Quote Originally Posted by volvoscrapper View Post
540 lbs for an average dumpster is plausible, but your definition doesn't give us much to go on here....I can tell you that 450 lbs of typical mixed/somewhat prepared light iron/steel is what you can stuff in the back of an average large SUV or average minivan with the seats folded down. If you feel you had more than that, it is probably worth following the helpful advice and suggestions posted above.

first off thank you all for your help. The items we were brining fit in the back of an F350. We had 3 bbqs all aluminum and brass stripped, bed frame. 3 cast iron chairs, screen door, 3 buckets of misc weighing approximately 25 pounds each, baby crib metal frame, cast iron table, 2 dish washer racks, 2 pieces of steel about 5 pounds each, 1 steel table that was really light, 1 easy up that was only the poles. The dumpster was about 6 ft wide by 4 ft tall maybe.