Every make, model, and type of industrial gearbox and gear reducer. We connect you to expert rebuild service for a fraction of replacement cost — and if it's cheaper to replace, we buy your failed, surplus, and decommissioned gearboxes for cash.
Most plants only think about repair. But when a rebuild runs 60–80% of a new unit, replacing and reselling the old one is often the smarter move. We handle both sides.
We route your unit to proven industrial gearbox rebuild specialists: full teardown, failure analysis, new bearings and seals, gear inspection, reassembly to OEM spec, and a run-test. Works for planetary, helical, worm, bevel, cycloidal, and shaft-mount boxes across every major brand.
Get a rebuild estimate →Failed, obsolete, surplus, or decommissioned? We pay cash for industrial gearboxes and gearmotors in any condition. Even a dead unit carries scrap value in its cast-iron housing, alloy-steel gears, and copper-wound motor. One call, we quote, we arrange pickup.
Sell your gearbox →Independent repair & purchasing for every major manufacturer. Click a brand for model-specific rebuild pricing, cross-references, and cash offers.
Different geometry, different failure modes, different rebuild approach. Find your configuration:
We know the equipment in your plant and the gearboxes that drive it.
Whether you're repairing or selling, it starts the same way — tell us what you've got.
Snap a photo of the tag or fill the form. Make, model, ratio, serial — that's all we need to start.
We give you a rebuild cost range, a replacement cost, and a cash offer to buy it — so you can decide.
Rebuild it and keep it running, or take the cash and let us haul it off. No pressure either way.
Nationwide freight and pickup. Fast turnaround on rebuilds, fast payment on purchases.
Repair estimate, cash offer, or both. A real person reviews every request — usually same business day.
Ask for Sean. Repair estimates, cash offers, surplus buyouts, and plant-decommissioning pickups.
A little background on what a proper rebuild involves — and when it pays to replace instead.
An industrial gearbox rarely fails without warning. Rising vibration, a change in running noise, metal in the oil, elevated bearing temperatures, or a hairline crack weeping lubricant are the classic precursors. Caught early, most units — planetary, helical, worm, bevel, and cycloidal alike — are fully rebuildable. A professional rebuild means a complete teardown, cleaning and inspection of every gear and shaft for pitting, spalling, and wear, replacement of all bearings and seals, magnetic-particle inspection on critical components, reassembly to the manufacturer's backlash and preload specs, and a loaded run-test before the unit ships back to your floor.
The economics are simple. A rebuild typically runs 40–70% of the cost of a new unit and comes back with a fresh service life. That's an easy decision when the box is a large, long-lead, or discontinued model — replacing a legacy mill drive or an obsolete brand can mean months of downtime and a five- or six-figure quote. But when a rebuild creeps toward 70–80% of replacement, or the unit is a common size available off the shelf, replacing it is often the better call. That's exactly the moment most shops don't tell you about — because they only make money if you repair.
We're built differently. Industrial Surplus World has been buying and selling industrial equipment for years, so we can hand you both numbers honestly: what a rebuild costs, and what your old unit is worth as a cash sale. If it's smarter to replace, we'll buy the failed one — and even a scrap unit carries real value in its cast-iron housing, hardened alloy-steel gears, and the copper in any attached motor. You come out ahead either way, and your decommissioned iron doesn't sit rusting in a corner.
Whatever you're running — a Falk 2000-series on a conveyor, a Sumitomo Cyclo on a mixer, a NORD gearmotor on a packaging line, a Flender mill drive, or a shelf of surplus reducers gathering dust — start by telling us the make, model, and ratio off the nameplate. We'll take it from there.
Most industrial gearbox rebuilds run 40–70% of the price of a new unit, depending on size, brand, damage, and gear availability. Small worm and helical reducers can be a few hundred to a couple thousand dollars; large planetary, mill, and turbine drives run well into five and six figures. Send us the nameplate for a specific range.
As a rule of thumb, repair if the rebuild is under ~60% of replacement and the unit is large, long-lead, or discontinued. Replace if the rebuild approaches 70–80% of a new unit that's readily available. We'll give you both numbers plus a cash offer for the old unit so the math is clear.
Yes. We buy failed, obsolete, surplus, and decommissioned industrial gearboxes and gearmotors in any condition — one unit or a whole plant's worth. Even non-repairable boxes have scrap and core value. Call (412) 557-4495 or use the form for an offer.
All major industrial makes — Falk, Sumitomo, Flender, NORD, SEW-Eurodrive, Dodge, Winsmith, Boston Gear, Philadelphia Gear, Lufkin, Rexnord, Bonfiglioli, David Brown, and dozens more. We are an independent repair and purchasing service and are not affiliated with these manufacturers.
Usually the same business day. The fastest path is our instant nameplate-photo quote tool — snap the tag and get an estimated rebuild range, replacement cost, and cash offer in seconds, then we confirm.