Delimber Financing

Finance pull-through and stroke delimbers, slasher saws, and excavator-mounted processing heads, sized to what the trucks can actually clear. Representative example: a $275,000 delimber runs about $5,200/month.*

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The Delimber Reality

A delimber's production is capped by the trucking behind it. Processing at the landing is fast, the log deck fills, and then everything waits on trailers and the mill gate — which means a delimber bought to raise throughput only pays back if the haul capacity is there to clear it. That is a question worth answering before the payment starts, and one we would rather raise up front than have a customer discover in month three.

Built for This Asset

Structures priced by people who know what a delimber earns and how it holds value — not a generic credit box.

Forestry & Logging Expertise

Part of our Forestry & Logging vertical: payment structures matched to how this industry's revenue actually arrives.

Backed by $1B

A $1B forward flow agreement with TPG gives Elevex institutional capital strength with entrepreneurial speed.

What We Finance

Pull-through delimbers
Stroke delimbers and processors
Slasher saws and cut-to-length attachments
Excavator-mounted processing heads
Used and rebuilt delimbing equipment
Landing packages with loaders and slashers

Payment Structures

The differentiation: four ways to own the same equipment, engineered to your cash flow. Compare them side by side on our structures page.

Operating Lease

Off-balance-sheet treatment with end-of-term flexibility — return, renew, or purchase. Often the right answer when technology cycles or accounting outcomes drive the decision.

$1 Buyout Lease

Own the equipment for one dollar at term end. Fixed payments, full Section 179 eligibility, and a clean path to ownership.

Seasonal & Step Payments

Payments that follow your revenue curve — lighter in slow months, heavier in peak season, or stepping up as new equipment ramps to full production.

Usage-Based & As-a-Service

Payments tied to hours, output, or consumption. The category Elevex is defining: pay for what equipment achieves, not what it costs.

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How It Works

Three steps from quote to funded.

1 · Apply in Minutes

Application-only to $1,000,000 — no tax returns or financials below that threshold. Have your equipment quote, auction listing, or build spec ready.

2 · Structure Together

A finance professional (not a portal) walks the structure options — term, seasonality, end-of-term — and prices the deal to your cash flow.

3 · Fund in 24–48 Hours

Most transactions fund within 24–48 hours of signed documents. Your vendor gets paid; you get to work.

Common Questions

Does adding a delimber pay for itself?

Only if the trucks can clear what it processes. The machine removes one bottleneck at the landing, and whether it pays depends on whether hauling becomes the next one — which is the calculation to run before the schedule starts, not after.

Can a processing head be financed for an existing excavator?

Yes. Excavator-mounted delimbing and processing heads finance on their own, valued on the head's condition and the carrier it is going onto.

Can I finance a used delimber?

Yes — used delimber financing is standard business, whether the unit comes from a dealer, an auction, or a private seller. We value working assets on condition and remaining service life, not a blanket age cutoff, and set terms the equipment can actually support.

Does a delimber qualify for Section 179?

Most business-use equipment placed in service this tax year qualifies for Section 179 expensing, financed or purchased outright — often meaning the first-year deduction outruns your first-year payments. Run your numbers on our Section 179 calculator and confirm specifics with your tax advisor.

How fast can delimber financing close?

Application-only decisions to $1,000,000 come back in minutes for qualified credits, and most deals fund within 24–48 hours of signed documents. Apply online with your quote to start.

Ready to finance your delimber?

Payments built on outcomes, from the team that knows your industry. Equipment sellers: offer financing at the point of sale with CapVex.

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