
1 cubic yard of what?
How many cubic feet are in one yard of soil?
There are 3 feet in a yard, and a yard is a cubic yard, so the answer is 33 or 27 cubic feet in a cubic yard.
Weight of one cubic yard of general trash?
what does one cubic yard of general trash weigh?
How much does 1 cubic yard of cement weight?
What is the weight of one cubic yard of cement? If you are asking the weight of 1 cubic yard of CONCRETE it is approximately 2 tons or 4000 pounds per cubic yard when wet.
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.
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.
Weight of 40 yard dump truck Weight loaded with 40 yards of soil Weight loaded with 40 yards of concrete?
Don't know the weight of the truck alone -- google it. Concrete (wet) could be assumed to be 145 pounds per cubic foot, and there are 27 cubic feet in one cubic yard. Compacted damp to dry soil (at "optimum moisture" for compacting) might run around 110 to 120 pounds per cubic foot, and loose soil would be considerably less (assuming it's dry and not saturated).
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.
Weight of 1 cubic yard of sand?
The weight (not mass) of dry sand is approx 86,000 pounds weight.
How much does one cubic yard of Asphalt weight?
3.2 tons
