Any condition, any size
Sell a Mobile Substation in Ohio
Substation-class units of this type bought across Ohio, in any condition, with the oil sampled before we quote.
What we buy
What we buy here
Where a mobile substation is installed, the rest of the system is designed around its impedance, its voltage and its footprint. What we need on a mobile substation is the tag, the condition and the access, and the rest is a conversation about the number.
| Size band | 5 to 30 MVA |
|---|---|
| Voltage | 34,500 to 138,000 volts |
| Usually found | utility fleets and storm response |
| What we inspect | trailer condition, bushing transport supports, protection scheme and the cable set |
| How it travels | a tractor unit and a permitted route, since the whole assembly travels |
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.
Transformer type
What a mobile substation is
A mobile substation is normally chosen for one duty, and the duty is the first thing to understand before the tag matters. A damaged core changes the arithmetic entirely, and only an inspection will tell you which case you have.
Radiator fins that have been crushed in transit lose capacity permanently and do not announce it. An off-load tap link is simple, reliable and frequently seized after a decade outdoors.
Where these units turn up in Ohio
A buyer's first question is about the rating and the second is about the access, in that order. A buyer who cannot say where the unit will go is a broker, and brokers add a day and a deduction.
The difference between a good and a bad purchase is usually information rather than luck. 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.
What we check before we quote
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 sample bottle that has been sitting in a truck since Tuesday is not a sample, it is a guess. A single sample is a snapshot and two samples are a trend, and the trend is what a buyer actually wants.
Condition, oil and contamination
What a mobile substation is worth to us
Getting it off the pad
Common questions
Other transformer types 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 a mobile substation that has already failed?
We do not buy in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Kentucky, Indiana or West Virginia, and we say so rather than waste a seller's week. Teardown value is the floor under any offer on a mobile substation, and it is lower than most sellers expect. A cabinet that has been opened recently has probably been looked at by somebody who knew why.
Service area
What does a mobile substation weigh, and does that change the pickup?
Funds can clear before the crane hooks on if that is the arrangement you want, and we will put it in writing. Overweight is a permit problem before it is a crane problem, and Ohio scales are not forgiving. Most of what a buyer needs to know is stamped on a plate the size of a postcard.
Payment
Can you collect a mobile substation outside Ohio?
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. If a unit sits just over a state line, the honest answer is that somebody closer should buy it. A demolition pickup is fast, dirty and often the most profitable, because the alternative is a unit in a rubble pile.