Farm country west of Gympie. Most Kilkivan drops are paddock placements, so tell us about your gate and track and we'll send the right truck.
Around Kilkivan containers mostly get used for hay and feed storage, machinery spares, chemical storage and workshop space. Whatever yours is for, the process is the same: one call, one delivered price, right truck for your access.
| Size | Used from | New from |
|---|---|---|
| 10ft | $4,350 | $6,400 |
| 20ft | $2,200 | $3,300 |
| 40ft | $2,600 | $5,500 |
| High Cube | $3,400 | $5,500 |
Guide prices ex Brisbane depot stock — freight to the Gympie region is quoted with your container so you get one delivered number. Ring 0487 176 951 for today's exact price.
Kilkivan sits in the grazing country west of Gympie on the Wide Bay Highway, and it's best known these days for the Great Horse Ride and as one end of the rail trail to Kingaroy. Around the town, beef cattle and mixed farming dominate, and most of the containers we send there end up in a paddock or beside a set of yards.
What they hold is practical farm stuff: hay and feed kept dry and away from rodents, fencing wire, pickets and strainers, vet supplies, pumps and irrigation fittings, and spare parts for the tractor and the slasher. On smaller lifestyle blocks around the town, a container is the lockup that saves building a shed.
Paddock deliveries are straightforward when the track is dry and the gate is wide. The usual problems are gates narrower than a truck, cattle grids not rated for a loaded vehicle, creek crossings, and tracks that were fine for a ute but go soft after rain. Tell us about each one before we plan the route. It's cheaper to open a second gate or pick a different spot than to bog a truck in a paddock.
The drop spot itself needs to be firm and roughly level. On a grazing property that often means near the shed or the yards rather than out in the middle of a paddock. Keep it clear of where water runs after a storm, and where cattle will rub against it.
Hay keeps well in a cargo-worthy container if you leave some airflow around the stack. A closed steel box traps humidity, and damp hay heats. Measure your bales against the door opening first. Small squares stack easily, but round bales need the width checked against the figures on the dimensions page.
Farm chemicals are better stored away from feed and the house, ideally in a bunded area. If you keep drums in a general-purpose container, stand them in a spill tray and keep the container ventilated. Put all the corners on blocks or sleepers so the floor stays dry. Our acreage guide goes through the set-up in more detail.
A 40ft is the most storage for the money, and most Kilkivan properties have the room a sidelifter needs, about 30 metres of working space. A 20ft suits a parts and tools store near the shed and travels on a tilt-tray, which is easier on a tight track. For a farm workshop you'll stand up in, a high cube is worth the small extra.
In a dry year, graziers around Kilkivan often buy feed when it can be found rather than when it's needed. That means storing hay for months, and hay stored in the open or under a leaky roof loses value quickly. A cargo-worthy container keeps rain off and keeps rats and mice from nesting in the stack, which matters when you've paid good money for every bale.
Stack on pallets so the bottom layer isn't sitting on the floor, leave a gap to the walls and roof for airflow, and use the oldest hay first. Keep fuel, oil and chemicals out of the same container, because hay and fuel shouldn't share a closed space. If you're buying a lot, a 40ft on a firm pad close to where you feed out saves carting bales back and forth across the property every day.
Most Kilkivan buyers keep the container for good, so buying is the norm. Cargo-worthy used units are wind and watertight and suit feed and tools. As-is units are cheaper, but they're sold as seen and not sold watertight, which is fine for steel posts and wire and not for hay. Hire makes sense for short jobs, and hire units go out cargo-worthy, wind and watertight.
Kilkivan deliveries go out the Wide Bay Highway. Freight is quoted with the container so you get one delivered price, and the day is confirmed at order, taking the weather into account if your track is dirt.
Usually, if the track is dry and firm. Tell us about gates, grids and creek crossings, and send photos, so we can confirm the right truck and route before dispatch.
Yes, in a cargo-worthy container on raised, firm ground, as long as there's some airflow around the stack. Measure bales against the door opening first.
A 40ft gives the most storage for the money if there's room for a sidelifter. A 20ft is easier on tight tracks and suits parts and tools.
It can. Dirt tracks go soft after rain, so the delivery day is confirmed with ground conditions in mind.
Soft ground, steep tracks, long driveways — what actually matters when your container is going onto a property in the Gympie region, not a suburban block.
Gympie floods. A container won't keep floodwater out — nothing at this price will — but placed high on your block it's the cheapest way to get your gear above the Mary.
Woolooga, Kinbombi, Cinnabar, Manumbar, Theebine, Goomeri. Same deal: one delivered price, and the truck matched to your access.
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