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$65,000 replacement excavator settled while a civil project was active

The existing excavator failed during a major job and the available replacement was a used private-sale machine that needed to settle quickly.

Illustrative scene: A used orange 2019 Kubota KX080-4 excavator working at an Australian civil construction site, recognisable compact 8-tonne Kubota shape and boom branding, steel tracks, bucket moving soil near a service trench. Not the actual customer or their asset.
Corey Marino

Verified and reviewed by Corey Marino Founder & Finance Broker, FBAA member M-354085 · Diploma-qualified finance broker

Last reviewed 24 August 2026 · About Corey

What needed to be solved

The existing excavator failed during a major job and the available replacement was a used private-sale machine that needed to settle quickly.

Credit file

640 director score with no defaults.

What X Lend did

X Lend found an equipment lender that accepted the private sale and assessed the value of the contractor's current signed civil projects.

The 2019 kubota kx080-4 excavator, private sale submission was matched to specialist equipment lender and moved from application to settlement in 4 business days.

Settled outcome

Approved on the first lender enquiry and settled at a historical rate of 9.95%, quickly enough to keep the active project running.

Historical outcome only. Rates and policy can change, and every application is assessed on its own circumstances.

Evidence supplied

  • Business bank statements
  • BAS
  • Signed civil contracts
  • Private-sale machine documents

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