Lima, OH · the industrial Midwest
Lima Transformer Buyers: We Pay Upfront — Ohio
We write cash offers on Lima transformers from a nameplate photo, usually the same day you send it. We hold Ohio inventory moving through Columbus, so consolidating your Lima unit onto an existing load is usually possible.
Most sellers are surprised how little they have to do. We handle teardown, rigging, loading and transport at our cost.
You are paid before the transformer leaves your property. No consignment, no waiting on a resale.
We do not ask you to test, repair or clean anything. We evaluate the unit ourselves.
We cover the freight and the rigging. Lowboys, cribbing, permits and escorts are our cost.
Disconnection, dismantling and removal are handled by our crews at our expense.
What we buy in Lima
Every class of transformer is in scope. The units we see most often coming out of Lima and the wider Ohio market include 75 kVA pad-mount units off a retail pad, 500 kVA pad-mounts from a light industrial park, 225 kVA three-phase pad-mounts, 300 kVA cast-coil units and matched pairs of 750 kVA pad-mounts.
- Pad-Mount Transformers
- Oil-Filled Transformers
- Dry-Type Transformers
- Substation Transformers
- Power Transformers
- Distribution Transformers
- Unit Substation Transformers
- Cast-Coil Transformers
- Network Transformers
- Transformer Scrap
Who sells to us here
Our sellers in this market are typically property owners who inherited units with a building, solar and wind EPC firms with leftover units, oil and gas service yards, utility contractors with surplus stock and electrical supply houses moving old inventory.
- Often because the utility took over the service and the customer-owned unit is idle.
- Often because a lease is ending and the yard has to be cleared.
- Often because a storm replacement arrived and the damaged unit needs to go.
- Often because the site is being demolished and everything has to go.
Getting a truck into Lima
We stage flatbeds and lowboys near Columbus and dispatch into Lima as loads fill. We are used to sites where the only access is a single dock door.
Distance is our problem, not yours. We quote the transformer on what it is worth, then absorb the cost of getting it out of Lima. Sellers who have been quoted by scrap dealers are usually surprised by the difference, because a scrap price has the hauling cost taken out of it and ignores resale value entirely.
The four types we see most in Ohio
Transformer Scrap
Burned, gutted, cored and unrepairable transformers bought for metal content.
Network Transformers
Submersible and vault-type network transformers from downtown grid systems.
Pad-Mount Transformers
Three-phase padmounts pulled off concrete pads at retail, industrial and campus sites.
Distribution Transformers
Pole-mount, pad-mount and single-phase distribution units, including bulk lots.
Quote a Lima Transformer
Send the nameplate and a photo. Same-day number.
How the sale works
Four steps, no cost to you
1. Send what you have
A photo of the nameplate and one wide shot of the unit is enough to start. If the nameplate is unreadable, photograph the unit anyway and we will work from dimensions and construction.
2. Get a number
We come back with a firm offer, usually the same day. It is a cash offer, not an estimate that changes later.
3. We schedule around you
Pickup in Lima gets scheduled to fit your outage window, plant shutdown or building access hours. If a utility disconnect is required first, we coordinate the timing.
4. We pay, then we haul
You are paid before the unit moves. Our crew handles teardown, rigging and loading, and our truck takes it away.
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Lima transformer selling questions
Straight answers
Do you actually come to Lima to pick up transformers?
Yes. We stage flatbeds and lowboys near Columbus and dispatch into Lima as loads fill. We do not ask you to arrange freight or deliver anything to us.
Do I need to have the transformer tested first?
No. Testing is never a condition of our offer. We assess the unit from photos, the nameplate and our own inspection at pickup.
What if the transformer is oil-filled or might contain PCBs?
We buy it either way. If the nameplate does not confirm non-PCB status we treat the unit as presumed-contaminated and price the correct disposal path into the offer. You are told plainly which category your unit is in.
When do I get paid?
Before the transformer leaves your property. Payment is not contingent on us reselling it.
Will you buy a single transformer in Lima, or only large lots?
Both. One unit is worth a call, and if you have a yard full of change-outs we will quote the entire lot as one purchase.
What if the unit is still energized and connected?
That is normal. Tell us and we will coordinate the disconnection with your electrician or the utility, then handle teardown and rigging ourselves.
Selling a transformer in Lima?
Call or text a nameplate photo for a same-day offer.
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