TM 9-2320-209-10-1
a. General. Dump trucks covered in this manual may be used as regular cargo carriers,
or for dumping and spreading operations. Payload capacity for cross country operation is
5,000 pounds. Payload capacity for prepared roads is 10,000 pounds. Refer to table 4-2,
weight chart for typical materials.
Capacity
Level Full
Heaping Full
Weight of Material
(2. 51 CU yd
(3. 76 CU yd
(lb)
or 67.79 tuft)
or 101.50 cu ft)
Material
Loaded Weight
Loaded Weight
Per cu-ft
Per cu-yd
(lb approx)
(lb approx)
2,985
4,470
1,188
Ashes (soft coal)
44
3,120
4,675
1,242
46
Cinders
Clay:
4,270
6,400*
1,701
63
Dry
11,175†
2,970
7,460
110
Wet
Coal:
3,525
1,404
5,280
52
Anthracite
1,269
3,190
4,775
47
Bituminous
1,900
2,845
756
28
Coke
9,095*
13,615†
3,618
124
Concrete mix (wet)
1,695
2,540
675
25
Coral rock
Earth:
5,425*
8,125*
2,160
Dry or moist (loose)
80
2,592
6,510
9,750*
96
Dry or moist (packed)
Garbage:
1,269
3,190
4,775
47
Wet
1,320
351
881
13
Dry (paper wrapped)
11,175†
2,970
7,460*
110
Gravel
6,435*
2,565
9,650*
95
3,294
12,390†
8,280*
122
Masonry (dry rubble)
10,150†
2,700
6,780*
100
Mortar
14,025†
9,360*
3,726
138
Mortar (dry rubble)
11,690
3,105
7,800*
115
Mud
Sand:
2,646
6,645*
9,950*
98
Dry (loose)
7,460*
11,175†
2,970
110
Dry (packed)
3,294
8,280*
12,390†
122
Wet or moist
2,565
6,435*
9,650*
95
Stones (loose)
* Over the rated cross-country payload.
† Over the rated cross-country and highway payload.