Earthmoving

    Excavator & Heavy Equipment Financing

    Earthmoving iron holds value better than almost any other business asset, which is exactly why it finances well even when the operating company's balance sheet is ordinary. A late-model excavator with documented hours has a deep, national resale market. That collateral strength is the lever we use to get contractors approved on terms a cash-flow-only underwriter would never offer.

    Quick answer

    Excavator and heavy equipment financing for contractors: mini-ex to 50-ton, dozers, loaders, and graders. $50K to $5M, funded in 5-10 business days.

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    The numbers on this asset

    Typical unit cost
    $45K mini-ex – $850K 50-ton class
    Financed range
    $50K – $5M across a fleet package
    Term
    48 – 84 months
    Hours ceiling
    Most partners to ~8,000 hours; further with service records

    Who finances excavators & heavy equipment

    • Site and utility contractors scaling from rental to owned iron once utilization passes roughly 60%
    • Demolition firms adding high-reach or processor-equipped machines for a specific contract
    • Pipeline and solar civil crews mobilizing to a new region and needing machines on site fast
    • Land clearing and forestry operators pairing a carrier with mulching or grinding attachments
    Recent structure

    Converting a rental fleet to owned iron

    A Colorado utility contractor had four machines on rental-purchase agreements burning roughly $28,000 a month. We placed $1.4M to buy out all four units at once — exercising accrued RPO credits as effective equity — at 72 months. Monthly service dropped to roughly $21,400 and the contractor owns the iron at the end instead of returning it. Approval in 2 business days, funded in 9.

    What underwriting actually looks at

    Approvals on this asset class turn on a short list of specifics. Have these ready and most files get an answer inside 24-48 hours.

    Machine hours and telematics history carry more weight than the operating company's trailing EBITDA
    Brand and model matter — Cat, Deere, Komatsu, and Volvo carry stronger advance rates than orphan brands
    Whether the machine is going onto a signed contract or into general fleet utilization
    Rental-purchase-option conversions: unpaid RPO credits often get folded into the financed amount

    Excavators & Heavy Equipment financing questions

    Get excavators & heavy equipment financing priced

    Send the unit, the invoice or auction lot, and three months of bank statements. Approvals typically come back in 24-48 hours and funding follows in 5-10 business days.

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