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Pennsylvania Transformer Buyers

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

We buy used, surplus and decommissioned transformers everywhere in Pennsylvania — 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 Harrisburg for this market, which means pickups across Pennsylvania 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

Used WEG pad-mount transformer with FR3 fluid and visible nameplate, staged on skids in the yard before pickup — bought in Pennsylvania — WEG pad-mount unit · bought, paid, hauled

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 Pennsylvania

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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Every Pennsylvania location

348 cities and towns

Akron, PA Aldan, PA Aliquippa, PA Allentown, PA Allison Park, PA Altoona, PA Ambler, PA Ambridge, PA Amity Gardens, PA Ancient Oaks, PA Archbald, PA Ardmore, PA Arlington Heights, PA Arnold, PA Audubon, PA Avalon, PA Bala Cynwyd, PA Baldwin, PA Bangor, PA Beaver, PA Beaver Falls, PA Bellefonte, PA Bellevue, PA Berwick, PA Bethel Park, PA Bethlehem, PA Birdsboro, PA Blakely, PA Blandon, PA Bloomsburg, PA Blue Bell, PA Boalsburg, PA Boothwyn, PA Boyertown, PA Bradford, PA Breinigsville, PA Brentwood, PA Bridgeport, PA Bridgeville, PA Brittany Farms-The Highlands, PA Brookhaven, PA Broomall, PA Bryn Mawr, PA Butler, PA California, PA Camp Hill, PA Campbelltown, PA Canonsburg, PA Carbondale, PA Carlisle, PA Carnegie, PA Carnot-Moon, PA Castle Shannon, PA Catasauqua, PA Chalfont, PA Chambersburg, PA Charleroi, PA Chesnut Hill, PA Chester, PA Chesterbrook, PA Churchville, PA Clairton, PA Clarion, PA Clarks Summit, PA Clearfield, PA Clifton Heights, PA Coatesville, PA Collegeville, PA Collingdale, PA Colonial Park, PA Columbia, PA Connellsville, PA Conshohocken, PA Coraopolis, PA Cornwall, PA Corry, PA Crafton, PA Croydon, PA Dallastown, PA Danville, PA Darby, PA Dickson City, PA Donora, PA Dormont, PA Dorneyville, PA Downingtown, PA Drexel Hill, PA DuBois, PA Dunmore, PA Duquesne, PA Duryea, PA Eagleville, PA East Petersburg, PA East Stroudsburg, PA East York, PA Easton, PA Edinboro, PA Edwardsville, PA Elizabethtown, PA Elkins Park, PA Ellwood City, PA Emigsville, PA Emmaus, PA Enola, PA Ephrata, PA Erie, PA Exeter, PA Exton, PA Fairless Hills, PA Farrell, PA Fleetwood, PA Flourtown, PA Folcroft, PA Folsom, PA Forest Hills, PA Fort Washington, PA Forty Fort, PA Fountain Hill, PA Fox Chapel, PA Franklin, PA Franklin Park, PA Fullerton, PA Gettysburg, PA Gilbertsville, PA Glassport, PA Glenolden, PA Glenshaw, PA Glenside, PA Grantley, PA Green Tree, PA Greencastle, PA Greensburg, PA Greenville, PA Grove City, PA Hamburg, PA Hanover, PA Harleysville, PA Harrisburg, PA Hatboro, PA Hazleton, PA Hellertown, PA Hermitage, PA Hershey, PA Hollidaysburg, PA Homeacre-Lyndora, PA Honesdale, PA Hummelstown, PA Huntingdon, PA Indiana, PA Jeannette, PA Jefferson Hills, PA Jenkintown, PA Jersey Shore, PA Jessup, PA Jim Thorpe, PA Johnstown, PA Kenmar, PA Kennett Square, PA King of Prussia, PA Kingston, PA Kulpsville, PA Kutztown, PA Kutztown University, PA Lancaster, PA Lansdale, PA Lansdowne, PA Lansford, PA Larksville, PA Latrobe, PA Laureldale, PA