Paid on pickup
Sell a Three-Winding 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
You find a three-winding transformer at the point where the utility's voltage stops being useful to the process behind it. We have bought three-winding transformers out of plants, substations, hospitals and yards, and the process does not change with the setting.
| Size band | 1 to 100 MVA |
|---|---|
| Voltage | 13,800 to 345,000 volts |
| Usually found | substations, industrial plants and generating sites |
| What we inspect | the tertiary rating, impedance between each pair of windings and cooling |
| How it travels | a heavy haul with a route survey, since the unit is larger than its kVA suggests |
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 three-winding transformer is
Three-Winding Transformer units run from a few kVA to tens of MVA, and the ones we buy in Ohio sit across that whole range. A storm leaves a range that runs from cosmetic damage to a burnt core, and testing is what separates them.
Radiator fins that have been crushed in transit lose capacity permanently and do not announce it. A transformer is one of the few pieces of plant equipment that keeps a meaningful value after it has been disconnected.
Where these units turn up in Ohio
A site manager who has already cleared the pad has done most of the work that matters. A buyer who turns up with a torch and a tape measure is not there to argue about the paint.
A short conversation at the start saves an argument at the gate, and the argument is the expensive part. A buyer who works the whole state can move a unit to whichever plant needs it, which is why the coverage matters.
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 sample taken from the bottom drain after the unit has stood tells you more than one taken in a hurry.
A drained unit produces regulated oil, and the oil and the tank then travel as separate waste streams. A single sample is a snapshot and two samples are a trend, and the trend is what a buyer wants.
Condition, oil and contamination
What a three-winding 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 three-winding transformer that has already failed?
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 turn down units that cannot be moved safely, and we say so before anybody spends money on a crane. A unit with elevated gas that has been stable for a decade is a different proposition from one where the figure doubled.
Service area
What does a three-winding transformer weigh, and does that change the pickup?
We work to your deadline rather than ours, which is why the first question is when the site has to be clear. A 500 kVA padmount runs a few thousand pounds wet, a substation unit can run into six figures, and that difference decides the whole plan. The difference between a good and a bad purchase is usually information rather than luck.
Payment
Can you collect a three-winding transformer outside Ohio?
Discretion costs nothing here, and it is the reason a good share of our work arrives by referral inside the same plant. One desk, one state, one set of hauling relationships, which is why a Ohio pickup does not need a national carrier. Nothing about a transformer improves by waiting, and the oil in particular gets worse rather than better.