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Whether you run a broadacre cropping enterprise across Katherine, the Douglas Daly, Sturt Plateau or Darwin rural, a horticulture or viticulture operation, or a single-operator family farm, Equifund matches your application to the lenders that read farm income, seasonal cycles and machinery residual value the right way. Common applications include broadacre cropping operators, hay and silage contractors, horticulture and viticulture growers, and agricultural contractors.
Your application goes to specialist agricultural lenders who assess farm income, asset value and trading history directly, in one structured submission with no multi-lender credit hits.
Every major farm equipment brand on the Australian market, financed through specialist lenders for prime ABN profiles.

Australia's most widely run broadacre fleet: 5, 6 and 7 Series utility tractors, 8R and 9R articulated tractors, S and X-Series combine harvesters, air-seeders and self-propelled sprayers with JDLink precision guidance.

High-horsepower cropping specialist: Steiger 4WD and Magnum row-crop tractors, Puma mid-range models, single-rotor Axial-Flow combine harvesters and large square balers built for broadacre and harvest work.

Utility to high-hp versatility: T4 to T9 tractors, twin-rotor CR combine harvesters, Roll-Belt round balers and windrowers, suited to mixed farming, hay and silage operations.

The benchmark for compact and mid-utility tractors: B-Series sub-compacts, L-Series and M-Series utility models, plus loaders, implements and RTV utility vehicles for smaller and diversified farms.

Dependable value across the 5700, 6700 and 8S Series tractors, combine harvesters, round and square balers and hay tools, a proven workhorse range for broadacre and mixed cropping operations.

