10ft Containers · the Darling Downs
10 Foot Shipping Containers on the Darling Downs
The small one. It fits behind a Toowoomba workshop on a quarter-acre block, into the corner of a town yard in Dalby where a 20ft can't be swung, or onto a house block in Oakey without eating the whole backyard.
- Cargo-worthy used
- from $4,350
- New single-trip
- from $6,400
- Hire
- ask for a rate
Measurements
- Outside (L×W×H)
- 2.99m × 2.44m × 2.59m
- Inside (L×W×H)
- 2.83m × 2.35m × 2.39m
- Door opening
- 2.34m × 2.28m
- Volume
- 16m³
Before you settle on one: per metre of floor, the 10ft is the dear option. Shipping lines don't run them, so each one is shortened from a longer box and closed up again by a fabricator, and that labour is in the price. Where the yard takes a 20ft, the 20ft is the better money. Guide prices, ex GST.
Where a 10ft ends up
Beside the house for the mower, whipper-snipper and fuel cans; tucked behind a town shop in Dalby or Oakey; a lock-up for tools on a small block where a truck can't swing anything longer.
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 10ft
What does a 10ft container cost delivered on the Downs?
From $4,350 for cargo-worthy used and $6,400 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 10ft 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 10ft 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 10ft 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