Order AB-3 and Crushed Stone in Grant County, KS
If you need gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Grant County, KS, the first question is usually which material the job actually calls for. Kansas Rock Supply sells bulk material by the ton and delivers it across the county.
Start with AB-3. It is the Kansas name for dense-graded crushed limestone base, and it is what most drives, pads and shoulders are built from here.
The ground under it is silty loess and sandy soil over the Ogallala Formation, so the base has to carry the load.
Ground Conditions Across Grant County
Across the High Plains of western Kansas the working season is long. The hard part is not waiting for the ground to dry out, it is getting moisture into the material and holding it there long enough to compact.
Rainfall runs about 15 to 25 inches a year in this part of the state, and most of it lands in heavy summer storms. Tight silt and caliche will not take that water quickly, so it runs to the low spots and playas.
Wind is the main agent of erosion on the High Plains. Bare silt and loose sand blow, drifting across drives and stripping any surface that was never bound together.
Winters here are the coldest, windiest and driest in Kansas, with hard freezes and rapid thaws. Frost depth is set city by city and county by county in Kansas rather than by a statewide table, so footing depth is a question for your local building official.
Materials Delivered in Grant County
AB-3 is the base course. It is crushed rock and fines together, graded roughly 1 1/2 inch down, and it locks up tight once it is moisture-conditioned and rolled.
In Kansas, and AB-3 is the term a contractor uses when ordering base. City and county work references the same class, with the requirements for aggregates for base construction sitting in Section 1104 of the Kansas Standard Specifications.
Order AB-3 for driveways, parking pads, shed and shop bases and road shoulders. Order 1 inch minus when a full base is more than the job needs, such as topping a drive, patching a soft spot or building up a shoulder.
Choosing the Right Material
Stevens County shares the same ground as Grant County: silty loess and sandy soils over the Ogallala Formation, with cemented beds called mortar bed locally and hard caliche layers close to the surface in places. The base and drainage choices carry over unchanged.
Kearny County and Hamilton County each span more than one ground region, covering the High Plains of western Kansas, the Arkansas River Lowlands and the south-central sand prairie. Where the ground turns sandy, a clean stone like Drain Rock or #4 Crushed Stone moves water that silt will not.
For a walkable surface, 3/8" Natural Pea Gravel and Walkway Gravel suit paths, dog runs and play areas where rounded stone is wanted underfoot.
For decorative beds and dry creek beds, Kansas River Rock and Large River Rock are rounded washed gravel. RipRap handles the heavier erosion work on banks and ditch lines.
Delivery Across Grant County
Kansas Rock Supply delivers bulk aggregate across Grant County, including Ulysses. You order online, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout.
Each product page has a calculator to help you size the load before you order. A dump truck then tips the material on site as one pile, so it helps to know where you want that pile to sit before the truck arrives.
Fill dirt, garden soil and shredded mulch travel the same way. If you are raising grade or building up a low spot before a base course goes down, order the fill first so the base can follow.
Order Bulk Aggregate for Delivery in Grant County
Kansas Rock Supply delivers AB-3, crushed stone, sand, topsoil and mulch across Grant County, including Ulysses. Choose your material, size the load, and pick a delivery date at checkout.
Place your order online and a truck will bring the material to your site.