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Evansdale, IA · the Corn Belt

Used and Surplus Switchgear Buyers in Evansdale, IA

Sale your Electrical Switchgear now !

  • Paid before pickup
  • No testing required
  • Freight and rigging covered
  • Any amperage, any condition
Switchgear section rigged with yellow nylon slings and lifted by an Xtreme telehandler in the yard, showing in-house rigging capability
50States Covered
100A - 5000AAmp Range Purchased
Same DayTypical Offer Turnaround
$0Cost to the Seller

Request a Quote

We buy switchgear in Evansdale, IA and throughout Iowa. There is no obligation.

Or call 954-740-1983. Photos of the nameplate and the full lineup get you the fastest, firmest number — text or email them anytime.

Why Sellers Choose Us

What an Evansdale switchgear sale involves on your end

01You Are Paid Before It Moves

Funds change hands before a single section leaves your property. There is no consignment and no waiting on a downstream resale.

02No Testing Is Required

You are never asked to test, energize, clean or repair the gear. Our team evaluates it from the nameplate photos and our own inspection.

03We Cover Freight and Rigging

Lowboys, flatbeds, cribbing, section separation and permits are billed to us. That cost is already priced into the offer you receive.

04Our Crews Handle Teardown

Disconnection coordination, dismantling, rigging out of the electrical room and loading are performed by our crews at our expense.

The Evansdale Market

We write cash offers on Evansdale switchgear from a nameplate photo, usually the same day you send it. Evansdale is one of many Iowa towns we buy in, and the offer logic does not change with the zip code. Sellers are rarely asked to do more than grant site access. Teardown, section separation, rigging and transport are handled by our crews at our cost.

Every class of distribution equipment is in scope. What we see most often in Evansdale is 1200A 480V switchboards out of a retail service and unit substations with the primary and secondary attached. Across Iowa we also buy MCC sections with VFD buckets still installed, molded case breakers by the pallet, untested and motor control centers with full starter buckets.

Who We Buy From

Our sellers here are typically school and municipal facilities departments, data center operators replacing distribution capacity, mining and aggregate operations. We also buy from commercial property managers doing a tenant retrofit and manufacturers consolidating two plants into one.

The circumstances behind those calls are consistent:

  • The site is scheduled for demolition and the electrical rooms have to clear first.
  • A service upgrade left the original lineup stranded at the wrong amperage.
  • The building changed hands and the electrical equipment transferred with the property.
  • An arc flash study recommended replacing gear that was past its maintainable life.

Pickup and Freight in Evansdale

Our trucks already run through Des Moines, so a pickup in Evansdale rarely needs a special trip. If the housekeeping pad has to stay intact, we can cut the anchors and lift without tearing it up.

The gear is valued on its own merits. The cost of getting it out of Evansdale is absorbed on our side. Sellers who already hold a scrap quote often find the difference substantial, because a scrap figure deducts hauling and ignores what the breakers, buckets and bus are worth to somebody who needs them.

Common Iowa Equipment

Medium Voltage Switchgear

5kV and 15kV class metal-clad lineups with vacuum or air breakers, indoor and outdoor.

How we buy medium voltage gear →

Metal-Clad Switchgear

Compartmentalized drawout medium voltage gear with grounded metal barriers between sections.

How we buy metal-clad gear →

Motor Control Centers

MCC lineups with starter buckets, VFDs and combination starters from plants and utilities.

How we buy mccs gear →

Switchboards

Front-accessible service entrance and distribution switchboards from commercial buildings.

How we buy switchboards gear →

Quote an Evansdale Lineup

Send a nameplate photo and receive a firm number, usually the same day.

Or call 954-740-1983. Photos of the nameplate and the full lineup get you the fastest, firmest number — text or email them anytime.

How the Sale Works

Four steps, none of which cost you anything

  1. Send What You Have

    A photograph of the nameplate and one wide shot down the front of the lineup is enough to begin. If the nameplate is gone, photograph the gear anyway and we will work from the construction, the bus and the breaker frames.

  2. Receive a Firm Offer

    We respond with a committed cash figure, usually the same day. It is an offer rather than an estimate, and it does not move afterward.

  3. Schedule on Your Terms

    Pickup in Evansdale is arranged around your outage window, plant shutdown or building access hours. Where a utility disconnect has to happen first, we coordinate the timing.

  4. We Pay, Then We Haul

    Payment is completed before anything moves. Our crew performs the teardown, the section separation, the rigging and the loading, and our truck removes it.

White outdoor-rated switchgear enclosures staged on pallets in the yard with crew in hard hats inspecting the sections before shipment — bought in Evansdale, IA
Outdoor enclosures staged for pickup. Weather exposure does not disqualify a lineup.

Selling Switchgear in Evansdale: Common Questions

Straight answers

Do you actually come to Evansdale to pick up switchgear?

Yes. Our trucks already run through Des Moines, so a pickup in Evansdale rarely needs a special trip. We do not ask you to arrange freight, separate sections or deliver anything to us.

Do I need to have the gear tested first?

No. Testing is never a condition of our offer. We assess a lineup from photos, the nameplate and our own inspection at pickup.

What if the breakers have already been pulled out?

We still buy it. A complete lineup with its breakers installed is worth more, but empty structures have real value in bus and steel, and loose breakers sitting on a shelf are worth quoting on their own. Tell us what is still there and what has already gone.

When do I get paid?

Before anything leaves your property. Payment is not contingent on us reselling the equipment afterward.

Will you buy a single section in Evansdale, or only full lineups?

Both. One switchboard section is worth a call, and if you have a full electrical room or several buildings coming down we will quote the entire lot as one purchase.

What if the lineup is still energized and in service?

That is normal. Tell us and we will coordinate the disconnection timing with your electrician or the utility, then handle the teardown and rigging ourselves.

Have Switchgear in Evansdale to Sell?

Call or text a nameplate photo and we will return a firm offer, usually the same day.

Call or text 954-740-1983

Ready to Sell?

Send a nameplate photo and we will return a firm cash number for your Evansdale switchgear.

Or call 954-740-1983. Photos of the nameplate and the full lineup get you the fastest, firmest number — text or email them anytime.

Call 954-740-1983