For estimating purposes most contractor s consider the yield to be 3 000 pounds per cubic yard or 1 5 tons per cubic yard.
Weight cubic yard decomposed granite.
Usually when i haul something theres not much against the tailgate but this time there could be since its granite and will spread out.
Around 40 to 50 per cubic yard how many square inches will a yard of decomposed granite cover at two inches deep.
A cubic yard or often called a square yard of decomposed granite or crushed stone fines material typically weighs 3 000 pounds or 1 1 2 tons and will typically cost from 37 99 to 74 99 per yard depending upon where the job site is located how many yards you purchase and how far away the quarry is.
How much does one cubic yard of crushed granite weigh more our bed can hold approximately one cubic yard 6 feet x 4 feet x 16 inches supposing i actually fill it up will my tailgate hold up with the weight.
We don t know how decomposed granite lies or settles.
Calculate cubic yards for your project.
Most of harmony sand gravel s products will weight approximately 2 840 pounds per cubic yard or about 1 42 tons per cubic yard.
Divide the cubic feet of your decomposed granite by 27 to find the cubic yards you need to purchase.
Cubic yards are used to measure all types of materials from crushed granite to topsoil to organic.
For the example of 1 667 cubic feet you would need 1 667 27 0 0617 cubic yards.