Bucket Capacity

[Gee Ray]

The question had to do with how many buckets of material would fit in a truck. The correct answer is as many as will fit. The skill of the operator, the type of dirt, the moisture in the dirt, the reach of the bucket into the bed of the truck, the power of the hoist to dump the bed, is there room to load from both sides or only from the rear all need to be answered to give a good answer and that info is not given.

The best you can do is count the first load and watch the springs as you load the truck so you know when to stop. Besides each and every scoop will not be a full bucket so the number of buckets may change on every load.

2.5 x 27 / 10 = 6.7 buckets
2.5 x 27 /13 = 5.2 buckets

3 x 27/ 10 = 8.1 buckets
3 x 29 / 13 = 6.7 buckets

So you get 5 to 8 buckets per truckload.

Does this work in the real world? Maybe.

 

[pokey1416]

That number matches my experiences loading my 5’x10’x1.5’ dump trailer. Even struck it can hold 2.7CY but could be overloaded at that volume. I gauge a lot by how hard it has to work on the first dump. 6 good scoops of heavy material seems to be the limit.