Sell your surplus polemount transformers.
Utility and co-op volume. Often high PCB likelihood due to age of installed base.
Get an offerWhat we pay for and why
Value on a polemount transformer comes down to kVA, primary voltage, winding metal, age, and whether it still tests. New surplus on the skid is worth the most. Failed units are worth their metal and oil.
Ratings we buy
| Category | oil filled |
|---|---|
| Phases | 1 and 3 phase |
| Voltage class | medium |
| 1-phase kVA | 5, 10, 15, 25, 37.5, 50, 75, 100, 167 |
| 3-phase kVA | 75, 150, 225, 300, 500 |
| Photos we need | Nameplate, open cabinet, exterior |
| Freight | Included in the offer |
What drives the number on this unit
Twenty units of the same kVA and primary resell as a block. Mixed piles price as a mix: some resale, some scrap, one offer.
Pre-1980 overhead units are the highest-probability PCB gear in the field. We sample at our cost; clean results move a unit from scrap math to resale math.
Older polemounts are often copper wound, which puts a floor under the price even when the unit is dead.
Both sell. The completely self-protected units with the breaker and arrester built in fit co-op resale; tell us or let the nameplate photo do it.
Reading the nameplate
The polemount nameplate is on the tank below the low-voltage bushings. On the ground, photograph it straight on. Still on the pole, a zoom shot from the ground usually reads. For pallet lots, one clear nameplate per rating plus a count is enough to price the lot.
Freight and rigging
A 25 kVA unit weighs 300 to 500 pounds; a 167 kVA about 1,200 to 1,800. Nobody ships these one at a time: they move palletized, two to four per pallet, on a liftgate or dock truck. For yard cleanouts we bring the pallets and the banding.
Six-step sell process
- 01Send three photos and a ZIP code
- 02We read the nameplate and reply
- 03You get a written offer
- 04We schedule freight and rigging
- 05Pickup and paperwork
- 06You get paid within 3 business days of a passed test
PCB and oil note
Oil-filled units built before 1980 may contain PCBs. If your unit is that age and has not been sampled, we sample before an offer is final. We do not give disposal instructions on this site. Call us and a person will walk you through it.
FAQ
Yes. The core, windings, tank steel, and oil all carry value. Tell us the failure mode if you know it.
Send the other two photos and whatever you know. Illegible nameplates route to a slower queue, but the lead still gets a call.
If it was built before 1980 and has never been sampled, possibly. We sample before an offer is final. We do not give disposal guidance on the web.
We do. Flatbed for most units, lowboy or crane for larger substation gear. Tell us if the unit is truck accessible.
Yes, on copper and core. A leaker gets priced on metal and handled as a containment job, which is also why it should go soon rather than sit.
No. Your line crew brings them down; we take them from the ground or the laydown. We price from photos either way.