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How to Buy Used Heavy Equipment Without Killing the Deal
Know what to check, what to ask, when to finance, and how to think about shipping before you start negotiating.
Read the guideDeal-focused heavy equipment resources
Buy smarter. Sell stronger. Move the deal.
Practical buying, financing, shipping and valuation resources for people who want more than traffic — they want equipment deals that actually close.
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Not a passive list — these route serious buyers and sellers toward the next action.
Can this machine fit your payment?
Use financing before you fall in love with the wrong deal.
Calculate payment →What is your machine worth?
Start with a valuation before listing too high or too low.
Start valuation →Resource Hubs
Each hub solves one deal-blocking problem and moves you to a high-intent action.
Financing Resources
Monthly payments, approval questions, down payments, credit situations and equipment loan basics.
Explore financing →Shipping Resources
Route planning, oversize loads, pickup details, transport quote factors and delivery expectations.
Explore shipping →Buyer Guides
Inspection checklists, hour ranges, maintenance records, attachments and questions to ask sellers.
Read buyer guides →Market Trends
Equipment pricing, supply and demand signals, category trends and what serious buyers search for.
See market trends →Latest Deal Guides
Crossing the Canada–U.S. Border with Heavy Equipment: Customs, Tariffs & Brokerage
What it really takes to move used heavy equipment across the Canada–U.S. border in either direction — the customs broker and entry, processing fees and 5% GST, whether the U.S. steel tariff and the IEEPA tariff actually hit your machine, how USMCA/CUSMA origin keeps it duty-free, and the emissions and vehicle-compliance rules. With a standing caveat: confirm current rates before you ship.
Read guide →How Down Payment Changes Your Equipment Buying Power
How the down payment on used heavy equipment changes what you can actually buy — how money down lowers the amount financed and the monthly payment, the trade-off between down payment and term length, how a down payment de-risks a weaker credit or age/hours file, the used-equipment loan-to-value gap, and how much to put down.
Read guide →How to Buy Used Attachments
How to buy a used attachment without a costly mismatch — fitment first (carrier weight class, hydraulic flow and pressure, and the mounting interface), quick-coupler types and the safety checks that prevent fatal attachment detachment, and the wear points to inspect on buckets, hydraulic breakers, grapples, thumbs, augers and mulchers.
Read guide →Buying Used Forestry Equipment
What to check on used skidders, feller bunchers, harvesters and processors, knuckleboom and log loaders, and log trucks — the heat, debris, impact and fire damage that forestry duty hides, plus the attachment and undercarriage wear systems that decide whether a machine is a bargain or a breakdown.
Read guide →Ready to move a real deal?
Use the resources to get informed — then browse equipment, get financing support, request shipping, or start a seller valuation.