Materials..how much weight in your bucket... FYI

IslandTractor · Jan 18, 2006

( Great list... But you forgot somethings... I don't see Gold and Silver /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif )

That's because no tractor could lift a bucket full. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif Gold is heavy. As I calculate, almost two and a half times as heavy as steel. Could your FEL lift 2.5 bucket loads of solid steel? /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

Just for completeness, here are the weights of steel, gold and silver per cubic foot. What size is your bucket??? /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

Steel 490 pounds/cubic foot
Silver 656 lbs/cubic foot
Gold 1208 lbs/cubic foot

My brave Kioti KL120 loader can lift 1100lbs total so I could lift less than one cubic foot of gold. However, I would not mind having someone load up 1100 lbs as current market value would be over $9 million. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

Panache · Jan 18, 2006

Are those all the same oz/lb? gold is normally 12 oz/lb vs 16 oz/lb

jinman · Jan 18, 2006

( Are those all the same oz/lb? gold is normally 12 oz/lb vs 16 oz/lb)

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Public schools in Alabama?

I think you meant ozt/troy. Thats 12 troy ounces per pound troy.

MrSteve · Jan 18, 2006

LOL IslandTractor it was a joke, but thanks so much for the numbers.

IslandTractor · Jan 18, 2006

Yes, I know it was a joke but I was interested (and on a boring conference call) so I looked it up the comparative weights per cubic foot. Then I could not resist wondering how much it would be worth if someone loaded up my FEL to the max with gold...

Let's put it this way, if it happened, I'd get more seat time and dispense with this silly day job business. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif