No fees, no broker
Sell an ABB Transformer in Ohio
Padmount and dry-type units from this builder bought across Ohio, with the tag read and the serial checked first.
What we buy
What we buy here
Older ABB substation units often carry a load tap changer, and the tap changer is the part that decides their future. We turn down units that cannot be moved safely, and we say so before anybody spends money on a crane.
| Common vintages | the 1990s and 2000s |
|---|---|
| What they built | ABB built distribution transformers, padmounts and large power transformers, and its US plants supplied utilities across the Midwest. |
| Where we see them | Ohio plants, utilities and yards |
| Buying note | ABB distribution units are well documented and easy to place, which is why they hold value even when the oil is old. |
Who we buy from
Six kinds of seller, one desk
- Recyclers
- Electrical contractors
- Equipment dealers
- End users
- Demo contractors
- Distributors
Fast offers
A nameplate photo is usually enough to price a unit the same day.
Dedicated logistics
We arrange the crane, the permits and the flatbed, not you.
No broker fees
You are dealing with the buyer, so nothing is shaved off the offer.
How it works
Six steps from your yard to the money
- 01
Take pictures
The nameplate, the cabinet interior and the tank in daylight. Three photographs are usually enough to place a unit in the right class and the right price band.
- 02
Send them to us
The form on this page, a text or an email all reach the same desk. Include the city, the access and any deadline the site is working to.
- 03
Review the offer
A buyer reads the photographs, asks one or two questions and sends a written offer with the assumptions stated, so nothing changes on the day.
- 04
We schedule freight
Crane, flatbed and permits are booked around your access. You get a date and a window, and we carry the cost of getting it right.
- 05
Testing on arrival
Winding resistance, megger and turns ratio, plus oil analysis where the unit is liquid filled. The results decide the final number, and you see them.
- 06
Get paid
Payment is released on the agreed terms once the unit is received and tested, by check or ACH. No retention, no sixty-day terms.
What we handle for you
The parts sellers dread, done for you
Rigging
Crane and forklift arranged around your access, not the other way round.
Oil containment
Bunds, absorbent and disposal handled before the unit moves.
Bill of sale
A clean title document for your records, signed on collection.
PCB paperwork
Pre-1979 units get the testing and the manifest they need.
Brand
ABB transformers in Ohio
A ABB unit is usually identifiable from the cabinet style alone, which helps when the tag is gone. A substation-class unit sits between what a plant can maintain and what a utility would own, which is why it changes hands.
A unit that came out of a working plant is almost always the better buy, and sellers rarely realise it. A seller who has the serial number to hand moves through the first call in half the time.
What we look for on a ABB unit
Remanufacturing keeps the footprint, and the footprint is often the reason the unit cannot simply be replaced. A buyer who explains the reasoning gets a second call, and the second call is where the good units are.
A transformer is a boring asset until the day it fails, and then it is the only thing anyone discusses. A short list of photographs covers the cabinet, the tag, the bushings and the access, and nothing else is needed at the start.
Where the value sits
The ABB design changed over the years, and the later cabinets are usually better sealed than the early ones. A buyer who explains a low number honestly is more useful than one who agrees with everything.
A unit bought for a project that never happened is the cleanest thing in the used market. A seller comparing two offers should compare the assumptions behind them rather than the headline figure.
Paperwork, insurance and the crew
A release that names the serial number is the one an auditor will ask for. A lease return is where sellers most often discover they do not own the unit, so the paperwork comes first.
Common questions
Other brands we buy
Get started
Get an offer in minutes
Five fields and a phone number is all we need to start. We reply the same business day, and a firm number follows the nameplate photo.
(614) 715-3047or send the form and we will call you.
Questions
What sellers ask before they call
Equipment types
Do you buy older ABB transformers?
A single padmount is a half-day job once access is confirmed; a substation unit is a week of planning and a permit. The common ABB padmounts are the ones that show up in subdivisions and industrial parks, and they are the easiest to move. A unit that has been disconnected for a year is not the same proposition as one that came out last week.
Service area
What if the ABB nameplate is missing?
We know the Ohio permit routes, the scales and the bridge limits because that is the only ground we work. Impedance is the figure most sellers ignore and most buyers ask for second, because it decides how the unit behaves on a fault. The unit will outlast the building it serves, which is why so many of them change hands.
Payment
Can you pick up a ABB unit this week?
Some units we pass on, and we say why: a burnt core, a missing coil or a contaminated oil sample changes the answer. If the building changes hands at the end of the month, say so at the start and the schedule gets built backwards from that date. A purchase is a handover of risk as much as a handover of metal.