Ontario, OR · the Pacific Northwest
Buying Used Transformers in Ontario, OR
Idle transformers in an Ontario yard cost you space, liability and often an environmental headache. We take them off your hands and pay you. Ontario is one of many Oregon towns we buy in, and the offer logic does not change with the zip code.
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 Ontario
Every class of transformer is in scope. The units we see most often coming out of Ontario and the wider Oregon market include 75 kVA pad-mount units off a retail pad, 5000 kVA power transformers from a mill, 225 kVA three-phase pad-mounts, 150 kVA units from a municipal pump station and 7500 kVA station transformers.
- 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, industrial auctioneers with unsold lots, hospital and campus engineering groups, pulp, paper and lumber mills and solar and wind EPC firms with leftover units.
- Often because the site is being demolished and everything has to go.
- Often because a storm replacement arrived and the damaged unit needs to go.
- Often because the tenant left and the service was oversized for the next one.
- Often because the plant closed and assets are being liquidated.
Getting a truck into Ontario
Our trucks already run through Portland, so a pickup in Ontario rarely needs a special trip. If a utility disconnect has to happen first, we can coordinate the timing with your electrician.
Distance is our problem, not yours. We quote the transformer on what it is worth, then absorb the cost of getting it out of Ontario. 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 Oregon
Transformer Scrap
Burned, gutted, cored and unrepairable transformers bought for metal content.
Unit Substation Transformers
Transformer sections of unit substations, close-coupled or separated.
Power Transformers
Large power transformers from utilities, generation sites and heavy industry.
Pad-Mount Transformers
Three-phase padmounts pulled off concrete pads at retail, industrial and campus sites.
Quote an Ontario 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 Ontario 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.
Also buying across Oregon
115 Oregon locations
Ontario transformer selling questions
Straight answers
Do you actually come to Ontario to pick up transformers?
Yes. Our trucks already run through Portland, so a pickup in Ontario rarely needs a special trip. 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 Ontario, 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 Ontario?
Call or text a nameplate photo for a same-day offer.
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