Built for Logging & Harvesting Equipment Sellers
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Sell More Logging Equipment with Financing Built for Production.
From feller bunchers and skidders to harvesters, forwarders and log loaders, FPG helps your sales team put a monthly payment in front of logging contractors before the price of a machine stalls the deal.
Logging equipment is expensive, runs hard and has to earn its keep every load. Financing gives contractors a way to add or replace machines on a payment that fits their production, mill contracts and season.
Start your logging and harvesting equipment financing program
Tell us what equipment you sell and how your sales team works with customers. We’ll build the program around your sales process.
A real person from our partnership team will reach out directly.
Built to Keep Equipment Sales MovingFastResponsive support helps your sales team maintain momentum when customers are ready to move. Direct & 25+FPG is a direct lender with access to 25+ strategic funding partners, giving your team more ways to structure qualifying opportunities. FlexibleDifferent equipment, customers and operating cycles call for different approaches. DedicatedReal people who understand hard assets, equipment sales and the importance of keeping the process moving.
Financing that keeps pace with equipment-driven businesses
When a logging contractor picks up a new contract, replaces a worn machine or adds a second side, your team needs a financing partner that is available and ready to help.
The Logging & Harvesting Equipment Seller Perspective
Your customer gets paid by the load.
For a logging contractor, production is everything. A newer feller buncher, skidder or forwarder can mean more loads a day and less downtime, while a worn machine can cost a contract. Margins are tight and weather, mill demand and seasonal access all affect cash flow.
That makes financing a practical sales tool, not just a response when price becomes a problem.
Keep production moving
Help customers replace worn machines before downtime costs them loads and contracts.
Add a second side
Give buyers a way to add machines for a new contract or a second operation without waiting on cash reserves.
Preserve business cash
Help customers keep capital available for payroll, fuel, repairs and slow weeks during spring breakup and wet seasons.
Finance the whole system
Finance a cutter, skidder and loader together so a harvesting system is not split across several deals.
Equipment We Finance
Built around the machines that put wood on the truck
FPG finances logging and harvesting equipment from a single skidder to a complete harvesting system. We underwrite the buyer and understand that machine type, hours, condition, attachments and resale value can all influence how a transaction should be structured.
Feller BunchersTracked and wheeled feller bunchers, including leveling and drive-to-tree machines and felling heads.
SkiddersGrapple and cable skidders, including dual-arch and high-capacity models for timber extraction.
HarvestersCut-to-length harvesters and harvesting heads for thinning and final harvest operations.
ForwardersForwarders and timber transport machines that move cut wood from stump to landing.
Log Loaders & SlashersKnuckleboom and track log loaders, slasher decks and landing equipment.
Delimbers & ProcessorsStroke and pull-through delimbers, processors and other landing processing equipment.
Chippers, Grinders & BiomassWhole-tree chippers, horizontal grinders and biomass equipment for fiber and fuel markets.
Attachments & Used EquipmentHeads, grapples, saws and qualifying used and high-hour forestry machines.
Selling a complete harvesting system, a machine with a new head or equipment for a contractor adding a second side? FPG can structure financing around the whole order rather than one unit at a time.
Why Logging & Harvesting Equipment Sellers Use FPG
One financing relationship. More ways to get the deal done.
FPG combines direct lending, in-house underwriting and a network of strategic funding partners. That gives your sales team more flexibility without forcing them to manage multiple lender relationships on every opportunity.
More flexibility without more complexity
- Direct lending plus access to 25+ strategic funding partners
- Structures for A, B and C credit profiles, including owner-operators and growing contractors
- Application-only approvals up to $350,000
- Support for single machines, full harvesting systems and new, used and high-hour equipment
- A named finance team that works directly with your sales reps
People who understand the equipment and the sale
Logging deals are not generic business financing. Machines are high-dollar, run long hours in hard conditions, and sell to contractors whose cash flow rises and falls with weather, access and mill demand. FPG’s team works with sellers and buyers to structure the transaction around the equipment and the work it will do.
More than capital. A true partnership.
Your FPG logging & harvesting equipment finance team
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Jon McBrideSVP, Growth & Strategic Partnerships — Hard Assets
Casey GoodellVP, Strategic Sales & Partner Development
Kristopher TozierVP, Strategic Sales & Partner Development
Flexible Structures
Financing that can adapt to how your customers work
Equipment Finance Agreements
Traditional structures for customers that want predictable payments and ownership economics.
Purchase Options
Fixed-term structures designed for customers who intend to own the equipment at the end of the term.
Residual Structures
Options that can reduce scheduled payments when a residual value makes sense for the asset and transaction.
Skip & Seasonal Payments
Structures that may reduce or skip payments during spring breakup and other seasonal shutdowns.
Deferred Payments
Structures that can help a qualifying customer put a machine to work on a new contract before regular payments begin.
Step Payments
Payments that start lower and step up as a new machine or second side reaches full production.
