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.
Weight cubic yard decomposed granite.
Calculate cubic yards for your project.
Cubic yards are used to measure all types of materials from crushed granite to topsoil to organic.
Keep in mind that some materials compact more than others so exact coverage may vary.
We don t know how decomposed granite lies or settles.
Generally a cubic yard of gravel provides enough material to cover a 100 square foot area with 3 inches of gravel.
Most of harmony sand gravel s products will weight approximately 2 840 pounds per cubic yard or about 1 42 tons per cubic yard.
For the example of 1 667 cubic feet you would need 1 667 27 0 0617 cubic yards.
For estimating purposes most contractor s consider the yield to be 3 000 pounds per cubic yard or 1 5 tons per cubic yard.
All we can tell you is that.
Divide the cubic feet of your decomposed granite by 27 to find the cubic yards you need to purchase.