No fees, no broker
Sell a 50000 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
A 50000 kVA transformer that has been sitting as a spare is often the best unit left on a site. We weigh when a number sits close to a permit threshold, because guessing on a bridge is not a strategy.
| Wet weight | about 210,000 pounds |
|---|---|
| Typical use | a transmission substation or a generating station |
| Common form | substation or GSU |
| Why sellers call | Fifty MVA units travel on multi-axle trailers with a route survey and a bridge analysis behind the permit. |
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 50000 kVA transformer is used for
The 50000 kVA class covers padmounts, dry-types and pole units, and the form decides where the unit can go. A transformer energized on a light load first gives the unit a chance to settle and the protection a chance to hold.
A dry-type in a damp room fails from the room rather than from the load. A furnace or kiln unit runs hot for days and then cools, which is harder on insulation than a steady load.
Size, weight and handling
A hilly county makes every lift a rigging problem, and the crane budget grows with the gradient. A municipal weight restriction can stop a move that the state would allow without a second look.
A single-phase padmount is small enough for two people and heavy enough to hurt, so a liftgate is worth arranging. A unit in a fenced compound needs the gate opened by somebody with a key, and that somebody is rarely there at seven.
What we check on a 50000 kVA unit
Dents in a radiator bank matter more than dents in a door, because a crushed fin is a cooling problem that only shows up under load. A test taken before the unit is moved is worth more than one taken after, because the move disturbs the oil.
A single sample is a snapshot and two samples are a trend, and the trend is what a buyer actually wants. A clean test sheet travels with the unit and makes every later conversation shorter.
What it is worth
A cancelled project leaves new equipment in crates with no destination, which is the best condition a buyer will ever see. An expansion is the best kind of sale, because the unit was working when it was disconnected.
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 50000 kVA transformer weigh?
There is no pressure to accept on the call; the number holds for a set period and you can test it against another buyer. Overweight is a permit problem before it is a crane problem, and Ohio scales are not forgiving. An insurance salvage is bought on the adjuster's valuation rather than the seller's hope, which keeps the process honest.
Service area
Do you buy a single 50000 kVA unit?
The figure we agree is the figure that lands, because rigging and freight are ours to carry, not yours to absorb. 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 substation-class unit sits between what a plant can maintain and what a utility would own, which is why it changes hands.
Payment
What if the 50000 kVA unit has failed?
Ohio only is not a limitation for us, it is why the logistics work: the crews, the cranes and the permits are all in-state. A substation that has been sitting with the bushings open is a teardown more often than not, because water gets in and stays. A site visit answers in twenty minutes what a week of messages cannot.