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Equipment finance volume is still healthy in 2026, but May's cooling demand and uneven construction spending argue for harder buying discipline before contractors add another payment.
Equipment World's 2026 contractor survey shows most buyers are back in the market, but the real story is more cautious than the headline. Financing is still tight, replacement windows are longer, rental is absorbing risk, and in-house maintenance is now part of the buying decision.
Used iron prices have lost touch with reality. When the correction comes, a lot of operators are going to be upside down on machines they overpaid for.
The equipment industry has a spending problem. Operators are going broke chasing new machines while their existing fleet sits broken in the yard.
That shiny 0% financing deal looks like free money. It isn't. Here's the math dealers don't want you to do.