Padmount Transformer Buyers
Pad-mounted distribution transformers are the single most liquid item we buy. A dead-front loop-feed unit in the 75 to 2500 kVA range with a legible nameplate and a sound tank can be priced from photographs the same day.
| Ratings bought | 75 kVA – 5000 kVA |
|---|---|
| Primary voltage | 4160V – 34.5 kV |
| Secondary | 120/208V, 277/480V, 480V |
| Configurations | Dead-front, live-front, loop-feed, radial |
| Cooling class | ONAN / KNAN |
| Condition accepted | Working, surplus, failed, de-energized |
Selling Padmount Transformers
What determines the offer
Four things drive a padmount number: kVA rating, primary voltage class, whether the unit is dead-front loop-feed or live-front, and the state of the tank and pad. Loop-feed dead-front units in 12.47 kV and 13.8 kV classes move fastest because they match the most common utility and campus distribution systems in the country. A 1000 kVA 12470-480V dead-front unit with a clean nameplate is a different conversation entirely from scrap weight.
Tank integrity and oil
Surface rust and faded paint do not hurt the offer. Active oil weeping at the base weld, a cracked bushing, or a tank that has been sitting flooded does. Tell us what you see. If the unit is pre-1980 we will ask about PCB labeling before quoting, and we handle the testing and manifesting ourselves at our cost.
Removal from the pad
Padmounts are bolted or simply seated on a concrete pad with primary and secondary conduit entering from below. Our crews cut, cap and pull, then lift the unit onto a flatbed with a boom truck or rough-terrain forklift. You do not need to arrange a crane, hire riggers or coordinate a heavy-haul carrier — that is our scope and our cost.
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Other Equipment We Buy
Oil-Filled Transformers
Liquid-filled units — mineral oil, silicone or ester — from 25 kVA pole-mounts up to 20 MVA power transformers. Oil is not a problem for us; containment, testing and disposal are part of what we do.
25 kVA – 20 MVA120–160 dry-type units handled per yearDry-Type Transformers
Ventilated, sealed and cast-coil dry-type units from 15 kVA control transformers up to 5000 kVA unit substation sections. Copper-wound units carry a materially higher offer than aluminum.
15 kVA – 5000 kVA40–60 substation-class units per yearSubstation Transformers
Station-class and power transformers from 1 MVA to 100 MVA, including units with load tap changers, radiator banks and conservator tanks. These are heavy-haul projects and we run them end to end.
1 MVA – 100 MVALots of 10 to 400 units purchased at a timePole-Mount Transformers
Single-phase and three-phase overhead distribution transformers, 5 kVA to 500 kVA. This is a volume item — we buy them by the pallet and by the trailer load out of utility and co-op surplus programs.
5 kVA – 500 kVA25–40 complete lineups per yearUnit Substations
Complete primary-transformer-secondary lineups: incoming section, transformer, and low-voltage switchgear or switchboard bolted as one assembly. We buy them whole and we buy them by the section.
300 kVA – 5000 kVA60–90 cast-coil units per yearCast-Coil Transformers
Epoxy-encapsulated cast-coil units built for harsh, humid and high-load environments. Because they were expensive new and are durable used, they hold value better than any other dry-type.
300 kVA – 10 MVASend the nameplate from your padmount transformers and we will return a firm number, usually the same business day. Payment is issued before loading and the rigging is ours.
Selling padmount transformers?
Same-day offers, payment upfront before loading, no testing required, freight and rigging covered nationwide.