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Old 16-05-2011, 12:39 AM posted to rec.gardens
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David Hare-Scott wrote:

Hi, does anyone know how i can work out how many litres of soil are in
a
ton? B&Q do a 125ltr bag and a ton dumpy bag but i have no way of
working out what is cheaper... Any help will be much appreciated :-)-


http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/earth-soil-weight-d_1349.html

Type of Soil Approximate Weight
(lb/ft3) (kg/m3)
Loose earth 75 1200

Rammed earth 100 1600


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