LOGGING & FORESTRY EQUIPMENT
Logging equipment financing and leasing
A logging crew is a set of machines that each do one job: one fells, one skids, one delimbs, one loads. The crew is paid by the ton delivered to the mill, and when any one machine is down the whole side stops. Financing keeps the iron current and spreads its cost over the loads it puts on the truck.
What we finance
New or used, from any vendor, dealer or auction. Named manufacturers are examples of what this covers, not a limit — if what you need is not on this list, ask.
- Feller bunchers — Tigercat 720 and 845, John Deere 843 and 853, Cat, TimberPro
- Grapple and cable skidders — Tigercat 620 and 630, John Deere 648 and 748, Cat 525 and 535
- Delimbers — stroke, pull-through and chain flail delimbers from Denharco, CSI and Chambers
- Knuckleboom log loaders — Tigercat, John Deere 437, Barko, Prentice
- Cut-to-length harvesters and forwarders — Ponsse, Komatsu, John Deere, Rottne
- Processors and harvesting heads — Waratah, Log Max, Southstar, Quadco
- Shovel loggers, yarders and tethered winch systems for steep ground
- Whole tree chippers and grinders — Morbark, Peterson, Bandit
- Log trucks and trailers — Kenworth, Peterbilt, Western Star, Pitts, Magnolia
- Dozers, excavators and motor graders for road building
- Forestry mulchers and site preparation equipment
- Used logging equipment from a dealer, an auction or another logger
Why lease it
01
The crew is paid by the ton
A logging side is paid for what it delivers to the mill, load by load. A lease with a fixed monthly payment over four to six years sets the cost of each machine against the tons it moves, and the payment is known before the next tract is bid.
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One machine down stops the whole side
When the skidder is down the feller buncher has nowhere to put wood and the loader has nothing to load. Financing lets a contractor replace a high-hour machine before it starts costing days, and keeps working capital for fuel, payroll and stumpage.
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Deduct the machine the year it is delivered
Skidders, feller bunchers, delimbers and loaders are Section 179 property. Buy on a $1 buyout lease or an equipment finance agreement and it can be expensed in the year it goes into service, subject to your own tax position and your CPA's advice.
FREE QUOTE
Get a custom quote in minutes
Tell us what equipment you need — from any list above, or something that is not on one. An ACG specialist follows up, typically within 24 hours, with options built around your business.
Business equipment financing. $10,000 minimum. We do not finance personal or household purchases.
- — NO OBLIGATION, NO HARD CREDIT PULL
- — NEW OR USED, ANY VENDOR
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Three steps to your equipment
01
Request a quote
Use the form above or call (949) 822-3017. No obligation and no hard credit pull to get a number.
02
Secure approval and sign
Most decisions come back the same day. Documents are signed online.
03
Order your equipment
We deal with the vendor directly — payment, inspection and delivery — so you can keep running the business.
Questions loggers ask before financing equipment
Can I finance a skidder, a feller buncher or a delimber?
Yes. Logging equipment financing from American Capital Group covers Tigercat, John Deere, Caterpillar, Ponsse, Komatsu and Barko feller bunchers, skidders, delimbers, log loaders, harvesters, forwarders, processors, chippers and log trucks, new or used, for logging contractors, timber harvesters, land clearing companies and wood yards. Smaller machines are approved on an application alone, with no financial statements up to $150,000, and new production machines are quoted on a short financial package.
How much does it cost to lease logging equipment?
The payment depends on the machine, its age and hours, the term and the end of term option you choose. A used cable skidder on a three year lease is a very different agreement from a new track feller buncher over six years, so send the dealer's quote through the form on this page and we return real numbers, usually the same business day.
Can I finance used logging equipment bought at auction?
Yes. Used machines from a dealer, an auction or another logger qualify, subject to age, hours and condition. We pay the seller directly once the machine is inspected and the agreement is signed.
Can a new logging contractor finance equipment?
Yes. A logger starting a crew with a cutting contract or a mill agreement in hand can finance equipment against personal credit, experience in the woods and the contract. We fund start-up contractors regularly, and the first payment can be set after the machine is delivered and working.
Know what you need?
An application takes a few minutes and most decisions come back the same day. If you would rather see a payment first, the calculator gives you a range without asking for anything.