tons of crapload

we got a lot of raw material in today. and we usually say, "O man, there's a crapload of it out there". Or "we have tons of it out there".

but today, we really do have tons of it out there. 10 tons to be exact.

which brings me to a crapload. how much is it? how do you quantitatively measure that? volume? or mass?
perhaps a crapload has been sitting out there in the warehouse.
perhaps not.
dont get me started on analyzing craploads any further.