Hire a container for the season, or buy one for good
Farm work comes in seasons — sowing, spraying, harvest, a cotton pick, a shed build, a contract out in the gas fields. Some of those suit a hired box that goes back when the work's done. Others run long enough that owning one is plainly cheaper. We do both, so we've no reason to push you either way.
Hire and buy, side by side
| Hire | Buy | |
|---|---|---|
| Suits | A harvest, a build, a contract or a move — anything with an end | Storage that stays on the place |
| Grade | Cargo-worthy, wind and watertight | New single-trip, cargo-worthy used or as-is (as-is is not sold watertight) |
| Guide price | 20ft from $27 a week | From $2,200 used; 20ft new from $3,300 |
| When the job ends | It goes back to us | Keep it, move it, or sell it on |
| Change of plan | Ask about buying the unit you've been hiring | — |
Guide prices, ex GST, delivery quoted separately with your address.
Seasonal jobs people hire for
- Harvest — spares and a bench near the header for the run
- Cotton picking — module and picker parts on the farm instead of in town
- Shed and house builds — tools and materials locked up on site
- Gas and civil contracts — crib and storage for a crew on a fixed-term job
- Moving onto the block — furniture stored while the house is finished
Where the numbers cross over
For a short job, hire nearly always comes out ahead: no money tied up and nothing to dispose of. Once a unit is likely to stay past a couple of seasons, buying wins — and by more than the weekly sum suggests, because a sound used container holds a good part of its value.
The middle ground depends on whether the work is a fixed contract or keeps rolling over. Give us the job and the rough duration and we'll price it both ways so you can compare.
Price it hired and bought
Tell us the job and roughly how long it runs. You'll get both figures and can make the call yourself.
- Size, or what has to fit inside
- Town or property name
- Gate width and the state of the ground, if you know them