Cost for help to move tons of dirt / gravel

[James Conaway]

I need to move 9 tons of dirt and 13 tons of gravel from piles to a yard closeby. What would be considered a reasonable amount to pay someone per ton? This work would be by shovel and wheelbarrow. 

I have a guy willing to do it for $25 a ton, but not sure if that would be considered a reasonable amount to pay.

[Ryan Murdock]

Not sure about Phoenix but in this area loader operators usually charge $100-150/hr. I doubt I could even find someone here willing to move 22 tons of material with a shovel and wheelbarrow. Holy cow. Hopefully you are not in a hurry as I'd guess doing this by hand will not be a quick process.

Other option would be to rent a skidsteer or similar for a few hundred bucks and do it yourself over a weekend.