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I am getting 5 tons of modified (crushed) stone delivered via dump
truck for a patio. I already have the area excavated, so most
convenient would be for the truck to dump right in the hole...but
would require driving over the rest of the lawn to get there. It's a
small(er) truck, but I still wonder if it is going to destroy the
lawn, especially since it rained hard last night. Any suggestions? I
really don't feel like transporting 5 tons of stone by myself if I
don't have to.

Thanks,

I have done it in the past, but only over summer hardened clay soil, even
then the truck(s) made some depressions and tore the grass up in sheets.
Make sure there is nothing in the ground that can be crushed by the truck
driving over it. Do not do this if the soil is filled and not virgin ground
or if it has rained recently as you may have the responsibility of paying a
tow truck to remove the original truck if it gets stuck. Hopefully the tow
truck doesn't also get stuck or tear the place up.

Actually, 5 tons is nothing, having often relocated 10 to 12 ton loads by
wheelbarrow. It all depends on how much you dislike real work.