Paid on pickup
Sell a Rex 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 Rex substation units often carry a load tap changer, and the tap changer is the part that decides their future. When the answer is no, it is usually about the core, the oil or the access, and we name which one.
| Common vintages | the 1960s and 1970s |
|---|---|
| What they built | Rex produced dry-types, control transformers and specialty units in modest volumes. |
| Where we see them | Ohio plants, utilities and yards |
| Buying note | Rex units are old enough that insulation condition, rather than brand, decides whether they are worth buying. |
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
Rex transformers in Ohio
Rex equipment from the the 1960s and 1970s is common in plants that were built or expanded in that period. A short drive within one county costs less than a long drive across three, and the number shows it.
A unit with elevated gas that has been stable for a decade is a different proposition from one where the figure doubled. A seller who knows what the unit is saves everybody an hour, and the hour is often the difference.
What we look for on a Rex unit
The unit is the easy part; the site, the access and the paperwork are where the time goes. A short conversation at the start saves an argument at the gate, and the argument is the expensive part.
A transformer is a boring asset until the day it fails, and then it is the only thing anyone discusses. A hot mechanical room quietly derates everything in it, and nobody notices until a unit fails early.
Where the value sits
The Rex design changed over the years, and the later cabinets are usually better sealed than the early ones. A missing bushing subtracts more than its replacement cost, because it signals how the unit was treated.
A K-rated unit holds its value in any building full of electronics, which is most buildings now. The offer reflects what the unit can be used for, not what it cost when it was new.
Paperwork, insurance and the crew
A manifest names the generator, the transporter and the facility, and all three have to be right. A lien on a transformer is unusual and entirely possible, which is why the release is asked for early.
A bankruptcy sale is slow at the signature and fast at the pickup, so the truck is booked after the order rather than before. The bill of sale fixes the moment risk moves, and that moment should be the moment 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 Rex transformers?
If a unit sits just over a state line, the honest answer is that somebody closer should buy it. A buyer who says yes to everything is not a buyer; the useful answer explains what would have to be true for the number to rise. A desk that buys for its own account answers with a figure rather than a promise to find one.
Service area
What if the Rex nameplate is missing?
We know the Ohio permit routes, the scales and the bridge limits because that is the only ground we work. A tag that reads 12470/7200Y describes a different unit from one that reads 12470 delta, even when the kVA matches. A unit that has been in service is a known quantity, and a unit that has been idle is a question.
Payment
Can you pick up a Rex unit this week?
The last thing we need is a contact on site who can open a gate, and that is often the hardest thing to arrange. Answers come back the same day in most cases, and the truck is scheduled the moment the paperwork is signed. A plant engineer who knows the fault history is worth more than a file of invoices.