No fees, no broker
Sell a Transformer in Northeast Ohio
Padmount, substation and dry-type units bought across Northeast Ohio, with rigging and freight arranged.
What we buy
What we buy here
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.
Region
Northeast Ohio at a glance
The the utilities that serve the region feeder map explains most of the nameplates in Northeast Ohio: distribution primary, low-side service voltage, and a size that matches the building behind it. A municipal utility keeps records that an investor-owned utility rarely matches, which helps at resale.
A unit in a building that is coming down is a different problem from a unit in a plant that is staying. A seller with four units on one site gets a better number per unit than a seller with one.
What the region holds
A mechanical room built around a transformer will have to be opened, and the wall usually goes back afterwards. Bushings fail far more often than windings, and they are far cheaper to replace.
A unit with a missing ground pad has probably been moved without a plan at some point. An impedance figure that does not match the existing protection is a problem nobody notices until a fault.
Northeast Ohio carries the densest concentration of transformers in the state, because the steel, auto and polymer industries all built here and left their electrical infrastructure behind.
Logistics across the region
Most Northeast Ohio sites have a gate wide enough for a step deck, and the ones that do not get a smaller trailer. A mezzanine unit usually comes out in pieces or through a window, and both options need planning.
Spreader bars keep the slings off the cabinet, and the cabinet is where the damage shows. A step deck lowers the load and often removes the need to think about height at all.
What we buy here
A buyer who arrives unprepared wastes the site's morning, which is remembered long after the unit is gone. A unit that has been looked after is obvious within a minute, and so is one that has not.
A buyer who has seen the site will always beat a buyer who has only seen a form, which is why the visit is free. The difference between a good and a bad purchase is usually information rather than luck.
Counties in Northeast Ohio
Cities we cover in Northeast Ohio
A decision made on a photograph is reversible; a decision made after the truck arrives is not. A decommissioning is orderly, which makes it the easiest kind of large project to buy from.
Questions from the region
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 cover every county in Northeast Ohio?
The last thing we need is a contact on site who can open a gate, and that is often the hardest thing to arrange. 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. An insurance salvage is bought on the adjuster's valuation rather than the seller's hope, which keeps the process honest.
Service area
How far will you travel for one unit?
A municipal seller needs an invoice and a W-9; a plant needs a wire against a bill of sale. We do both without drama. We work to your deadline rather than ours, which is why the first question is when the site has to be clear. A seller should never feel rushed into a decision, and a buyer should never need to rush one.
Payment
What kinds of units turn up in Northeast Ohio?
Sellers inside a closure or a bankruptcy need discretion as much as speed, and both are available here. What a unit in Northeast Ohio is worth depends far less on the town than on the tag, and the tag reads the same everywhere. A purchase that finishes in a week is normal, and one that finishes in a day is a favour returned.