Road-tow, tracked and crane-fed chippers, funded on hire purchase, including machines bought privately rather than from a dealer.
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Yes. Wood chippers are funded on hire purchase as hard plant, new or used, and unlike most assets they are routinely bought from private sellers rather than dealers — which is the part that catches people out. A lender will want the invoice, the serial number and proof the seller owns the machine outright with no finance against it. Machines to around ten years old are financed as a matter of course, and a decision on a straightforward chipper usually comes back the same week.
Used kit: Yes, routinely to around ten years old
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Business asset finance is quoted on a flat rate, so that is what this shows — with the equivalent APR underneath, because the two are not the same number. A quick guide only; your actual rate depends on the asset, term, deposit and lender.
Representative example: on Hire Purchase, borrowing £25,000 over 48 months at a 6.0% flat rate (equivalent to 11.5% APR representative), you would repay around £646 a month; total amount repayable approximately £31,000, of which £6,000 is the cost of finance. This calculator is for illustration only — it is not a quote or an offer of finance, and the rate and repayments you are offered will depend on the asset, term, deposit and your circumstances. CW Asset Finance is a credit broker, not a lender, and may receive a commission from the lender that funds your agreement. All finance is subject to status, affordability and lender approval. CW Asset Finance is an Appointed Representative of Rural Finance Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 630701).
Lenders treat a chipper as hard plant with a real second-hand market, which is why terms run to five years and used machines are fundable well past their first owner. Engine hours and feed-roller condition matter more to a decision than age. The complication is who you are buying from: many chippers change hands privately, and a lender needs an invoice, a serial number and proof the seller owns it outright before it will pay anyone.
Examples of the machines we are asked to fund. This is not an exhaustive list — if what you are buying is not here, it does not mean we cannot fund it. Your supplier quote is what the agreement is written against.
| Machine | What it is |
|---|---|
| GreenMech Arborist 150 | Compact road-tow chipper for small crews |
| GreenMech Arborist 190 | Six-inch capacity towable disc chipper |
| GreenMech EVO 165D | Towed chipper with variable feed control |
| Timberwolf TW 150DHB | Entry-level towable drum chipper |
| Timberwolf TW 230 | Popular six-inch chipper for tree surgeons |
| Forst ST6 | Six-inch chipper with hydraulic winch option |
| Forst TR8 | Eight-inch road-tow chipper for larger timber |
| Jensen A328 | Compact chipper for domestic access jobs |
| Jensen A530 | Mid-range chipper for daily contract work |
| Heizohack HM 6-300 | PTO drum chipper for biomass production |
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Tree surgeons, fencing contractors and grounds maintenance firms, usually replacing a machine that has become unreliable mid-season rather than buying a first one. A chipper earns on the day it is on site, so the cost of being without one for a fortnight is normally larger than the finance.
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We funded this
£18,300
GreenMech EVO 165D bought from a private seller. Four lenders approached, two offers returned, six days from enquiry to the seller being paid.
Read the case study →Bought on hire purchase, business plant and machinery normally qualifies for capital allowances on the full cost even though you pay for it monthly, which is a large part of why hire purchase is the common structure. On a finance lease you generally set the rentals against profit instead. The rules change between budgets and your position depends on how you trade, so treat this as the direction of travel and get your accountant to confirm the detail before you commit.
Yes, and it is more common in arb than in most sectors. The lender needs an invoice, the serial number and evidence the seller owns the machine outright with no finance outstanding against it. Some lenders will not fund private sales at all, which is usually why an arborist is told no — not because the machine was unfundable.
Resale depth. A chipper has a real second-hand market, so a lender can see what it would be worth part-way through an agreement and is comfortable spreading the cost further. Ropes, harnesses and saws have effectively no resale value, so they are treated as consumables and funded very differently, if at all.
Yes. Machines to around ten years old are financed routinely. A lender is more interested in engine hours, feed-roller and blade condition and documented servicing than in the year on the plate.
Often not. A nil-deposit agreement is achievable on a mainstream machine with reasonable trading history; a larger deposit tends to be asked for on a private sale, an older machine or a newer business.
Straightforward chipper deals typically pay out inside a week. The case study below took six days from first enquiry to the private seller being paid.
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Not an offer of finance. All finance is subject to status, affordability and lender approval.
Tell us what you’re looking to fund and Conor will come back to you personally — usually the same day.
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