Lawnton, PA Lebanon, PA Lehighton, PA Lemoyne, PA Leola, PA Level Green, PA Levittown, PA Lewisburg, PA Lewistown, PA Linglestown, PA Lionville, PA Lititz, PA Littlestown, PA Lock Haven, PA Lorane, PA Lower Burrell, PA Manheim, PA Maple Glen, PA Maytown, PA McGovern, PA McKees Rocks, PA McKeesport, PA McMurray, PA Meadville, PA Mechanicsburg, PA Media, PA Merion Station, PA Middletown, PA Middletown (Northampton County), PA Millersville, PA Milton, PA Minersville, PA Monaca, PA Monessen, PA Monongahela, PA Monroeville, PA Montgomeryville, PA Montoursville, PA Moosic, PA Morrisville, PA Mount Carmel, PA Mount Joy, PA Mount Pleasant, PA Mountain Top, PA Munhall, PA Murrysville, PA Nanticoke, PA Narberth, PA Natrona Heights, PA Nazareth, PA New Brighton, PA New Castle, PA New Cumberland, PA New Freedom, PA New Holland, PA New Kensington, PA Newtown Grant, PA Norristown, PA North Braddock, PA Northampton, PA Northwest Harborcreek, PA Norwood, PA Oak Lane, PA Oakmont, PA Oil City, PA Old Forge, PA Olyphant, PA Oreland, PA Oxford, PA Palmerton, PA Palmyra, PA Paoli, PA Park Forest Village, PA Parkville, PA Paxtonia, PA Penn Wynne, PA Pennside, PA Perkasie, PA Philadelphia, PA Phoenixville, PA Pittsburgh, PA Pittston, PA Pleasant Hills, PA Plum, PA Plymouth, PA Plymouth Meeting, PA Pottstown, PA Pottsville, PA Progress, PA Prospect Park, PA Punxsutawney, PA Quakertown, PA Reading, PA Red Lion, PA Reiffton, PA Richboro, PA Ridley Park, PA Roslyn, PA Royersford, PA Rutherford, PA Sanatoga, PA Saw Creek, PA Sayre, PA Schlusser, PA Schuylkill Haven, PA Scottdale, PA Scranton, PA Selinsgrove, PA Sellersville, PA Shamokin, PA Shanor-Northvue, PA Sharon, PA Sharon Hill, PA Sharpsville, PA Shenandoah, PA Shillington, PA Shiloh, PA Shippensburg, PA Sierra View, PA Sinking Spring, PA Skyline View, PA Slatington, PA Somerset, PA Souderton, PA South Williamsport, PA Spring House, PA Spry, PA St. Marys, PA State College, PA Steelton, PA Stroudsburg, PA Sugarcreek, PA Sunbury, PA Swarthmore, PA Swissvale, PA Swoyersville, PA Tamaqua, PA Tarentum, PA Taylor, PA Telford, PA Throop, PA Titusville, PA Trappe, PA Treasure Lake, PA Trooper, PA Turtle Creek, PA Tyrone, PA Uniontown, PA Vandergrift, PA Village Green-Green Ridge, PA Villanova, PA Warren, PA Washington, PA Wayne, PA Waynesboro, PA Weigelstown, PA Wescosville, PA West Chester, PA West Hazleton, PA West Mifflin, PA West Pittston, PA West Reading, PA West View, PA West York, PA Westmont, PA White Oak, PA Whitfield, PA Wilkes-Barre, PA Wilkinsburg, PA Williamsport, PA Willow Grove, PA Willow Street, PA Wilson, PA Woodlyn, PA Wyndmoor, PA Wyomissing, PA Yeadon, PA York, PA

Why Pennsylvania 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.

Two used green transformers chained and strapped down on a flatbed trailer, loaded out and ready to haul — bought in Pennsylvania — Load-out day · two units, one trailer

Selling transformers in Pennsylvania

Straight answers

How much of Pennsylvania do you cover?

All of it. We list 348 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania?

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 Pennsylvania?

One unit or a whole substation. Call or text.

Call or text 954-740-1983

Request a Quote

Anywhere in Pennsylvania. No obligation.