Harvesting System Packages
A cutter, skidder or forwarder and loader financed together in a single transaction.
New & Used Equipment
Financing for qualifying new, used and high-hour forestry machines.
Availability of each structure depends on the equipment, the customer and credit approval.
How It Works
From equipment quote to financed sale
1
Quote the Equipment
Your rep builds the proposal around the machine, its head and the system it will run in.
2
Present Financing
Introduce financing while the customer is evaluating the equipment—not after price becomes an obstacle.
3
Customer Applies
The customer completes the financing application.
4
FPG Reviews the Opportunity
We evaluate the customer, equipment and transaction and determine available financing structures.
5
Documentation Moves Forward
FPG coordinates the financing documentation and keeps the parties informed.
6
Sell the Next Machine
Your team returns its attention to customers, equipment and the next opportunity.
Your sales team sells forestry machines. FPG helps handle the financing behind them.
Program Capabilities
Give your reps the tools to introduce financing with confidence
Custom Program Design
A financing approach built around your equipment and sales process.
You getA program tailored to the way your team sells.
Your reps getSimple guidance for introducing financing.
Co-Branded Financing Assets
Financing materials developed to support your brand and customers.
You getCampaign and sales-support resources.
Your reps getReady-to-use content for customer conversations.
Sales & Quote Tools
Resources that support monthly-payment selling.
You getFinancing that fits more naturally into your sales motion.
Your reps getAn easier transition from equipment price to payment.
Ongoing Enablement
Continued access to an experienced financing team.
You getSupport across program and opportunity needs.
Your reps getSomeone to call when the opportunity needs extra attention.
Payment-Based Selling
Help customers connect the payment to the loads the machine can produce.
For logging contractors, equipment is tied directly to production and the contracts they can keep. A monthly payment gives customers a clear way to weigh a machine against the loads it can produce, while preserving cash for payroll, fuel, repairs and slow seasons.
| Equipment Investment | 36 Months | 48 Months | 60 Months | 72 Months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $150,000Used skidder or log loader, or a whole-tree chipper | $4,736 | $3,698 | $3,078 | $2,667 |
| $350,000New grapple skidder, feller buncher or forwarder | $11,050 | $8,628 | $7,182 | $6,223 |
| $750,000Complete harvesting system or a cut-to-length harvester and forwarder pair | $23,678 | $18,488 | $15,390 | $13,335 |
Illustrative estimates only. Rates, terms and structures are subject to credit approval and may vary.
Logging & Harvesting Equipment Financing FAQ
Questions equipment sellers ask
Why should our sales team introduce financing before a customer objects to price?
Presenting a monthly payment with the quote lets the contractor weigh the machine against the loads it can produce before the total price becomes the main obstacle.
Can payments account for spring breakup and seasonal shutdowns?
Often, yes. Skip, seasonal and step structures can align payments with the months a contractor can actually work. Availability depends on the transaction and credit approval.
Can a full harvesting system be financed together?
Yes. A cutter, skidder or forwarder and loader, along with heads and attachments, can be financed together under a single transaction.
Do you finance used and high-hour forestry equipment?
Yes. FPG finances new and qualifying used and high-hour machines. Age, hours, condition and resale value typically affect the term rather than eligibility.
Can heads and attachments be financed on their own?
Yes. Felling heads, harvesting heads, grapples and saws can be financed on their own or with the machine, subject to credit approval.
How fast are decisions?
Most credit decisions come back in two to four hours. Larger systems, unusual structures or more complex credit situations can require additional review.
What happens when a deal does not fit FPG’s direct-lending box?
FPG also works with 25+ strategic funding partners. That gives the team additional ways to structure qualifying transactions without forcing the seller to manage separate lender relationships.
When does the seller get paid?
FPG funds your company in full on delivery and acceptance. The purchaser pays FPG based on the agreed terms. You receive payment, and FPG manages the financing from there.
Looking for working capital?
Working capital is a separate FPG product from equipment financing. Learn about FPG working capital
Vendor Partner Result
Financing support that helps create more sales opportunities
30%reported increase in pipeline
“FPG has been instrumental in driving opportunities in our pipeline. Their strategic insights and tailored solutions increased our pipeline by 30%.”— FPG Client | Vendor Partner
The value is not just access to capital. It is giving the sales team another tool to keep an opportunity moving when price, payment structure or credit flexibility could otherwise shrink the order or leave a contractor running a worn machine another season.
Build Your Financing Program
Help your customers put more wood on the truck.
Whether you sell feller bunchers, skidders, harvesters, forwarders or log loaders, FPG can help you build a financing program that supports your sales team and gives logging contractors more ways to move forward.
Real people. Real expertise. Real growth.
Start your logging and harvesting equipment financing program
All financing is subject to credit approval. Terms and structures vary based on the customer and transaction. Payment examples shown on this page are illustrative and are not an offer or commitment to lend.