Selling or upgrading
Selling or upgrading specialist plant
Cranes, crushers, chippers, telehandlers, tractors and implements: how to present them, time the sale and plan the next purchase.
Before you list
The next owner buys the records as much as the steel.
Specialist plant sells to informed buyers who ask pointed questions. The seller with the tidiest file usually has the easiest sale. Before you list or trade, gather:
- Service, inspection and repair records, in date order
- Attachments, lifting gear or implements, listed with their condition
- Wear-part replacement history and what is due next
- Manuals, load charts, keys and any compliance documents
- Honest photos and a plain description, including known faults
- The payout figure and release arrangements if the machine is financed
Whether trade-in or private sale suits you better depends on the machine, the market and your timing. Speak to your accountant before you decide.
Where to list
Used machinery can be listed at Anything Marketplace. Accuracy in the description matters more than the platform.
General information only. Not advice about your situation.
How different plant sells
Hire fleets, quarries and farms each trade on their own cycle.
Hire-fleet machines
Ex-hire telehandlers and cranes raise questions about use. Complete service records and honest disclosure answer most of them.
Cyclical processing plant
Crushers and screeners sell into quarry and construction cycles. Avoid being forced to sell at the bottom of one if you can.
Tractors and implements
A tractor and its implements age differently. Review each on its own timetable rather than trading the whole package by habit.
Plan the exit before the machine arrives.
Know the likely buyer, the records they will ask for and how long the sale could take.
More on selling and upgrading
Our blog covers tractor and implement trade cycles, selling telehandlers out of hire fleets and moving plant between sites. For independent information on borrowing, see ASIC MoneySmart.
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