We handle the freight
Sell a 100000 kVA Transformer in Ohio
Padmount and dry-type units at this rating bought across Ohio, from pole cans to padmounts, with the freight arranged.
What we buy
What we buy here
Most 100000 kVA units we buy come out of plants that outgrew them rather than out of failures. Rigging weight, shipping weight and operating weight are three different numbers and only one of them belongs on a permit.
| Wet weight | about 400,000 pounds |
|---|---|
| Typical use | a generating station or a major transmission point |
| Common form | GSU or substation |
| Why sellers call | A 100 MVA unit is a rail or heavy-haul project, and the oil alone is a tanker load. |
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.
Rating
What a 100000 kVA transformer is used for
The 100000 kVA class covers padmounts, dry-types and pole units, and the form decides where the unit can go. A unit with a welded cover cannot be inspected without cutting, which changes how it is bought.
A three-phase unit with an unusual secondary voltage has a small market, and the offer reflects it honestly. A padmount that has stood in the same spot for thirty years will have settled, and the cabinet will tell you how far.
Size, weight and handling
A mobile substation without its protection package is a transformer on a trailer, and it is priced accordingly. A rooftop pad needs a crane with the reach to clear the parapet, and the load chart decides the crane size.
A pad cleared and swept afterwards is the difference between a buyer who is called again and one who is not. A rural site is often easier than an urban one, because there is room for a crane and nobody to complain about it.
What we check on a 100000 kVA unit
We grade on the core, the coil, the tank and the bushings rather than on cosmetics, because a faded cabinet with a clean core beats a painted one with a wet tank. A unit with a nitrogen blanket that has lost pressure has been breathing damp air for years.
A unit that has been flooded is a teardown inspection rather than a purchase, and the oil analysis is what decides it. A drain valve that will not open is a small problem that becomes a large one on pickup day.
What it is worth
A unit bought for a project that never happened is the cleanest thing in the used market. A clean panel moves a unit from conditional to firm, which is usually the difference between a rebuild and a scrap number.
Common questions
Other ratings 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
How much does a 100000 kVA transformer weigh?
Some units we pass on, and we say why: a burnt core, a missing coil or a contaminated oil sample changes the answer. We weigh when a number sits close to a permit threshold, because guessing on a bridge is not a strategy. A unit in a building that is coming down is a different problem from a unit in a plant that is staying.
Service area
Do you buy a single 100000 kVA unit?
We do not list your unit anywhere, we do not need another buyer to appear, and we do not ask you to hold it while we look. Most units leave within a week of the number being agreed, and a unit that has to clear a site by Friday can usually be gone by Friday. A seller who knows what the unit is saves everybody an hour, and the hour is often the difference.
Payment
What if the 100000 kVA unit has failed?
We do not photograph a site for publication and we do not name a seller in anything we write. Teardown value is the floor under any offer on a GSU, and it is lower than most sellers expect. A unit that has been in service is a known quantity, and a unit that has been idle is a question.