Bulk Powderized lime weight

[harrisonhunter]

The place south of Clarer were I'm getting buck lime is $25.00 a ton. Anyone know how much this stuff weights per say a yard? I have a full size short bed dodge and can fit a 1.5 yards with the cover on. Just curious how much this will way.

[diamoma1]

Wish I had a more detailed answer for you, but basically this stuff is heavy. Kind of like wet flour. I have a utility trailer (8x10) w/ 2200 lb. springs that I haul over there. One "scoop" nets anywhere between 1400-1600 lbs. Squats that trailer pretty good. I'd be pretty cautios about putting a yard in the back of that truck, but that's just me.....

[marco]

I also get my lime at Superior. I have a 5x10 trailer that they dump it into. The lime is very dense and heavy. A yard of lime will weigh much more that a yard of soil or sand. I would be hesitant to dump a scoop into my Silverado.

[mike hartges]

The weight can depend on how moist the lime is. I'd recommend using a trailer to haul the lime if you can find one. Some places that sell lime will deliver a loaded lime spreader to your location. Then you can hook the spreader up to your truck and away you go. You might want to ask about that service.

[Lyle7289]

There is approx 1.5 yards in a ton of lime. The stuff is HEAVY and the weight is affected drastically by the moisture content.

I agree with the folks that have also posted in using a trailer if you can. The lime spreaders most companies have is for large tracts and some will hold up to 3 ton. These spreaders need a tractor driven PTO to spread and I HIGHLY recommend looking at the spreader BEFORE you rent or borrow it.

Depending on the size of the spreader and the location of your plot, you may not be able to negotiate through your woods!! (Lessons learned from experience!!! :rant:)

[harrisonhunter]

WOW.. Thanks for the heads up guys. Figured the word "powder" would be lighter than the pellet stuff.

Koz recommended I dumped 500lbs or so on my 1/4 acre plot that I'm working on, on top of the 1200 lbs. of pellet that I have already spread. Getting it back to my plot location is going to be a chore. I can only get back to it with my quad. Sounds like I'm going to be making a buch of trip back and forth from the truck to the plot with my quad and small trailer. Also going to buy a few of bags that the sell 100 lbs of corn in.

[KEN WES.]

I'll agree with the others ag lime is heavy by volume, last year I took a trailer from the cabin to the co-op for lime, now this trailer is built out of the back half of an old pick up with a thick stack of leafs in the springs. its the old time equivelent of a super heavy 3/4 ton with 12 ply tires. they loaded in one scoop and stopped. I said just put one more in it. man did it sqat right to the frame. pulled on the scale, found it had 3 tons in it and wasnt totaly full. needlessly to say I pulled it back 10 miles very slowly. had one tire blow out as I got to the food plot. got lucky then havent pushed my luck like that since.

[harrisonhunter]

Ya you guys were not kidding. This stuff is HEAVY. I asked for 500 lbs in the truck and they ended up dumping 2100 lbs in my truck. :yikes: The operator was a little off. So I drove back to shovel off 1000 lbs. So in the end I spread out 1100 lbs. on my 1/4 plot.

[M1Garand]

I can't say all but most distributers I spoke to only sell it with a minimum weight. There's one in Rosebush (can't remember the name off the top of my head) and their minimum was 50 tons. Is this the place you're thinking or is there another and do you know if they have a minimum?

[harrisonhunter]

I went to Superior in Rosebush and were glad to sell me 500lbs if I wanted.

[M1Garand]

Yep that's the place. I must've talked to the wrong guy....I'm glad to hear smaller amounts can be bought.

[mudvr1212]

They only have a minimum load if they are going to deliver it to you.

I bought lime in Big Rapids because the spreader was cheaper than the one in Rosebush.

Total was like 200 for 6 tons of dolomite and the spreader.