Macintyre, 4390
Goondiwindi, sized for cotton and a river that rises
Goondiwindi is the furthest south-west we run as a regular trip, down on the Macintyre at the New South Wales border. Big cotton, big grain, big trucks. The storage jobs are scaled to match, and they are usually a forty-foot or a high cube, often more than one. The highway is not the interesting part. The river is.
Bring both units while the truck is already there
When an operation runs that much machinery, the question is how many boxes and where they stand, not whether one would help. Freight is mostly a matter of truck movements, so two units on one run cost less than two trips. If a second one is coming inside the year, it is cheaper to bring it now. Yelarbon (4388) is back along the highway, Inglewood (4387) is further east, and Boggabilla (2409) is just across the river in New South Wales. If that is your side of the border, ask. It is often workable, and the freight is usually kinder than a quote that starts from the coast.
Chemical stores for a season of this size: start with The Drums in the Corner of the Machinery Shed.
The Macintyre is not a roof problem
Everyone in this town knows what the river can do, so the limit of a steel box should be said plainly. A cargo-worthy rating means weather falling on the roof. It says nothing about a river. Once a rise reaches the door gaskets the water is inside, and a sealed box then keeps it there with your gear. Empty units float, and a floating one travels.
What helps is position. Highest ground you have, clear of the low country either side of the Macintyre, solid packing under all four corners, and room around it for a truck to get legs down later. Given warning, a box can be picked up and moved. A shed cannot. After a rise, a dry lockable space in the yard is worth plenty on its own, and that is the honest use of one.
Heavy soil on the approaches, when it is wet, is the other delay. That case is Black Soil, Trucks and Why We'll Sometimes Ask You to Wait a Week.
Goondiwindi and the river
Do you cross the Macintyre into New South Wales?
Ask. Goondiwindi 4390 is a regular run, and places just over the river, including Boggabilla, are often workable. We would rather quote it than guess from a map.
Will a container keep gear dry if the Macintyre comes up?
No. The watertight rating is rain from above, not a river at the doors. Empty units can also float. Highest ground, clear of the low country, on solid packing, with room for a truck to shift it if you get a warning.
How high is the Goondiwindi site above the river?
That question comes before the length. If you want two units, say so and we will price one trip.
- Size, or what has to fit inside
- Town or property name
- Gate width and the state of the ground, if you know them