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Posted by PeterD on March 20, 2008, 8:21 pm
On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:39:07 -0000, "CWatters"
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> > Sure a pickup truck will do... Use a 1 ton rated truck, say a Dodge
>> 3500, and make a few trips. Were I to do this, I'd put some in the bed
>> (about 3,500 lb) and some on my large flatbed equipment trailer
>> (another 2000 lb or so). Bet it would only take two or three trips
>> max...
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>If we said 160 cubic feet I make it about 15,000 lbs (used typical figure
>for density of crushed stone).
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Perhaps 5 trips in a 1 ton PU, or three with a trailer... (Thanks for
the weight estimate...)
sure beats paying the quoted price!
BTW, my local lumber yard will lease out their big trucks when not in
use for deliveries. They have cranes or lift booms, can easily handle
15000 lb, and I paid about $75 and hour last summer. I know this year
it will be more (wonder how I know that!) but even still, that may be
an easy and viable alternative to hand unloading that much stuff.
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