Bulk Material Advice

[Ridelght]

Guys,
O need to repair about 150 lineal feet by 5 feet wide by 3 feet deep along my pond. The shore eroded and muskrats like to burrow through to the water level. O noticed the level did not rise and found its leaking through to a nearby ditch then going on to the property next to me.
My issue is looking for Sandstone etc..every one speaks in Tons. Well 1 rock could be 2000 pounds for all I know.
I dont want to over purchase then have a mess. Im thinking of like basketball size rocks but have no clue how to determine how many tons or yards that would be.
Any ideas ?
Thanks

 

[Biker1mike]

150X5X3 = 2250 cubic feet.
Conversion calculator says 83 yards

Average 20 ton dump truck holds 10 - 15 yards. Stone

Quarries around me are pretty good about telling you how much you need if you give them the measurements.

Tons to yards depends on the item.

Do not quote me on this. I just know a 20 ton truck gets me a couple of years on the driveway

 

[Tughill Tom]

River Rock Calculator (omnicalculator.com)

There are a bunch more calculators on this site. Just find close to the material your looking at.

 

[William1]

... also... Rip-Rap size is from softball to medicine ball sized. So a load is a mix of it. Most will be about basketball sized up to and down to the extreme. Most quarries will let you take a look see at what they have. They will let you pick and choose but 235 yards is a six month project to sort through.

 

[Ridelght]

... also... Rip-Rap size is from softball to medicine ball sized. So a load is a mix of it. Most will be about basketball sized up to and down to the extreme. Most quarries will let you take a look see at what they have. They will let you pick and choose but 235 yards is a six month project to sort through.

Thanks to all of you. Yes Rip Rap would be best. My sand stone thought was an ad for 18 tons delivered from Cleveland for 1200.00.
But the volume of that i have no clue. Mixed pics showed some as barn foundation.

 

[Henro]

Guys,
O need to repair about 150 lineal feet by 5 feet wide by 3 feet deep along my pond. The shore eroded and muskrats like to burrow through to the water level. O noticed the level did not rise and found its leaking through to a nearby ditch then going on to the property next to me.
My issue is looking for Sandstone etc..every one speaks in Tons. Well 1 rock could be 2000 pounds for all I know.
I dont want to over purchase then have a mess. Im thinking of like basketball size rocks but have no clue how to determine how many tons or yards that would be.
Any ideas ?
Thanks

I have a leak in my small pond (size of pond is roughly 50 x 100 feet or so) that I have to deal with.

I am wondering how you plan to use stone to cure your leak? Probably missing something at my end, but what I intend to do, is dig a trench until I find the leak or leaks, then use clay possibly with cement mixed with it, to seal them. Stone seems like it would be too porous to seal a leak.

Muskrats are destructive. My neighbor told me years ago to keep the level up very close to the ground on the down hill side, and they will not be an issue. seems to work for me, but the leak I have now is likely the result of old roots rotting away over the years. There was a willow tree I cut down close to the pond years ago...but the roots remained.

Maybe what you plan to do is something I failed to consider.

 

[Tughill Tom]

Look into Bentonite to seal your pond.

 

[Ridelght]

I have a leak in my small pond (size of pond is roughly 50 x 100 feet or so) that I have to deal with.

I am wondering how you plan to use stone to cure your leak? Probably missing something at my end, but what I intend to do, is dig a trench until I find the leak or leaks, then use clay possibly with cement mixed with it, to seal them. Stone seems like it would be too porous to seal a leak.

Muskrats are destructive. My neighbor told me years ago to keep the level up very close to the ground on the down hill side, and they will not be an issue. seems to work for me, but the leak I have now is likely the result of old roots rotting away over the years. There was a willow tree I cut down close to the pond years ago...but the roots remained.

Maybe what you plan to do is something I failed to consider.

I dug out the tunnel. Put concrete in to seal it. Muskrats all gone, trapped and drowned them. My hope is the stone along the shore thats abrupt like that, will make it where they cant tunnel.

 

[Ridelght]

I dug out the tunnel. Put concrete in to seal it. Muskrats all gone, trapped and drowned them. My hope is the stone along the shore thats abrupt like that, will make it where they cant tunnel.

Hit send too quick, my pond is 650 feet long and 100 to 150 feet wide. Most of the shore slopes. This area is washed out and abrupt.
The other hopes is if i had like barn stone i can mow right up to the stone. Weed eating 650 feet is no fun. Plus the ends

 

[Ridelght]

Hit send too quick, my pond is 650 feet long and 100 to 150 feet wide. Most of the shore slopes. This area is washed out and abrupt.
The other hopes is if i had like barn stone i can mow right up to the stone. Weed eating 650 feet is no fun. Plus the ends

 

[Ridelght]

Left side in the pic. Id like to go from bank to 2 to 3 feet out. Narrow for l4060 around there to at like 8 feet wide. Muskrats are like us, they swim but cant be under water long. They dig at water edge. If pond is full they go elsewhere. That side the way it is is perfect though. Lived here 10 years go through this every 3 years or so. Tired of it.

 

[Henro]

Nice pond! (Green with envy)

 

[Ridelght]

Nice pond! (Green with envy)

Thanks, about acre plus of water. Legend is 20 feet deep in middle ( guy who dug it in 70,s) No winter fish kills. I dont swim so i dont know, plus i see turtles....lol. Takes a lot of maintenance to keep.it clean. Goofy muskrats, i saw slides and them backfloating out in the water as i mowed.

 

[Ridelght]

River Rock Calculator (omnicalculator.com)

There are a bunch more calculators on this site. Just find close to the material your looking at.

Thanks !!!

 

[D2Cat]

Maybe you need a turtle trap!

 

[Ridelght]

Maybe you need a turtle trap!

What is a Turtle trap ? This pond was dug when the house was built. It was stocked many times. When i had the box traps in for muskrats i caught 2 snappers. In the sun i see paintets turtles on logs sunning themsrlves.
Still a lot of fish so theu arent clearing the pond out but im notna fan of snappers. They never made it back to the pond when i caught them.

 

[D2Cat]

Just google"turtle trap for pond" and you can spend hours learning how.

 

[Ridelght]

Just google"turtle trap for pond" and you can spend hours learning how.

Thanks

 

[GreensvilleJay]

man that's pretty ! late best friend used to make ponds like that. If you can 'beg/borrow/rent' a side dumping cart or trailer it'll make the job a pleasure to do.

 

[Ridelght]

man that's pretty ! late best friend used to make ponds like that. If you can 'beg/borrow/rent' a side dumping cart or trailer it'll make the job a pleasure to do.

Thanks