The estimate is based on the cubic yard calculation.
Cubic yard of topsoil weight.
The average cubic yard of topsoil weighs 2 000 pounds or 1 ton.
However topsoil is usually full of other material and can weigh between 2 600 3 000 pounds.
One ton of topsoil will roughly fill 300 square feet to a depth of 1 inch.
One cubic foot of topsoil weighs around 40 pounds.
One cubic yard of topsoil weighs approximately 1 080 pounds.
Knowing how much one yard of topsoil weighs partially depends on where it was scraped from and therefore what it is in it.
One cubic yard is made up of 27 cubic square feet so if buying in bags you would need 36 bags weighing 40 pounds each and making for a total of 1 440 pounds of soil per cubic yard.
Very dry topsoil can weigh as little as 1 700 pounds whereas wet topsoil can weigh much more.
When it comes to a pure cubic yard of topsoil dirt it will weigh around 1 080 pounds.
A cubic yard of typical topsoil weighs about 2700 pounds or 1 35 tons.
This estimate is based on the calculation that 1 cubic yard equals 27 cubic feet.
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Topsoil is usually measured by the cubic yard 27 cubic feet.
These weights are estimations based on available data.
One cubic foot of topsoil weighs approximately 40 pounds.
The water content of the soil is assumed to be that of a moderately damp e g.
One cubic yard of topsoil weighs generally one ton or 2 000 pounds.
One cubic yard of topsoil weighs approximately 1 080 pounds.
If you re planning to buy soil to spruce up a yard or create a new flower bed purchase it on a day when it s not raining.
It ll be lighter to haul and easier on your back to unload.
Hauling a cubic yard of dirt.
A square yard of a garden with a depth of 1 foot 30 48 cm weighs about 900 pounds 410 kg or slightly less than half a ton.