Pole-Mount Transformer Buyers
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.
| Ratings bought | 5 kVA – 500 kVA |
|---|---|
| Phase | Single-phase and three-phase overhead |
| Primary | 2400V – 34.5 kV |
| Typical lot size | 10 – 400 units |
| Condition | Serviceable, scrap, unknown, mixed lots |
| Sellers | Utilities, rural co-ops, line contractors |
Selling Pole-Mount Transformers
A volume purchase, not a single-unit one
Pole-mounts are worth real money in aggregate and very little individually. Utilities, rural electric cooperatives and line contractors accumulate them: change-outs, storm replacements, system upgrades to higher voltage classes. Twenty units behind the service center is a nuisance; four hundred is an asset we will bring multiple trailers for.
Mixed and unknown lots welcome
You do not need to sort, test or inventory the pile. Send a photograph of the lay-down yard and a rough count and we will quote the lot. If some units are serviceable and some are junk we will price the blend; that is a normal purchase for us, not an exception.
Loading and yard cleanup
Our crews bring their own forklift or grapple and their own dunnage and strapping. Where units have been sitting long enough to weep, we bring absorbent and clean the stain. The yard we leave should be emptier and cleaner than the one we found.
Questions About These Units
We are a rural co-op with a mixed surplus pile. Interested?
Do you buy the pole hardware and cutouts too?
Other Equipment We Buy
Padmount Transformers
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.
75 kVA – 5000 kVA300+ oil-filled units purchased annuallyOil-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 MVA25–40 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 pole-mount transformers and we will return a firm number, usually the same business day. Payment is issued before loading and the rigging is ours.
Selling pole-mount transformers?
Same-day offers, payment upfront before loading, no testing required, freight and rigging covered nationwide.