Ames, IA · Electrical Transformer Buyers
Electrical Transformer Buyers in Ames, IA
Retired transformers in Ames is usually worth more than assumed. A large share of what gets sent to a yard as scrap actually resells into service, and the difference between those two numbers is frequently significant. We will tell you honestly which category yours falls into before you commit to anything.
Serving Ames and metro- Location
- Ames, IA
- Desk
- Electrical Transformer Buyers
- Ratings
- 75 kVA – 50 MVA, oil-filled and dry-ty
- Offer
- Same business day
- Payment
- Before load-out
- Phone
- 954-740-1983
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Transformers buyers serving Ames
Ames sits in Iowa, where MidAmerican Energy, Alliant Energy, Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities feed the load and I-80, I-35 and I-380 carry the freight. Sites near those corridors cost us less to service, and that shows up in your offer rather than in our margin. Des Moines, Council Bluffs, Cedar Rapids and Altoona are routine stops and Ames work routes with them.
Documentation travels with the job: a certificate of insurance naming your entity, a W-9, a signed purchase agreement itemizing each asset and its price, oil or PCB manifests where applicable, and weight tickets or a bill of lading for what leaves the Ames site.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Ratings | 75 kVA – 50 MVA, oil-filled and dry-type |
| Scope | Pad-mount, dry-type, cast coil, substation |
| Nameplates | ABB, General Electric, Square D, Eaton, Cooper, Howard, Federal Pacific, Siemens, Waukesha, Kuhlman, Westinghouse, Delta Star, Pennsylvania Transformer, Hammond, Acme |
| Condition | Working, retired, water-damaged or already dismantled |
| Minimum | One section, one unit, or a whole plant lot |
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What we take out of Ames sites
Liquid-filled pad-mount and station class
Oil-filled pad-mount and pole-mount units, loop-feed and radial, unit substations with their primary switching and secondary sections, and station-class power transformers with tap changers, radiators and conservators. Oil is tested for PCB content before anything moves, and the manifests come with your paperwork.
Dry-type and cast coil
Ventilated dry-type and cast-coil units from 15 kVA through 5 MVA, including 480 V to 208 V step-downs, K-rated units specified for harmonic loads, and drive isolation transformers. Dry-types move easily, resell quickly and generally carry a strong number relative to their weight.
Iowa specifics
Ethanol plants, grain processing and pork operations produce MCC line-ups and large drives, and Iowa utility standardization programs clear pad-mount transformers in quantity.
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Nearby and related
Other Iowa locations where we buy transformers:
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Ames questions
Will you take the equipment we cannot sell along with the good items?
Yes, and this is usually why sellers choose us. Cherry-picking leaves you holding the leftovers of the leftovers. We price the Ames lot as a whole — good gear, obsolete gear and the scrap fraction together — so the electrical room ends up genuinely empty.
Do you provide documentation for surplus property or audit records?
Yes. Itemized purchase agreements, weight tickets, bills of lading, oil disposal manifests and recycling documentation are standard on Ames purchases. Public agencies and audited facilities get the paperwork their process requires without having to ask twice.
Do you actually buy electrical equipment in Ames, or just broker it?
We buy it. Industrial Electrical Buyer is the purchaser of record — we fund the purchase, send our own crews to Ames to disconnect and load, and take title when the equipment leaves your dock. There is no third party behind us waiting to approve the price.
What is the smallest job you will take in Ames?
A single transformer, one switchgear section, a pallet of bus plugs or a few boxes of breakers is worth a call. Because we route crews across Iowa continuously, small Ames pickups usually get added to an existing run rather than priced as a dedicated trip.
How fast can you get to a Ames site?
Written offers go out the same business day in nearly every case. After acceptance, typical mobilization to Ames is a few business days for a straightforward removal and one to two weeks for a full plant scope that needs phasing, rigging plans or utility coordination.
Form 1 — Request for Offer
Get a Written Offer
Send the asset list, or just describe what is in the room. We come back the same business day with a written, itemized offer.
Faster: call or text 954-740-1983
Email an asset list to electricalequipmentbuyers@gmail.com
Mon–Sat, 7am–7pm ET. We never resell your contact information.
Transformers in Ames?
One call, one written offer, one crew. Payment before the trailer leaves.