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20 tons of topsoil - help!
Sorry in advance, because I guess this is an unanswerable question. I
need some topsoil, and have managed to get a good deal, but I have to buy a minimum of 20 tons. Trouble is, I really can't visualise what 20 tons looks like! The space is pretty big - about 90 feet by 50 feet, though I want to fill only half of that if possible - perhaps to a depth of up to about 3 or 4 inches. I know this is a vague question, but do people think this is way over the top for my needs? I don't want to end up with a massive hill in my garden! Thanks Will |
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wrote in message oups.com... Sorry in advance, because I guess this is an unanswerable question. I need some topsoil, and have managed to get a good deal, but I have to buy a minimum of 20 tons. Trouble is, I really can't visualise what 20 tons looks like! The space is pretty big - about 90 feet by 50 feet, though I want to fill only half of that if possible - perhaps to a depth of up to about 3 or 4 inches. I know this is a vague question, but do people think this is way over the top for my needs? I don't want to end up with a massive hill in my garden! Thanks Will Hope my calculation is somewhere in the right zone....a ton of soild varies in weight according to its moisture content...believe it ranges from around 80 pounds to around 115 pounds per cubice ft.....so you are talking about a range of 550 to 400 (approx) cubic feet of soil with 20 tons....or about 4 square feet at 3inches per cubic ft....the rest of the calculation is easy..HW. |
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oups.com... Sorry in advance, because I guess this is an unanswerable question. I need some topsoil, and have managed to get a good deal, but I have to buy a minimum of 20 tons. Trouble is, I really can't visualise what 20 tons looks like! The space is pretty big - about 90 feet by 50 feet, though I want to fill only half of that if possible - perhaps to a depth of up to about 3 or 4 inches. I know this is a vague question, but do people think this is way over the top for my needs? I don't want to end up with a massive hill in my garden! Thanks Will Make the calculator do the work. http://www.millergroup.ca/compost/lme.html Regards, Emrys Davies. |
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"Phil L" wrote in message . uk... wrote: :: Sorry in advance, because I guess this is an unanswerable :: question. I need some topsoil, and have managed to get a good :: deal, but I have to buy a minimum of 20 tons. Trouble is, I really :: can't visualise what 20 tons looks like! :: :: The space is pretty big - about 90 feet by 50 feet, though I want :: to fill only half of that if possible - perhaps to a depth of up :: to about 3 or 4 inches. :: :: I know this is a vague question, but do people think this is way :: over the top for my needs? I don't want to end up with a massive :: hill in my garden! Right....90X50 = 4500 sq ft 4500sq ft = approx 418 sq metres. 1 tonne is a cubic metre (depending on soggyness etc) but take it from me that it doesn't get weighed, the bucket holds a tonne or half a tonne and they get counted during loading, the weight doesn't enter into it. Oh yes it does. All sand, gravel, soil etc is sold by the tonne, and is weighed either by weighing equipment fitted to the loading shovel, or by the vehicle being weighed on the weighbridge going in and coming out. The difference between the two weights is what you pay for. If you check your local yellow ads paper, you will find loads of adverts from people who will deliver these materials to your home or site, at £xxx per tonne. Steve |
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On Fri, 13 May 2005 16:26:04 +0100, "shazzbat"
wrote: but take it from me that it doesn't get weighed, the bucket holds a tonne or half a tonne and they get counted during loading, the weight doesn't enter into it. Oh yes it does. All sand, gravel, soil etc is sold by the tonne, and is weighed either by weighing equipment fitted to the loading shovel, or by the vehicle being weighed on the weighbridge going in and coming out. The difference between the two weights is what you pay for. If you check your local yellow ads paper, you will find loads of adverts from people who will deliver these materials to your home or site, at £xxx per tonne. Took the words right out of my mouth. The guys who deliver to us have a weighing device on the wagon. ================================================= Rod Weed my email address to reply. http://website.lineone.net/~rodcraddock/index.html |
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