semlin
curmudgeon
So do I empty any out?
last night i filled my m101 trailer to the brim with top soil I had stored beside the house. Plan was to take it to a buddy tonight as he needs some. The springs are now almost perfectly horizontal maybe sagging slightly. However, I just did a volumetric calculation and it is a little worrying.
I estimate capacity is 32.35 cubic feet (average 43" wide * 18" deep * 72" long)
converted to cubic metres = .9126 m3
according to the link below the bulk density of soil ranges from .9 to 1.8 Mg/m3 and averages 1.3-1.4 Mg/m3
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/doetqp/courses/env320/lec5/Lec5.html
That means the dirt weighs anywhere from 820 kg and up (1800 lbs +). It is probably close to the minimum since it was pretty close to bone dry.
I know it has a rated capacity of 1250 lbs but it also has a 3500lb rated axle.
What do folks think? It has to go 5 miles across town. It would be a pain to unload any and truck it back down to my back yard
last night i filled my m101 trailer to the brim with top soil I had stored beside the house. Plan was to take it to a buddy tonight as he needs some. The springs are now almost perfectly horizontal maybe sagging slightly. However, I just did a volumetric calculation and it is a little worrying.
I estimate capacity is 32.35 cubic feet (average 43" wide * 18" deep * 72" long)
converted to cubic metres = .9126 m3
according to the link below the bulk density of soil ranges from .9 to 1.8 Mg/m3 and averages 1.3-1.4 Mg/m3
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/doetqp/courses/env320/lec5/Lec5.html
That means the dirt weighs anywhere from 820 kg and up (1800 lbs +). It is probably close to the minimum since it was pretty close to bone dry.
I know it has a rated capacity of 1250 lbs but it also has a 3500lb rated axle.
What do folks think? It has to go 5 miles across town. It would be a pain to unload any and truck it back down to my back yard