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APPROXIMATE WEIGHT OF MATERIALS Most materials and commodities vary in weight – the following weights should be used only for approximation purposes. Exact weights should be obtained from local sources when making recommendations for truck or tractor-trailer equipment. Lbs. per Cu. Ft. Beans, dry Cement, Portland Clay and Gravel, dry Clay and Gravel, wet Coal, Hard or Anthracite, broken Coal, Soft or Bituminous, solid — 100 65 52-57 79-84 Concrete 120-155 Corn, in ear Corn, shelled Corn Syrup Crude Oil Fuel Oil Gasoline Gravel — —- 86 52 52-74 45 Gravel and Sand, dry, loose Gravel and Sand, dry, packed Gravel and Sand, wet Milk Paper, average weight Oats Potatoes, White or Irish Petroleum Sand, dry, loose Sand, moist, loose Soy Beans Water Wheat 100-120 90-100 110 120 —- 58 —- — — 90-106 120 —- 62.4 —- No. of Pounds 60 94 2700 1755 1400-1540 2134-2270 3200-4185 70 56 11.5 700 695-795 600 2700-3240 2430-2862 2970 3240 845-865 32 60 800 2430-2860 3240 60 835 60 Per: Bushel Bag Cu. Yd. Cu. Yd. Cu. Yd. Cu. Yd. Cu. Yd. Bushel Bushel Gallon 100 Gal. 100 Gal. 100 Gal. Cu. Yd. Cu. Yd. Cu. Yd. Cu. Yd. 100 Gal. Bushel Bushel 100 Gal. Cu. Yd. Cu. Yd. Bushel 100 Gal. Bushel Section Nine: Appendix 115