Here in southern maine the following unit weights can be used for rough conversion calculation.
Cubic yard of sand gravel.
A yard of topsoil usually weighs about 1 800 pounds and a yard of gravel usually weighs about 2 200 pounds.
1 3 tons 1 3tons cy 1 cy of dot gravel weighs approx.
Sub base sb2 gravel between 1 to 4 inches costs 38 per cubic yard 1 41 per cubic foot or 27 per ton when you buy from landscaping suppliers.
Bag contains 1 000 1 200 lb.
As a shortcut try our cubic yardage calculator to conveniently calculate your volume.
Armed with the volume of material needed in cubic yards the weight of material in tons can be found by multiplying the volume by the material density.
A cubic yard is a measurement that is 3 feet by 3 feet by 3 feet.
1 4 tons 1 4 tons cy.
Bulk gravel is very versatile.
Fortunately a cubic yard of material has a conversion factor unit weight so a cubic yard can easily be converted to a ton or vice versa.
This crushed rock can be used for back fill concrete landscaping ground cover and ground stabilizer.
A cubic yard measures volume where a ton measures weight.
Calculate weight in tons.
Sb2 gravel 3 to 4 inches also called 3 stone costs 62 per cubic yard 2 30 per cubic foot or 31 43 per ton if you order 17 5 tons or more.
Most gravel weighs 1 4 to 1 7 tons per cubic yard.
When gravel or dirt suppliers ask how many yards you need they are talking about a cubic yard.
For estimating purposes most contractor s consider the yield to be 3 000 pounds per cubic yard or 1 5 tons per cubic yard.
1 cy of sand weighs approx.