A little heavy

   / A little heavy #1  

Bud

Silver Member
Joined
Apr 6, 2000
Messages
128
Location
Near Pittsburgh, Pa.
Tractor
Kubota B2400 & 1972 Economy Power King
Today I got some small limestone with the fine stuff, and pieces of asphault from a road job. Thought I'd take a picture of a piece. It's a little over 8 cubic feet. The loader would not lift it, but the curl on the bucket would. Anyone have an idea how much a cubic foot of asphault weighs?
I used my 3PH bucket to counter weigh the load in the loader bucket. It's bigger than the loader bucket.
Bud
 
   / A little heavy #2  
A quick search turned up a density of around 150 lb per cubic foot. Sounds like it can vary by quite a bit depending on the type.

That would make it over 1200 lb so it makes sense if your loader couldn't lift it but that the bucket curl could.
 
   / A little heavy #3  
Concrete is about 125-150 pounds per cubic foot. Asphalt is lighter, how much I'm not sure.
 

Tractor & Equipment Auctions

2019 JOHN DEERE 350G LC EXCAVATOR (A52707)
2019 JOHN DEERE...
2016 New Holland Boomer 47 4WD 45HP Loader Utility Tractor with Bush Hog BH16-2 (A55787)
2016 New Holland...
BFH 1000 BALANCE FORCE HARMONICS TIRE BALANCER (A54757)
BFH 1000 BALANCE...
2010 Kubota ZD326 60in Zero Turn Commercial Mower (A55851)
2010 Kubota ZD326...
2016 Ford E-450 LP Handicapped Bus (A53422)
2016 Ford E-450 LP...
Case SV280B (A53317)
Case SV280B (A53317)
 
Top