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Illinois Transformer Buyers

Name: MJ Electrical Transformers Buyers
Address: US
Telephone: 954-740-1983
Price range: $$

We buy used, surplus and decommissioned transformers everywhere in Illinois — from single pad-mount units behind a strip center to full substation lineups at a closed plant. Payment is upfront and we cover the freight, the rigging and the teardown.

Our trucks stage out of Chicago for this market, which means pickups across Illinois are routine runs rather than special trips. That keeps our cost down, and it is why we can pay more than a local scrap yard for the same unit.

Get My Quote Call 954-740-1983

Two used green transformers chained and strapped down on a flatbed trailer, loaded out and ready to haul — bought in Illinois — Chained down on our flatbed · our freight, our cost

01Paid Upfront

You are paid before the transformer leaves your property. No consignment, no waiting on a resale.

02No Testing Needed

We do not ask you to test, repair or clean anything. We evaluate the unit ourselves.

03Freight On Us

We cover the freight and the rigging. Lowboys, cribbing, permits and escorts are our cost.

04We Do Teardown

Disconnection, dismantling and removal are handled by our crews at our expense.

Transformer types we buy in Illinois

Pad-Mount Transformers

Three-phase padmounts pulled off concrete pads at retail, industrial and campus sites.

Oil-Filled Transformers

Liquid-filled units including mineral oil, FR3 and silicone fluid, with or without radiators.

Dry-Type Transformers

Ventilated and sealed dry-type units from mechanical rooms, vaults and indoor substations.

Substation Transformers

Station-class units from plant substations, utility yards and industrial services.

Power Transformers

Large power transformers from utilities, generation sites and heavy industry.

Distribution Transformers

Pole-mount, pad-mount and single-phase distribution units, including bulk lots.

