The 2021 Kubota SVL97-2 as advertised
The listing on highway-equipment-company.com offered a 2021 Kubota SVL97-2 tracked skid steer loader with 765 engine hours for an asking price of $26,450. The seller presented the unit as a 2021 model with the stated hours on the inventory page for the Kubota SVL97-2. The site publishes its own contact details as Highway Equipment Сompany, a street address of 3 Prodelin Way, Millstone Township, NJ 08535, a phone number and an email address sales@highway-equipment.com.
What the buyer reports
A reporting buyer told us they completed payment by bank wire for the full asking price of $26,450 and never received the advertised 2021 Kubota SVL97-2 tracked skid steer loader. The buyer's account as logged by our analyst says the payment was made by bank wire and that no machine arrived following the transfer. The allegation is recorded here as filed by the reporting buyer.
Checking a Kubota SVL97-2 before you pay
A tracked skid steer like the Kubota SVL97-2 has a few specific checks you should complete in person or with an independent inspector before any payment is made.
Confirm the machine identification. Locate the machine serial number and plate on the unit itself and match that PIN to every advertising photo and to any bill of sale or title documents. On tracked skid steers the serial plate is typically riveted to the frame or swing frame near the rear or inside the operator station; confirm its position against the photographs shown in the listing.
Ask an authorised Kubota dealer to verify the PIN. Provide the dealer with the serial number to request factory records and any available service history that the brand holds. A dealer check is the fastest way to confirm manufacture date and factory options specific to Kubota machines.
Verify hours against wear. Compare the advertised 765 engine hours to visual signs such as track wear, bucket edge condition and cab interior. Photos should be consistent with the claimed hours; heavy wear with low reported hours, or pristine appearance with very high hours, should prompt extra scrutiny.
Check for liens and title problems in the seller's stated jurisdiction. Search the public records and any UCC filings in the state the seller lists to see if liens are recorded against the serial number or the business name. If the seller cannot produce a clear title or a lien release where required, do not transfer funds.
Run a stolen-equipment check. Supply the serial number and photos to local law enforcement or a specialized database that checks stolen construction equipment. Ask the seller to provide verifiable provenance and matching paperwork.
Verify the seller's contact details and physical presence. Confirm the phone number rings at a business line and that the published street address corresponds to a yard or dealership with inventory on site. Ask for a live video inspection from the machine at the location, showing the serial plate, exterior and engine running, and corroborate the background with the published address.
If you cannot inspect the machine personally, hire an independent equipment inspector to perform the above checks and to provide a written report that you can use before releasing funds.
How the payment was taken
According to the reporting buyer, payment for the machine was sent by bank wire for the full $26,450 asking price. Bank wires typically settle quickly and, after settlement, cannot be reversed by a card issuer; this makes recovery more difficult than with a credit card. That means any recovery effort will usually depend on the receiving bank and on cooperative investigation rather than an automatic chargeback mechanism.
What we have and have not verified
Outstanding checks include confirmation that the published Millstone Township address corresponds to an operating lot or showroom, verification of ownership of highway-equipment-company.com through the registrar records beyond the public privacy service, validation that the advertised unit and its serial number exist and match the listing photos, and a bank-trace of the reported wire transfer. The reporting buyer's allegation that they wired $26,450 and received no loader is recorded here as their account; these points remain subject to independent verification.
If you have already paid
If you wired money for a machine advertised on this site, contact your bank's fraud unit immediately to report the transfer and to ask the bank to open an investigation into the wire. Submit a complaint to the Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov and file a report with your state attorney general's consumer protection office. Keep copies of every message, receipt and screenshot related to the listing and the transfer, including the listing URL, screenshots of the inventory page, the seller's published contact details, and bank receipts, and provide those materials to any investigator handling the case.
This listing and the reporting buyer's account are published as filed. The operator named on the site may respond and provide further documentation; any verified material will be added to this record.