We handle the freight
Sell a 34.5 kV Transformer in Ohio
Padmount and dry-type units at this voltage bought across Ohio, in service or already on the floor.
What we buy
What we buy here
On an Ohio system, 34.5 kV primary usually pairs with a 480 or 208-volt secondary, and the tag shows both. 34.5 kV units are usually fed from overhead primary, which is why so many of them are pole-mounted or pad-mounted.
| Meaning | 34,500 volts is the upper end of distribution class and a common sub-transmission level for industrial plants and rural utilities. |
|---|---|
| Systems | sub-transmission, large plants and utility distribution |
| Equipment | substation transformers and large padmounts |
| Buying note | A 34.5 kV unit is usually free-standing rather than pad-mounted, and the bushings are taller than a cabinet would allow. |
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.
Voltage class
What 34.5 kV means on a nameplate
34.5 kV on the tag means the insulation, the bushings and the clearances are all sized for that class and nothing above it. A partial assembly is bought on the assumption that something is missing, because it usually is.
Details that seem trivial on the phone become decisive on the pad, which is why they are asked about early. A site that has been photographed properly can be quoted without a visit, and the visit is only a confirmation.
What we see at this voltage
A zig-zag unit does not supply load, which is the single most misunderstood fact about it. A Scott-T connection survives in a handful of legacy two-phase areas and is effectively a custom build.
Temperature rise is the figure that decides how long the insulation lasts, and it is printed in small type. A tap changer parked at the end of its range has been fighting a voltage problem for years.
Handling and safety
PPE, arc flash boundaries and switching orders are the plant's rules, and the crew reads them before the truck is positioned. We would rather turn a unit down than quote a number that cannot survive the drive to the site.
A vault removal needs ventilation, a rigging plan and a street that can be closed for an afternoon. A plant on a narrow river road is a scheduled event rather than an errand, and everybody involved knows it.
What it is worth
A transformer sold as equipment keeps its documentation chain, and that chain has value to the next owner. A rare rating in good condition still has a small market, and a small market moves slowly.
A failed unit with a clean tank is a rebuild candidate, and a rebuild candidate is not scrap. The offer reflects what the unit can be used for, not what it cost when it was new.
Common questions
Other voltage classes
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 34.5 kV transformers in Ohio?
We turn down units that cannot be moved safely, and we say so before anybody spends money on a crane. 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. A buyer who works the whole state can move a unit to whichever plant needs it, which is why the coverage matters.
Service area
What is the difference between 34.5 kV and the next class up?
We do not list your unit anywhere, we do not need another buyer to appear, and we do not ask you to hold it while we look. The 34.5 kV system in Ohio is often grounded wye, which decides whether the unit has a neutral brought out. Most of what a buyer needs to know is stamped on a plate the size of a postcard.
Payment
Can a 34.5 kV unit be moved without a permit?
The paperwork is between your company and ours, and it does not travel. Ohio issues oversize and overweight permits by route, and a substation unit usually needs one before it moves. A decommissioning is orderly, which makes it the easiest kind of large project to buy from.