My husband says he can't haul very many pieces of broken up concrete in his pickup. Is he just being lazy?

Question

I want to pick up some free pieces of recycled cement chunks from (6" to about 24" pieces) to build a walk way. My husband says cement is too heavy to haul in his pick up (4 wheel drive S-10) Is he just being lazy? I have never tried to move pieces of concrete and he may know what he is talking about. However, I find that whenever I have a project that requires manual labor, there are usually many roadblocks to getting it done. So, can I haul it myself in the back of my SUV? I can lift a 50 pound bag of dog food and carry it into the house, and I am motivated....but I need to have a clue before I go get it as it is a two hour drive from where I live. Thanks!!!

Answer 1

I would forget it. The concrete is more trouble than it is worth. To get an idea of how heavy it is a cube of concrete 12'' by 12'' by 12''  weighs nearly 150 pounds.   A friend made a walk stone for me that was 3.5' thick, 24' wide and 48" long. It took both of us and a pry bar to set in it place.

Answer 2

concrete is heavy, the S-10 is not for heavy carrying towing. Easily 1000 lbs with a modified suspension or when a towing package is installed.

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I have carried 1200 lbs in a my Durango, yet he suspension is modified.

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If you want it real bad, consider renting or majke several trips. Gas is cheaper then a break down. You want to consider hiring a helper - a weekend warrior (teenager) to help lift - they are around.

Answer 3

You can mix your own concrete.  I costs about $2 for 60 pounds.  You can bring it home 2 bags at a time if you have to.  Get a bucket and mix it.  You will know how.

Answer 4

2ft by 2ft by 6inch slab is about 40 or 50 pounds

the average small truck should be able to carry a ton

or about 30 pieces of that size

Answer 5

Concrete is heavy. You know how big a bag of it is. They weigh a little over 60 lbs. Visualize a stack of 20. That's over 1200 lbs and the truck isn't made for that weight. I had an S-10 with a heavy duty suspension and it was a great truck but I wouldn't have put 1200 lbs in it. If you can get all the concrete you'll need in one trip, great, but it's barely worth four hours of driving and if you had to make two trips to get it, that would be ridiculous. Concrete is cheap to buy. If you have the manuals for your vehicles, check what weight they can carry. Have you ever lifted one of those concrete pavers? I can move the 18" square ones but I wouldn't want to lift them onto a tailgate since I would like to keep the use of my back, and I can manage to get 50 lbs of dog food into the house too. Go to the lumber yard and try moving the biggest ones they have, you'll soon know if you want to try putting 24" chunks in a truck.

Answer 6

I would hate to have you for my wife! If you have no more faith or trust in him than to ask a bunch of strangers opinion over his. Do him a favor and haul *** and take your concrete with you!!!

Answer 7

yes your husband is being very lazy actually. haha most trucks can hold up to 1 ton so yeah.

Answer 8

Concrete is very heavy. But if the two of you lift together and make a bunch of trips it maybe can be done. Are you up to driving back and forth again and again?

Answer 9

A yard of concrete roughly weights 4,000 lbs or two tons.  I own an s-10 and even being 4 wd it doesn't matter much that truck isn't made to haul a heavy load.  A guy or gal could haul concrete in the back of it but it is a light duty truck.  A k1500 Chevy (1/2) ton would haul more if you could get a hold of that or a 3/4 ton or 1 ton truck would be more sufficient but yeah, your husband isn't lazy, concrete is heavy and its hard work to load and unload it.  I would see about borrowing a larger truck.

Answer 10

An S-10 wasn't made for hauling concrete. If I were you and you want it that bad go get it. Why expect him to do it for you?

Answer 11

He's being lazy ... it's a TRUCK! As long as he doesn't exceed the weight limit, he can haul whatever he wants to in the back of the truck. I've had a couple of 400 pound rocks in a Nissan.

But ... is it worth a 4-hour round trip with gas at $4.00 a gallon, in a SUV that has bad mileage, just to get some free used concrete?

Answer 12

The truck is OK (within reason), but that's a lot of heavy lifting for him.

Concrete is *very* heavy.

Furthermore, concrete chunks are usually quite thick... at least much thicker than a typical walkway stone (which are usually thinner).  This will just make more work for you, digging into the ground to handle the thicker pieces.

Answer 13

its heavy