40ft Containers · the Darling Downs
40 Foot Shipping Containers on the Darling Downs
Double the floor of a 20ft without double the money. On a cropping place it becomes the bulk dry store — seed, bagged fert, points and tines, header belts — and the one owners usually say they should have bought first.
- Cargo-worthy used
- from $2,600
- New single-trip
- from $5,500
- Hire
- ask for a rate
Measurements
- Outside (L×W×H)
- 12.19m × 2.44m × 2.59m
- Inside (L×W×H)
- 12.03m × 2.35m × 2.39m
- Door opening
- 2.34m × 2.28m
- Volume
- 67.7m³
Forties come off a sidelifter, which wants about 30 metres of clear standing and firm footing under its outrigger legs. On black soil that footing is the whole question, so read the delivery page before you choose the spot. Guide prices, ex GST.
Where a 40ft ends up
Along the back of the grain shed as a bulk dry store; at a feedlot as the workshop and parts room; on a broadacre block as the lock-up for everything that walks if it's left in an open bay.
Guide prices, ex GST. The delivered figure depends on which unit is on hand in the grade you want and how far the truck runs to your gate — ring (07) 4516 5999 for the actual number.
As-is grade: Buying as-is? Those units go as seen and carry no watertight promise. Only cargo-worthy and new single-trip stock is checked wind and watertight.
Field notes for this
Questions about the 40ft
What does a 40ft container cost delivered on the Downs?
From $2,600 for cargo-worthy used and $5,500 for new single-trip, ex GST, before delivery. The truck is priced by distance and access — a Dalby town block and a property past Tara are different runs. Ring (07) 4516 5999 for a single delivered figure.
Can I get pictures of the 40ft before it's delivered?
Yes. On request we send photos of the unit you're getting, serial number in shot, before it goes on the truck. You can also arrange to look at it in person.
When can it be delivered?
That depends on what's on hand in your grade, where the truck is working, and — after rain or irrigation — whether your ground will carry it. We give you a delivery window when we quote and keep you posted if the weather changes it.
Will a 40ft keep the rain out?
New single-trip and cargo-worthy used units are checked wind and watertight before dispatch. As-is units are not sold as watertight. Watertight means rain from above stays out; it says nothing about water rising from the ground.
Is it safe from floodwater on low ground?
No. Water that rises to the door seals gets inside and then stays there, and an empty container can float in deep water. Put it on the highest firm ground you have, well away from the creek or channel, raised on blocks under the corner castings. The useful thing is that a container can be lifted onto a truck and moved before a rise.
Price a 40ft to your place
Tell us the town and a line about access. We'll match the grade and quote it delivered.
- Size, or what has to fit inside
- Town or property name
- Gate width and the state of the ground, if you know them