“Dirt is deceiving.”
– quote from a bobcat driver.
Dirt is smarter than me. You have to pay for it when you need it, and you have to pay to have it removed when you don’t need it.
Dirt that is good for gardeners is terrible for construction workers because dirt with organic material compresses over time. Oops.
Dirt is very difficult to move because it is so heavy. Roughly one ton per cubic foot. People think they can rent a uhaul for $29.95 a day and fill it with 5 yards of dirt instead of paying $100 for a dump truck. Turns out that 5 yards of dirt weights 10,000 lbs and the uhaul is only rated for a couple thousand. Oops.
I had to remove about 35 yards of it to build my garage. I rented a bobcat and dump truck for a week. Cost $800. Ad in craigslist said I would deliver 5 yards for $50. I made back about $250 this way and didn’t pay dump fees. If you only have a pickup truck full, then yeah – just craigslist it and hope for the best. If you can deliver it for people, they love you.
Good thing about craigslist people is they don’t really understand what is good fill dirt and what is not. They’ll take anything.
