We handle the freight
Sell a Kuhlman 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
The Kuhlman design changed over the years, and the later cabinets are usually better sealed than the early ones. We would rather lose a unit than quote a figure we cannot honour once the cabinet is open.
| Common vintages | the 1980s through the 2000s |
|---|---|
| What they built | Kuhlman built padmounts, pole types and three-phase distribution units, mostly for utilities and cooperatives. |
| Where we see them | Ohio plants, utilities and yards |
| Buying note | Kuhlman padmounts are common in the Midwest and usually hold up well, provided the cabinet has not been sitting in water. |
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
Kuhlman transformers in Ohio
Kuhlman equipment from the the 1980s through the 2000s is common in plants that were built or expanded in that period. A partial assembly is bought on the assumption that something is missing, because it usually is.
A river terminal changes the arithmetic on a very large unit, because barge transport avoids the bridges. Remanufacturing keeps the footprint, and the footprint is often the reason the unit cannot simply be replaced.
What we look for on a Kuhlman unit
A decision made on a photograph is reversible; a decision made after the truck arrives is not. A seller should ask what happens to the unit after it leaves, because the answer says what kind of buyer they are dealing with.
A substation-class unit sits between what a plant can maintain and what a utility would own, which is why it changes hands. A purchase is a handover of risk as much as a handover of metal.
Where the value sits
Kuhlman serial numbers date a unit precisely, which is useful when the nameplate has been painted over. A number given on the phone is an indication, and a number given in writing is an offer with assumptions attached.
A seller who understands why an offer is low can often move the offer up without spending much. A seller who understands the rating will understand the offer, and the conversation gets shorter.
Paperwork, insurance and the crew
A lien release is asked for early, because liens follow the asset rather than the seller. A waste manifest names three parties, and all three have to be right before the truck moves.
A load tap changer is a machine in its own right, and its maintenance record is the strongest single indicator of condition. A bill of sale fixes the moment risk transfers, and that moment should be when the unit leaves the pad.
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 Kuhlman transformers?
There is no middle layer taking a spread: the desk that quotes is the desk that pays and the desk that sends the truck. Where a Kuhlman unit has a known failure mode we say so before quoting, because it changes what the unit is worth. A unit that came out of a working plant is almost always the better buy, and sellers rarely realise it.
Service area
What if the Kuhlman nameplate is missing?
The paperwork is between your company and ours, and it does not travel. Photograph the tag straight on, because a tag photographed at an angle in bad light is the most common reason a quote comes back with questions. A mine-duty unit is designed to be dragged, and it looks it, which is not the same as being worn out.
Payment
Can you pick up a Kuhlman 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. Answers come back the same day in most cases, and the truck is scheduled the moment the paperwork is signed. A short list of photographs covers the cabinet, the tag, the bushings and the access, and nothing else is needed at the start.