"A yard of soil" is a shorthand notation for a cubic yard of soil. They are equivalent.
Depends on what type of soil it is and whats in it
7.48 gallons in a cubic foot X 27 cubic feet in a yard is 201.96 gallons in a cubic yard. Divided by 5 gallons is 40.392 buckets in a yard of soil.
On one site I found the weight of one cubic yard of topsoil listed as 1,35 US tons
This question has no real answer as it depends where you stay and the availability of top soil. How much is a cubic yard of topsoil in Iceland? How much is a cubic yard of topsoil in the Sahara Desert? How much is a cubic yard of topsoil in Washington DC? etc. etc. Check a local newspaper or nursery/ garden centre
Basically a cube measuring 3 feet by 3feet by 3 feet. 1 cubic yard.
yes
A cubic meter is about 7 cubic feet larger than a cubic yard. A cubic yard is 36 inches high, wide and long. A cubic meter is 39.37 inches high, wide and long.
Depends on what type of soil it is and whats in it
No. However, be aware that builders' merchants sometimes use "yards" when they mean cubic yards - for example a yard of gravel.
7.48 gallons in a cubic foot X 27 cubic feet in a yard is 201.96 gallons in a cubic yard. Divided by 5 gallons is 40.392 buckets in a yard of soil.
It depends what kind of waste it is. A cubic yard of soil is aprox. 1 ton.
Well.....A cubic yard is a measure of volume, so the answer is....it takes a cubic yard (IE it would fill a box that was one yard wide by one yard long by one yard high. If you follow this link (http://www.rexius.com/faq.html) you will see a cubic yard of soil typically weighs around 1300 to 1600 lbs. To give you an alternate form of measurement, you are looking for 27 cu ft to fill a cubic yard of topsoil.
1600 lbs
When referring to garden or building materials such as top soil, ready-mix concrete, etc., the term yard is usually used as an abbreviation of cubic yard. In actuality, yard is a length or distance equal to three feet or 36 inches, and a cubic yard is a volume equivalent to a cube one yard long, one yard wide, and one yard deep.
1 penny for the earth
On one site I found the weight of one cubic yard of topsoil listed as 1,35 US tons
A good average density for topsoil is 100 pounds per cubic foot. There are 27 cubic feet in one cubic yard, and so one cubic yard weighs around 2,700 pounds.2,700/40 = 67.5Therefore, it will take about 67.5 forty pound bags to make one cubic yard of topsoil.