Looking at the financed equipment data for the first six months of this year, we thought it would be a fun exercise to list which models were most popular—in terms of unit sales—by state. Our data comes from Equipment Data Associates, a Randall-Reilly division that tracks Uniform Commercial Code-1 filings used by lenders when a machine is financed.
We do need to make some cautions, however, when looking at this data. Financed sales in less populated states—Alaska and Maine, for example—can swing on just a few sales. While the Volvo A40G was the most popular machine sold in Alaska, for instance, that popularity rests on seven machines financed out of a total of 87.
And because this data is based on machine unit counts, lower-purchase-cost compact machines dominate. In 19 states, for example, more compact track loaders were sold than any other machine.
Depending on the type of machine, financed machines can represent 40 to 75 percent of the total number of machines of that type sold in the United States. While machines can be also bought by cash or letter of credit, buyers of higher ticket items such as large dozers generally tend to finance these machines.
In addition to the interactive map above, here’s our state-by-state breakdown of the most popular machine (again, in terms of unit sales). We’ve also included the three most popular types of machine sold in each state.
Alaska
Top model: Volvo A40G artic
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact track loader
- Compact excavator
- Skid steer loader
Alabama
Top model: Kubota SVL75-2 compact track loader
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact track loader
- Compact excavator
- Excavator
Arkansas
Top model: Kubota SVL75-2 compact track loader
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact excavator
- Compact track loader
- Excavator
Arizona
Top model: Bobcat S70 skid steer
Top 3 machine types:
- Skid steer loader
- Wheel loader
- Compact excavator
California
Top model: Cat 420F backhoe
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact excavator
- Skid steer loader
- Compact track loader
Colorado
Top model: Bobcat S650 skid steer
Top 3 machine types:
- Skid steer loader
- Excavator
- Compact track loader
Connecticut
Top model: Kubota SVL75-2 compact track loader
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact excavator
- Wheel loader
- Skid steer loader
Delaware
Top model: Kubota SVL75-2 compact track loader
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact track loader
- Excavator
- Compact excavator
Florida
Top model: Kubota SVL75-2 compact track loader
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact track loader
- Wheel loader
- Compact excavator
Georgia
Top model: Cat 259D compact track loader
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact track loader
- Compact excavator
- Excavator
Hawaii
Top model: Komatsu PC35MR-3 compact excavator
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact excavator
- Excavator
- Compact track loader
Iowa
Top model: Deere 323E skid steer
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact track loader
- Skid steer loader
- Wheel loader
Idaho
Top model: Cat TH407-C telehandler
Top 3 machine types:
- Wheel loader
- Compact excavator
- Compact track loader
Illinois
Top model: Cat 262D skid steer
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact track loader
- Skid steer
- Excavator
Indiana
Top model: Deere 310K backhoe
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact track loader
- Skid steer
- Compact excavator
Kansas
Top model: Deere 333E compact track loader
Top 3 machine types:
- Skid steer
- Compact track loader
- Compact excavator
Kentucky
Top model: Cat 259D compact track loader
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact track loader
- Compact excavator
- Excavator
Louisiana
Top model: Cat 730C articulated truck
Top 3 machine types:
- Excavator
- Compact excavator
- Compact track loader
Massachusetts
Top model: Cat 906H-2 compact wheel loader
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact excavator
- Wheel loader
- Compact track loader
Maryland
Top model: Kubota SVL75-2 compact track loader
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact track loader
- Skid steer
- Compact excavator
Maine
Top model: Deere 753J feller buncher
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact excavator
- Excavator
- Wheel loader
Michigan
Top model: Bobcat T590 compact track loader
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact track loader
- Skid steer
- Wheel loader
Minnesota
Top model: Bobcat T590 compact track loader
Top 3 machine types:
- Skid steer
- Compact track loader
- Wheel loader
Missouri
Top model: Deere 333E compact track loader
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact track loader
- Skid steer loader
- Compact excavator
Mississippi
Top model: Cat D6K2 LGP dozer
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact excavators
- Compact track loader
- Excavator
Montana
Top model: Bobcat S650 skid steer
Top 3 machine types:
- Skid steer
- Compact track loader
- Excavator
North Carolina
Top model: Cat 259D compact track loader
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact track loader
- Compact excavator
- Excavator
North Dakota
Top model: Deere 310SK backhoe
Top 3 machine types:
- Skid steers
- Wheel loader
- Compact track loader
Nebraska
Top model: Bobcat T590 compact track loader
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact track loader
- Skid steer
- Wheel loader
New Hampshire
Top model: Bobcat S650 skid steer
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact excavator
- Compact track loader
- Wheel loader
New Jersey
Top model: Bobcat S650 skid steer
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact excavator
- Compact track loader
- Excavator
New Mexico
Top model: Cat 420F backhoe
Top 3 machine types:
- Wheel loader
- Backhoe
- Skid steer
Nevada
No data available.
New York
Top model: Kubota SVL90-2 compact track loader
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact excavator
- Compact track loader
- Skid steer
Ohio
Top model: Cat 236D skid steer
Top 3 machine types:
- Skid steer
- Compact track loader
- Compact excavator
Oklahoma
Top model: Deere 333E compact track loader
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact track loader
- Skid steer
- Compact excavator
Oregon
Top model: Deere 50G compact excavator
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact excavator
- Excavator
- Track feller buncher
Pennsylvania
Top model: Deere 310SK backhoe
Top 3 machine types:
- Skid steer
- Compact excavator
- Compact track loader
Rhode Island
Top model: Deere 410K backhoe
Top 3 machine types:
- Skid steer
- Backhoe
- Compact excavator
South Carolina
Top model: Bobcat T590 compact track loader
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact track loader
- Excavator
- Compact excavator
South Dakota
Top model: Deere 333E compact track loader
Top 3 machine types:
- Skid steer
- Compact track loader
- Wheel loader
Tennessee
Top model: Cat 259D compact track loader
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact track loader
- Compact excavator
- Excavator
Texas
Top model: Kubota SVL90-2 compact track loader
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact track loader
- Compact excavator
- Excavator
Utah
Top model: Case 580 Super N backhoe
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact excavator
- Excavator
- Wheel loader
Virginia
Top model: Cat 259D compact track loader
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact track loader
- Compact excavator
- Excavator
Vermont
Top model: Kubota KX040-4 compact excavator
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact excavator
- Excavator
- Skid steer
Washington
Top model: Kubota KX040-4 compact excavator
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact excavator
- Excavator
- Wheel loader
Wisconsin
Top model: Bobcat S590 skid steer
Top 3 machine types:
- Skid steer
- Compact track loader
- Excavator
West Virginia
Top model: Deere 323E compact track loader/Deere 50G compact excavator
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact excavator
- Compact track loader
- Excavator
Wyoming
Top model: Cat 410F IT backhoe
Top 3 machine types:
- Compact track loader
- Skid steer
- Compact excavator
