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Quick Guide to Transporting Heavy Machinery and Parts
The transport of heavy equipment is a complicated exercise that requires close attention to the safety of the machinery and the people...
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Nov 17, 20202 min read
How To Stay Safe when Operating Heavy Equipment
Any site on which heavy equipment is stored or operated is inherently dangerous on account of the pure size and weight of the equipment....
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Nov 9, 20202 min read
Understanding the Tax Implications on Operating Leases in South Africa
The objective of this blog is to understand the difference between input and output VAT on operating leases in South Africa, and the tax...
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Nov 3, 20202 min read
Accounting for Leases in South Africa after Jan 2019
In the past, the accounting treatment of operating and capital leases was very different. In short, operating leases were off-balance...
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Nov 3, 20205 min read
Understanding the Leasing of Heavy Equipment
In 2013 I ran the New York marathon for a charity that provides free financial education to the Mexican community living in New York. The...
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Nov 2, 20203 min read
Six Ways to Reduce Your Monthly Fuel Bill
Any business operating heavy machinery knows that their fuel bill makes up a big chunk of their total monthly expenses. The objective of...
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Nov 2, 20202 min read
Three Ways to Reduce Maintenance Costs on Heavy Machinery
Keeping costs under control in any business is a good strategy. In the heavy machine industry, one of the single biggest expenses...
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Nov 2, 20203 min read
3 Reasons You Should NEVER Pay Cash for Your Heavy Equipment
In business, there are three things you should always do without thinking. Firstly, manage your cash. Secondly, talk to your customers...
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Nov 1, 20204 min read
Should You Rent or Buy Heavy Equipment?
The world's concept of ownership is changing. South African companies have traditionally purchased yellow metal equipment outright. There...
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Oct 31, 20203 min read
How to Extend the Life of Your Excavator
An excavator, or any large piece of heavy equipment, is a major capital asset for any business and the objective is to extract as many...
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Oct 31, 20207 min read
Calculating the Total Costs of Owning and Operating Machinery
Before making any decisions on owning/renting/hiring heavy machinery, you need to understand the costs. In this blog, we are going to...
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Oct 30, 20203 min read
A Look into the Machines of the Future
We are living in an age of technology and innovation. The trend is being driven by Silicon Valley which is shaping the future of mobility...
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Oct 30, 20203 min read
7 Benefits of Plant Hire
If heavy machinery is an important part of your business, you are faced with the choice of either buying, entering into a long-term...
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Oct 29, 20203 min read
A Guide to Earthmoving Equipment
You would be hard-pressed to find a more powerful image than moving the earth. If you Google the words “earth moving” you will find...
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Oct 28, 20205 min read
A Beginner's Guide to Excavators
Vikfin is a specialist in excavators and used excavator spares. This is a simple primer on the basic things you need to understand about...
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Oct 28, 20203 min read
7 Factors to Consider when Buying a Used Excavator
At Vikfin, we are specialists in excavators. If you are in the market for a second-hand excavator, we have prepared a quick checklist of...
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Oct 27, 20203 min read
Short Guide to Buying Used Heavy Machinery
Let's assume that you are in the market for a used machine. In the same way that there are lots of lemons out there that will leave you...
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Oct 27, 20205 min read
10 Things to Look for When Buying a Used Machine
Here are ten things you need to look out for when buying used heavy equipment (source: https://thompsontractor.com/about/resources-(1)/us...
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Oct 27, 20202 min read
Understanding Vikfin's Rent-to-Own Heavy Equipment Finance
Vikfin’s rent-to-own equipment finance is perfectly suited for small to medium-sized growing businesses because it offers three major...
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Oct 25, 20204 min read
Outlook for the South African Construction, Agriculture and Mining Sectors
Vikfin operates predominantly in the construction, agriculture and mining sectors. We therefore pay close attention to factors that...
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