Any condition, any size
Sell a Substation-Class Transformer 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
substation-class transformers appear in industrial plants with their own sub-transmission, and utility distribution stations work more often than anywhere else, and that is where most of our Ohio pickups come from. We have bought substation-class transformers out of plants, substations, hospitals and yards, and the process does not change with the setting.
| Size band | 2.5 to 20 MVA |
|---|---|
| Voltage | 34,500 to 138,000 volts |
| Usually found | industrial plants with their own sub-transmission, and utility distribution stations |
| What we inspect | impedance, cooling class, bushing type and the condition of the tap changer |
| How it travels | a lowboy or a multi-axle trailer with an escort and a permitted route |
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 substation-class transformer is
The substation-class transformer family is broad enough that two units with the same kVA can be entirely different machines. A transformer that has run at a steady percentage of nameplate usually has cleaner oil than one that cycled hard.
A reactor looks like a transformer and behaves like an inductor, which confuses sellers who read the kVA. A furnace or kiln unit runs hot for days and then cools, which is harder on insulation than a steady load.
Where these units turn up in Ohio
A buyer who works the whole state can move a unit to whichever plant needs it, which is why the coverage matters. A rural site is often easier than an urban one, because there is room for a crane.
A unit that has been disconnected for a year is not the same proposition as one that came out last week. A tank that has been repainted recently deserves a closer look than one that has not.
What we check before we quote
Condition is read from the outside in: paint, rust pattern, radiator fins, bushing condition, then the oil. Nobody has ever regretted testing the oil before agreeing a number, and plenty of people have regretted skipping it.
Condition, oil and contamination
What a substation-class transformer 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 substation-class transformer that has already failed?
Nothing sits in our queue for a week waiting for approval, because the buyer who quotes you also books the crew. If a substation-class transformer is beyond repair it is still a tank, a core and a set of bushings, and those hold value. A unit that was replaced during an upgrade is almost always a better buy than one that failed on a Tuesday.
Service area
What does a substation-class transformer weigh, and does that change the pickup?
Nothing here needs a meeting. A nameplate photograph and a sentence about access is enough to start, and most answers come back the same day. Weight is the first logistics question, and the figure on the tag is not the figure the crane needs, because oil, bushings and skid weight all add up. A partial assembly is bought on the assumption that something is missing, because it usually is.
Payment
Can you collect a substation-class transformer outside Ohio?
The first pass costs nothing and takes ten minutes, because no site visit is needed to reach a working number, only to confirm it. If a unit sits just over a state line, the honest answer is that somebody closer should buy it. A buyer who arrives unprepared wastes the site's morning, which is remembered long after the unit is gone.