Dump Trailer Weight Examples
It is very easy to overload a trailer with earth works.
Below you will find 3 photos with a bucket, gravel, sand with a few rocks to give you an idea of what it can look like and what it weighs.
It is YOUR responsibility to know your weights.
Do NOT use these photos as an accurate measurements for your own loads.
We have done these photos and examples in a controlled setting.
DO NOT OVERLOAD THE TRAILER
In the examples below 1 yard of gravel, rocks and sand mix weighs about 1,600kg (about 3,500lbs)
1 yard = 2 buckets = 1,600kg
1× standard skid steer bucket is about 0.5 yards (0.5m3)
1x bucket:
THIS IS WHAT MAX WEIGHT LOOKS LIKE
1.25 yards
2.5 buckets from a skid steer (0.5m³ / bucket)
Gravel, rocks & sand
Weight: 2,700kg
(200kg over recommended weight)
Notice it goes over the yellow sides and in line with the wooden boards.
IT'S OVERLOADED - NO MORE!!
OVER WEIGHT
2 yards
4 buckets from a skid steer (0.5m³ / bucket)
Gravel, rocks & sand
Weight: 3,600kg
OVERLOADED!!
Notice how high it goes over the yellow sides and over the wooden boards.
