Any condition, any size
Selling a Transformer in a Partial Assembly
Units released by this situation bought across Ohio, with the removal and paperwork handled.
What we buy
What we buy here
In partial assembly, a fast no is more useful than a slow maybe. Plants release units when a line is decommissioned, when a service is upgraded, and when a spare has sat long enough that nobody remembers why it was bought.
| What happens | A unit is partly dismantled, with bushings removed, oil drained or a panel missing, and the parts may or may not be there. |
|---|---|
| Deadline | the parts tend to disappear, so speed matters more than usual |
| Paperwork | a parts list, photographs of what remains and a bill of sale |
| Buying note | Partial units are bought on the assumption that something is missing, and the offer reflects it. |
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.
Situation
What partial assembly means for a transformer
partial assembly can put a very large unit on the market with very little notice, and that is where a buyer with a truck earns their keep. Remanufacturing keeps the footprint, and the footprint is often the reason the unit cannot simply be replaced.
A unit substation is convenient in service and awkward to move, because the sections are bolted together. A unit that came out of a working plant is almost always the better buy, and sellers rarely realise it.
The paperwork that has to be right
A utility seller adds a disposal authorisation, and a company adds a purchase order. A high-impedance unit is specified by an engineer rather than chosen from a table, so the tag is the only reliable record.
A contact who can open a gate is worth more on pickup day than any amount of paperwork. A bill of sale that names the serial is worth ten that describe a transformer in general terms.
How the pickup runs
If a plant requires a background check or a safety orientation in advance, tell us at quote stage. A step deck lowers the load and often removes the need to think about height at all.
A deduction agreed before the lift is a negotiation, and a deduction after it is an argument. A unit in a fenced compound needs the gate opened by somebody with a key, and that somebody is rarely there at seven.
What to send us first
A seller should keep the photographs after the sale, because the next buyer will ask for the same ones. A substation-class unit sits between what a plant can maintain and what a utility would own, which is why it changes hands.
Common questions
Other situations we handle
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 in a partial assembly situation?
Answers come back the same day in most cases, and the truck is scheduled the moment the paperwork is signed. partial assembly creates a specific kind of transformer sale, and the specifics decide how quickly the unit can move. Most of what a buyer needs to know is stamped on a plate the size of a postcard.
Service area
Who signs the paperwork in a partial assembly?
A unit with no tag is not a dead end; it is a unit that needs a tape measure and a close look at the bushings. We keep the file for seven years, which matters when an auditor asks where a capital asset went. A decommissioning is orderly, which makes it the easiest kind of large project to buy from.
Payment
How fast can you move in a partial assembly?
Every county in the state is covered, from the lake shore to the river, and Ohio sits inside the regular loop. 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 transformer is a boring asset until the day it fails, and then it is the only thing anyone discusses.