sand weight`

[leaffish75]

Any body know who much a 5 gallon bucket full of sand weighs?

[RichConley]

according to the sand bed calculator, 90lbs per cubic foot. A cubic foot is 7.5 gallons, so 90lbs/7.5gallons, so roughly 12lbs per gallon, so your bucket should weigh 60lbs or so.

[pwachs]

changes if the sand is wet or dry

[chrisd4421]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7593826#post7593826 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by RichConley
according to the sand bed calculator, 90lbs per cubic foot. A cubic foot is 7.5 gallons, so 90lbs/7.5gallons, so roughly 12lbs per gallon, so your bucket should weigh 60lbs or so.

At a quick glance, I am completely impressed....:D

Chris

[thor32766]

yeah 60 lbs would be about right. I had a 5 gallon bucket i bought of sand from a guy and was wondering how much it weighed it was 62lbs to be exact. great job of math work up there though.