The premium European choice, known for stepless Vario CVT transmission, high-horsepower 700, 900 and 1000 Series tractors and IDEAL combine harvesters engineered for fuel efficiency and long-day productivity.
Plus every other major make on the Australian market. If your brand is not listed, we still finance it.
How farm equipment finance compares across the three places ABN holders can fund a machine.
| Equifund, commercial finance specialist | Major bank | Dealer finance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who they lend to | Established ABN holders, family farms to large cropping operations, assessed on the business and the machine. | Prefers strong financials or PAYG strength, often backed by property. | Whoever is buying that brand at the desk, on a take-it-or-leave-it offer. |
| Income assessed | Farm, contract and BAS income. Low-doc for established ABNs, no full tax returns. | Full financials and tax returns usually required. | Limited, tied to the sale, not your wider business. |
| Lender choice | 80+ Australian lenders matched to your deal. | One bank, one credit template. | One or two aligned financiers only. |
| Rate & structure | Market-tested rate, with balloon, seasonal repayment options and 3 to 7 year terms. | Standard products with limited flexibility. | Rate loaded with dealer margin, and high balloons that flatter the monthly but cost more. |
| Used, private & auction | New, used, ex-demo, private-sale and clearing-sale machinery all financed. | Restrictive on used, private and auction buys. | Usually the dealer's own stock only. |
| Deposit & security | $0 deposit for prime applications, secured on the machine, not your home. | Deposit and often property security required. | Varies, frequently bundled with add-ons. |
| Pre-approval speed | Typically inside 24 to 48 hours. | 5 to 10 business days on average. | Fast at the desk, but the offer is fixed. |
A simple, secure online application, with honest advice from a farm equipment finance specialist you can trust.
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Tell us about your farm or ag-contracting business and the machinery you are financing through our secure online form.
An Australia-based farm equipment finance specialist reviews your situation and walks you through the documents needed for the lender match.
You'll have a clear pre-approval often within 1 business day, with rate, term and repayment structure tailored to how your season actually flows.
Your specialist sources the strongest matched offer and coordinates settlement with the dealer, private seller or auction house.
Farm equipment deals settled across 80+ Australian specialist lenders. ACL 389328.
"Needed a John Deere 8R and a new air-seeder in the paddock before sowing. The bank wanted property security and full financials; the specialist lender approved on BAS and machine value, $0 deposit, with the first repayment after harvest. Seeding started on time."
"Upgraded to a newer Case IH Axial-Flow header ahead of the winter-crop harvest. Chattel mortgage settled in three days direct to the dealer, with a repayment schedule matched to contract harvest income."
"Two Kubota tractors and an air-blast sprayer for the orchard. A finance lease kept repayments predictable and off the balance sheet, approved on the ABN without full tax returns."
"A Krone big square baler plus a New Holland tractor to expand the hay run. Both machines financed together on one facility, $0 deposit, with the lender reading contract baling income directly."
"Fendt 900 and a Bourgault seeding bar, dealer purchase. The bank stalled on servicing; the specialist lender read the cropping program and approved inside a business day, machines delivered before the break of season."
"Irrigated cotton operation adding a self-propelled Goldacres sprayer and a tractor. Chattel mortgage with the GST claimed back and repayments aligned to the season, settled direct to the seller."
"An orchard tractor and mulcher ahead of the season. Refinanced two existing machine loans into one facility at a sharper rate and cleared a balloon that was falling due."
"An orchard tractor and a self-propelled harvester, part new and part used. The specialist lender financed the private-sale machine other lenders walked away from, $0 deposit, approved on BAS."
"Bought a low-hour used John Deere tractor at a clearing sale. Private-sale finance settled direct to the seller in two days, with repayments timed to grain receival."
"A Manitou telehandler and a mower conditioner to lift productivity across the property. Low-doc approval on the ABN, no full tax returns, and the whole package on one chattel mortgage."
Specialist farm equipment finance across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Darwin, Canberra and Hobart.
Straight answers to the questions Australian growers and contractors ask most.
We finance every farm equipment class: broadacre and row-crop tractors (John Deere, Case IH, New Holland, Massey Ferguson, Fendt), utility and compact tractors (Kubota), headers and combines, hay + forage equipment, sprayers, seeders, planters, tillage gear and grain-handling infrastructure. New, used, ex-fleet, dealer, private sale or auction.
Pre-approval typically comes back inside a business day. Settlement happens once you have signed contracts and any final lender conditions are met. Ag-specialist lenders read your grower contracts and harvest income directly, so they move faster than major banks on farm equipment deals.
No. The specialist lender panel includes options that assess on the farm equipment asset, your grower contracts, harvest cycle income and trading history rather than requiring property as security. Matters most for share-farmers, contract harvesters and family farms that don't want to lock the farm folio.
$0 deposit is available for prime applications, especially established growers with active grower contracts or contract harvest agreements. New ABNs typically need contribution, but $0 deposit on the right deal is common for ongoing growers with verifiable harvest income.
Yes. Used farm equipment (including ex-fleet, dealer demo and private sale) are all financeable. Major banks have age cut-offs; specialist lenders look at machine condition, hours and service history.
Yes. Seasonal repayment structures (skip-month, harvest-end lump, quarterly-to-match-receival) are standard for broadacre and hay+lucerne growers. Specialist lenders understand seasonal farm income and can structure repayments around harvest and receival timing
Yes. Multi-machine deals (tractor + header + sprayer for a full broadacre setup, or tractor + multiple hay implements for a hay contractor) are common. The lender panel includes options that fund packages under a master facility against the grower contract portfolio.
Yes. Refinance is common when an existing deal was settled at high rates, has an unfavourable structure, or is consolidating multiple machines into one master facility.
A panel of 80+ Australian lenders spanning major banks, ag-specialist lenders, asset financiers and non-bank lenders that specifically understand grower-contract income, harvest cycles, seasonal income and the residual value of farm equipment.
Chattel mortgage: you own the farm equipment, claim depreciation and GST, lender holds security. Finance lease: lender owns it, you pay rental; GST claimed on each payment. Most owner-operators run chattel for depreciation. Both available.
Grower-contract income recognition is how a specialist lender reads income from grower contracts, GrainCorp / VicGrain receival statements, hay supply agreements and contract harvest agreements rather than treating only PAYG salary as income. It matters for broadacre growers and contract harvesters whose income comes from seasonal harvest.
Low-doc farm equipment finance is asset finance approved on a reduced document set, typically BAS, bank statements and the grower contract, rather than full financials and tax returns. Best suited to established growers with an active ABN.
Tax treatment depends on the structure you choose and current ATO rules. For FY26, the small business instant asset write-off threshold is $20,000 per asset for businesses under $10M turnover. Larger farm equipment purchases generally fall under standard depreciation. Consult your accountant.
An Australian Credit Licence (ACL) is the ASIC authorisation required to engage in regulated credit activities in Australia. Equifund operates under ACL 389328. This means we are bound by responsible lending obligations and the National Consumer Credit Protection Act when arranging finance.
Equifund finances every major commercial asset class for prime ABN profiles, from utes and trailers to excavators, tractors and yellow goods, backed by 80+ lenders.
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