Bulk Gravel and Stone Delivery in Cross County, AR
Arkansas Rock Supply handles gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Cross County, AR for contractors and homeowners working on everything from a farm drive to a new parking pad. Most of that work starts with SB-2 base.
Cross County spans two very different kinds of ground. Parts of it sit on heavy Delta clay that holds water, and parts sit on the deep loess of Crowley's Ridge.
Materials Delivered in Cross County
SB-2 base is the standard base material in this part of Arkansas. It is a dense-graded 1 1/2 inch minus crushed stone with the fines left in, so it locks up under a roller instead of shifting.
Class 7 is the 1 1/2 inch dense grading, and Class 8 is the 1 inch version.
Cities and counties write Class 7 into their own street, sidewalk and parking standards, so it pays to know both names.
People order SB-2 base for driveways, parking pads, shed and building pads and pipe bedding. If you are working to a written spec, ask for it as Class 7 base and you are asking for the same material.
Around those, the yards also carry driveway gravel for topping an existing drive, walkway gravel for paths and side yards, and washed sand for bedding under slabs and pools.
For planting work, screened top soil, garden soil, fill dirt and shredded mulch cover lawns, raised beds and bed prep. Fill dirt is what raises low ground before a base course goes on.
Choosing the Right Material
Crittenden County sits on the same Delta ground as the flat part of Cross County: deep alluvial silt loam, silty clay and heavy clay, the buckshot and gumbo ground. The ground itself is the same, so the base and drainage choice is the same too.
Poinsett and St. Francis counties each span both the Mississippi Alluvial Plain and Crowley's Ridge, just as Cross County does.
Where the ground matches, the fix matches: a compacted base on the clay, and a washed stone for drainage.
On clay ground, water is the problem. A fines-bearing material like SB-2 base compacts into a surface that carries a truck, while a clean washed stone like #57 limestone lets water move instead of standing.
Ground Conditions Across Cross County
In the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, the ground is heavy clay that barely takes water. Rain stands where it falls and field ditches and bayous drain slowly, so a thin base course pumped out from below and broke apart.
The fix is a proper compacted base of SB-2 base, and a drainage layer of clean stone wherever water has nowhere to go. Class 7 base is what local street and parking standards call for on top of that.
On Crowley's Ridge the soil is deep wind-blown loess over sand, gravel and clay, standing well above the Delta floor. The loess is fertile and well drained, but it cuts cleanly and slumps or gullies wherever it is left bare.
That makes slope armoring a real need on the ridge. Riprap on cuts, ditches and culvert outlets protects ground that erodes fast once rain gets into it, and it wants doing before the next heavy rain rather than after.
Work runs all year in both zones. Wet winter and spring ground is the real constraint, and the midsummer dry spell that shrinks and cracks the clay is the best window for base work.
Delivery Across Cross County
You order online and choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator, and it is worth using before you check out.
A dump truck tips the load in one pile on the day you pick at checkout. Decide where that pile should land before the truck arrives, because it cannot be split between spots.
Coverage includes Wynne, Parkin, Cherry Valley and Hickory Ridge, along with the rural and county-road properties in between.
Questions About Ordering in Cross County
Should I order material by the ton or by the yard?
Both work, and the choice is mostly about how you figured the job. Tons are the weight of the stone, and yards are the volume it fills.
Some buyers already know the volume of a bed or a pad, and some are working from a weight. Each product page has a calculator, so pick whichever unit matches your numbers.
Which stone is best for drainage in Cross County?
It depends on the job. #57 limestone is the workhorse washed size for French drains, foundation and pipe drainage, and it has no fines to clog the flow.
3/4 inch clean limestone works for drainage beds and construction entrances. On the ridge, riprap is what armors ditches and culvert outlets where water runs fast.
What do I need to have ready for a bulk delivery?
Have the pile location decided and clear of anything you do not want covered. The truck needs room to reach that spot and tip the load.
Beyond that, all you need is your quantity and your delivery date, both chosen when you order online, and the driver handles the rest of the drop.
Size Your Load and Order for Delivery
Work out your quantity in tons or yards with the calculator on each product page, then order online and pick a delivery date at checkout. Arkansas Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand, soil and mulch across Cross County, Arkansas, and a dump truck will tip your load on site.