Bob, I'm not sure about your math.
1 ton of loose expanded (dug and piled) dirt is about 1 yard -- actually a bit less than a yard, but call it 40 ton = 40 yards.
1 yard is 36"x36"x36" which is 46,656 cubic inches.
There are 144 square inches in a square foot so divide by 144 to get the number of square feet to cover 1" thick.
46,656 / 144 = 324 square feet. Or 18' by 18'
That's a lot different than 8000 sf...
Bob, I'm not sure about your math.
1 ton of loose expanded (dug and piled) dirt is about 1 yard -- actually a bit less than a yard, but call it 40 ton = 40 yards.
1 yard is 36"x36"x36" which is 46,656 cubic inches.
There are 144 square inches in a square foot so divide by 144 to get the number of square feet to cover 1" thick.
46,656 / 144 = 324 square feet. Or 18' by 18'
That's a lot different than 8000 sf...
Being in the dirt biz i would get calls all the time from people that had a pile of dirt several yards they would call me and tell me they had a deal. They would want to charge me for the dirt and then what me to haul out my truck and loader for 5 yards of soil. I would tell them no thank you and they would get upset. I would sell the dirt for $18 per yard and the wanted me to pay them like $9 per yard. I would lose a ton of money. Then the guy said fine just take it!! and i would ansewer no thank you. Most of the time they would slam the phone down. people just dont understand.
Most of the time it was about 5 yards from someone that put up a pool.
sounds like you have about 30 yards. one yard of soil is about 1.5 tons depending on mositure content. 30 yards now you my be getting into a worth while amont for someone.
Yeah dirt around here is 65 bucks for 11 yards of clay or 110 for 11 yards of black soil delivered. I purchased about 9 11 yard loads to fill some holes earlier this year, I wish I had the box blade then moving and leveling would have been easier. Dirt is pretty cheap in NE. We had mostly clay because he lives in a housing subdivision and they usually scrape all the top soil off down to the clay and then lay sod. So maybe 4 inches of black soil total before we hit the clay.
I used 120 lbs/sqft for the density of dirt, but I'll admit I don't know if this is packed or loose... loose dirt may be a bit lighter.
In your calculation, you only did one yard, so you need to multiply by 40, which gives 12,960 sq ft for spreading at 1".
Its great (and not surprising) that somebody wanted/took the fill, so the spreading issue is moot.
BOB
Well
It looks like I'm not sure about MY math either!
Bury it :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: