Substation Transformer Buyers
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.
| Ratings bought | 1 MVA – 100 MVA |
|---|---|
| High side | 23 kV – 230 kV |
| Accessories | LTC, DETC, conservator, radiator banks, fans |
| Weight range | 12,000 – 400,000 lb |
| Transport | Lowboy, multi-axle, Schnabel where required |
| Also purchased | Spare cores, radiators, bushings, LTC assemblies |
Selling Substation Transformers
What a station-class quote requires
For anything above roughly 5 MVA we need the nameplate, recent oil analysis if you have it, the last power factor or turns ratio test results if available, and photographs of the bushings, radiators and the base. Test data materially raises the offer because it lets a downstream buyer put the unit back in service instead of rebuilding it.
The logistics are the hard part
A 40 MVA transformer is not a truckload, it is a permitted project: route survey, bridge analysis, state permits, escorts, sometimes utility line lifts. We engineer and pay for all of it. This is the single largest reason sellers work with us instead of listing a unit and waiting for a buyer who expects the seller to handle loadout.
Decommissioning and disassembly
Where a unit must be broken down to move — radiators off, conservator drained, bushings crated, oil hauled separately — our crews do that work on your site at our cost, and we restore the pad to broom-clean condition. Anchor bolts cut flush, conduit capped, gravel raked.
Questions About These Units
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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 kVALots 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 substation transformers and we will return a firm number, usually the same business day. Payment is issued before loading and the rigging is ours.
Selling substation transformers?
Same-day offers, payment upfront before loading, no testing required, freight and rigging covered nationwide.