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INFIELD SOILS
How much infield soil do you need? |
S O I L C A L C U L AT I O N S
To bring your infield skin up to proper grade, you’ll need to estimate
We did some soil calculating for you … Find your field size below
how much soil you should add. With 1 cu yd of DuraEdge infield soil
for how much DuraEdge infield soil is recommended.
compacted being equal to 1.5 tons, use the 2-step formula below to
help you calculate the correct amount of DuraEdge infield soil:
Exposed
Skin (sq ft)
Type of Infield
depth of material to be added (ft)
• Total cu yds of soil
grass infield
11,296
210 tons
53 tons
skinned
17,841
331 tons
83 tons
grass infield
5,914
110 tons
28 tons
skinned
9,742
181 tons
45 tons
grass infield
3,532
66 tons
17 tons
skinned
6,462
120 tons
30 tons
+25' foul territory
12,904
238 tons
60 tons
no foul territory
8,046
149 tons
38 tons
+25' foul territory
11,803
219 tons
55 tons
no foul territory
7,238
134 tons
34 tons
+25' foul territory
9,675
180 tons
45 tons
no foul territory
5,729
106 tons
27 tons
90' base path (95' arc)
27 cu ft per cu yd needed
70' base path (65' arc)
Total cu yds of soil × 1.5 tons • Total tons of soil
60' base path (50' arc)
CA LC U L AT I O N
SOFTBALL FIELDS
11,500 sq ft × 0.333 ft
• 141.83 cu yds of soil
27 cu ft per cu yd
65' arc (skinned)
141.83 × 1.5 tons • 212.75 tons of DuraEdge Infield Soil
60' arc (skinned)
Inches-to-Feet Conversion
50' arc (skinned)
1" = 0.083'
2" = 0.167'
3" = 0.250'
4" = 0.333'
5" = 0.417'
6" = 0.500'
1" maintenance
layer
BASEBALL FIELDS
Area of infield skin (sq ft) ×
SAMPLE
4" deep
profile
7" = 0.583'
8" = 0.667'
9" = 0.750'
10" = 0.833'
11" = 0.917'
12" = 1.000'
1 ton of DuraEdge infield soil at 1" depth fully compacted will cover 216 sq ft.
1 ton of DuraEdge infield soil at 4" depth full compacted will cover 54 sq ft.
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