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Equipment finance, explained by someone who's done it.

Plain-English guides on the files we see most weeks — refinancing, private sale, approvals, seasonal repayments and the hard ones.

Mack Trident — comparing bank and non-bank finance
Comparison·3 June 2026

Bank vs non-bank equipment finance — what the 200bps actually buys

For a lot of deals the real choice isn't bank or non-bank — it's whether chasing a marginal bank approval for weeks beats going straight to a lender that wants the deal. What the rate gap actually costs, and why downtime usually costs more.

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Woodtek CNC workshop interior — fit-out finance
Fit-out·8 min

Workshop fit-out finance — chattel mortgage vs commercial lease vs operating lease

Three ways to fund a fit-out, and how each lands on tax and the balance sheet. A plain-English read for trades, hospitality and retail.

John Deere air seeder at dusk — seasonal ag finance
Agriculture·8 min

Ag machinery finance — the seasonal repayment options most brokers skip

Farm cash flow doesn't run monthly. The seasonal, annual and skip-month repayment structures that line equipment finance up with how the year actually pays.

Mack truck in reflection — understanding finance approval conditions
Approvals·9 min

What "subject to credit" actually means — and how to make it less of a coin-flip

The most slippery phrase in finance, decoded. What it legally covers, what the real probability behind it is, and how to tighten your file so it becomes a real answer.

Fleet lineup — the numbers behind equipment finance applications
Process·7 min

The 4 numbers every equipment lender asks before they quote

Turnover, asset price, deposit, trading history. Have these four ready and the conversation with any lender gets a lot shorter.

Mack truck loading in dust — private sale truck finance
Trucks·8 min

Why a private-sale truck needs a different file shape

No dealer in the middle changes the paperwork, not the outcome. What private sale actually changes about a truck finance file — and where to put it.

Hitachi Zaxis excavator in fog — comparing excavator brands for finance
Machinery·11 min

Excavator finance — how credit teams read Komatsu, CAT, Hitachi and Kobelco

Not which excavator brand is best — how credit teams read the four majors when the file lands on their desk, and what the brand on the invoice actually changes about your finance.

Coming soon

Chattel mortgage vs the alternatives — structure and tax

Replacement topic in the works.

Coming soon

Instant asset write-off — what the current thresholds mean

Replacement topic in the works.

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