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Largest Illinois markets

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Every Illinois location

377 cities and towns

Addison, IL Algonquin, IL Alsip, IL Alton, IL Anna, IL Antioch, IL Arlington Heights, IL Auburn, IL Aurora, IL Barrington, IL Bartlett, IL Bartonville, IL Batavia, IL Beach Park, IL Beardstown, IL Beecher, IL Belleville, IL Bellwood, IL Belvidere, IL Bensenville, IL Benton, IL Berkeley, IL Berwyn, IL Bethalto, IL Bloomingdale, IL Bloomington, IL Blue Island, IL Bolingbrook, IL Boulder Hill, IL Bourbonnais, IL Bradley, IL Braidwood, IL Breese, IL Bridgeview, IL Broadview, IL Brookfield, IL Buffalo Grove, IL Burbank, IL Burr Ridge, IL Cahokia Heights, IL Calumet City, IL Calumet Park, IL Campton Hills, IL Candlewick Lake, IL Canton, IL Carbondale, IL Carlinville, IL Carmi, IL Carol Stream, IL Carpentersville, IL Carterville, IL Cary, IL Caseyville, IL Centralia, IL Champaign, IL Channahon, IL Charleston, IL Chatham, IL Chester, IL Chicago, IL Chicago Heights, IL Chicago Ridge, IL Chillicothe, IL Cicero, IL Clarendon Hills, IL Clinton, IL Coal City, IL Coal Valley, IL Collinsville, IL Colona, IL Columbia, IL Cortland, IL Country Club Hills, IL Countryside, IL Crest Hill, IL Crestwood, IL Crete, IL Creve Coeur, IL Crystal Lake, IL Danville, IL Darien, IL DeKalb, IL Decatur, IL Deerfield, IL Des Plaines, IL Dixon, IL Dolton, IL Downers Grove, IL Du Quoin, IL East Alton, IL East Moline, IL East Peoria, IL East St. Louis, IL Edwardsville, IL Effingham, IL Elburn, IL Elgin, IL Elk Grove Village, IL Elmhurst, IL Elmwood Park, IL Eureka, IL Evanston, IL Evergreen Park, IL Fairfield, IL Fairview Heights, IL Flora, IL Flossmoor, IL Forest Park, IL Fox Lake, IL Fox River Grove, IL Frankfort, IL Frankfort Square, IL Franklin Park, IL Freeburg, IL Freeport, IL Gages Lake, IL Galesburg, IL Geneseo, IL Geneva, IL Genoa, IL Gilberts, IL Glen Carbon, IL Glen Ellyn, IL Glencoe, IL Glendale Heights, IL Glenview, IL Glenwood, IL Godfrey, IL Grandwood Park, IL Granite City, IL Grayslake, IL Green Oaks, IL Greenville, IL Gurnee, IL Hampshire, IL Hanover Park, IL Harrisburg, IL Harvard, IL Harvey, IL Harwood Heights, IL Hawthorn Woods, IL Hazel Crest, IL Herrin, IL Hickory Hills, IL Highland, IL Highland Park, IL Highwood, IL Hillsboro, IL Hillside, IL Hinsdale, IL Hoffman Estates, IL Homer Glen, IL Hometown, IL Homewood, IL Hoopeston, IL Huntley, IL Inverness, IL Island Lake, IL Itasca, IL Jacksonville, IL Jerseyville, IL Johnsburg, IL Joliet, IL Justice, IL Kankakee, IL Kewanee, IL Kildeer, IL La Grange, IL La Grange Park, IL LaSalle, IL Lake Barrington, IL Lake Bluff, IL Lake Forest, IL Lake Holiday, IL Lake Villa, IL Lake Zurich, IL Lake in the Hills, IL Lakemoor, IL Lakewood, IL Lansing, IL Lebanon, IL Lemont, IL Libertyville, IL Lincoln, IL Lincolnshire, IL Lincolnwood, IL Lindenhurst, IL Lisle, IL Litchfield, IL Lockport, IL Lombard, IL Long Grove, IL Loves Park, IL Lynwood, IL Lyons, IL Machesney Park, IL Macomb, IL Mahomet, IL Manhattan, IL Manteno, IL Marengo, IL Marion, IL Markham, IL Marseilles, IL Marshall, IL Maryville, IL Mascoutah, IL Matteson, IL Mattoon, IL Maywood, IL McHenry, IL Melrose Park, IL Mendota, IL Metamora, IL Metropolis, IL Midlothian, IL Milan, IL Millstadt, IL Minooka, IL Mokena, IL Moline, IL Monee, IL Monmouth, IL Montgomery, IL Monticello, IL Morris, IL Morton, IL Morton Grove, IL Mount Carmel, IL Mount Prospect, IL Mount Vernon, IL Mount Zion, IL Mundelein, IL Murphysboro, IL Naperville, IL New Lenox, IL Niles, IL Normal, IL Norridge, IL North Aurora, IL North Chicago, IL North Riverside, IL Northbrook, IL Northfield, IL Northlake, IL O'Fallon, IL Oak Brook, IL Oak Forest, IL Oak Lawn, IL Oak Park, IL Olney, IL Olympia Fields, IL Orland Hills, IL Orland Park, IL Oswego, IL Ottawa, IL Palatine, IL Palos Heights, IL Palos Hills, IL Palos Park, IL Pana, IL Paris, IL Park City, IL Park Forest, IL Park Ridge, IL Paxton, IL Pekin, IL Peoria, IL Peoria Heights, IL Peotone, IL Peru, IL Pinckneyville, IL Pingree Grove, IL Pittsfield, IL Plainfield, IL Plano, IL Pontiac, IL Pontoon Beach, IL Posen, IL Princeton, IL Prospect Heights, IL Quincy, IL Rantoul, IL Richton Park, IL River Forest, IL River Grove, IL Riverdale, IL Riverside, IL Riverwoods, IL Robbins, IL Robinson, IL Rochelle, IL Rock Falls, IL Rock Island, IL Rockford, IL Rockton, IL Rolling Meadows, IL Romeoville, IL Roscoe, IL Roselle, IL Rosewood Heights, IL Round Lake, IL Round Lake Beach, IL Round Lake Park, IL Salem, IL Sandwich, IL Sauk Village, IL Savoy, IL Schaumburg, IL Schiller Park, IL Shelbyville, IL Sherman, IL Shiloh, IL Shorewood, IL Silvis, IL Skokie, IL South Barrington, IL South Beloit, IL South Elgin, IL South Holland, IL Sparta, IL Spring Grove, IL Spring Valley, IL Springfield, IL St. Charles, IL Staunton, IL Steger, IL Sterling, IL Stickney, IL Stone Park, IL Streamwood, IL Streator, IL Sugar Grove, IL Sullivan, IL Summit, IL Swansea, IL Sycamore, IL Taylorville, IL Tinley Park, IL Troy, IL Tuscola, IL University Park, IL Urbana, IL Vandalia, IL Vernon Hills, IL Villa Park, IL Volo, IL Warrenville, IL Washington, IL Waterloo, IL Watseka, IL Wauconda, IL Waukegan, IL West Chicago, IL West Dundee, IL West Frankfort, IL West Peoria, IL Westchester, IL Western Springs, IL Westmont, IL Wheaton, IL Wheeling, IL Willow Springs, IL Willowbrook, IL Wilmette, IL Wilmington, IL Winfield, IL Winnetka, IL Winthrop Harbor, IL Wonder Lake, IL Wood Dale, IL Wood River, IL Woodridge, IL Woodstock, IL Worth, IL Yorkville, IL Zion, IL

Why Illinois sellers call us

Most transformers get retired for one of a handful of reasons: a service upgrade, a change of building ownership, a plant closure, a demolition, or an insurance inspection that flagged an oil-filled unit sitting indoors. In every one of those cases the owner ends up with a large, heavy, awkward asset and no obvious way to convert it.

Scrapping is the default, and it is usually the wrong call. A scrap price reflects metal weight minus the yard's hauling cost. Our price reflects what the transformer is worth to somebody who needs that rating and voltage, which for a serviceable unit is frequently several times the scrap number. We also buy genuine scrap-grade units, so there is no downside to asking first.

Large oil-filled substation transformer with radiator fin banks, loaded on rails and skids ready for transport — bought in Illinois — Radiator-bank transformer · paid before pickup

Selling transformers in Illinois

Straight answers

How much of Illinois do you cover?

All of it. We list 377 Illinois cities and towns, and we buy outside those too — the list is for navigation, not a limit on our service area.

Do you charge for pickup or freight?

No. Freight, rigging, cribbing, permits and escorts are our cost, and they are already accounted for in the offer we give you.

What size transformers do you buy in Illinois?

Everything from 15 kVA dry-types up through multi-MVA station and power transformers. Small units are best sold as a lot; large units are worth a call on their own.

Will you buy transformers that have sat outside for years?

Yes. Surface rust, a pried-open cabinet, missing bushings or a weathered nameplate do not disqualify a unit.

Transformers to move in Illinois?

One unit or a whole substation. Call or text.

Call or text 954-740-1983

Request a Quote

Anywhere in Illinois. No obligation.