SURPLUS PLANT AND PROCESS WIRE IN GRAND FORKS, ND

Food processing and manufacturing here both run wet, and both replace cable on a maintenance schedule rather than a failure. Sellers in Grand Forks send us the take-offs: SOOW cord, tray cable with a nylon jacket, VFD cable from a drive swap, and instrumentation cable from a sensor run that got rerouted.

Plant maintenance and washdown areas

Portable cord takes the worst of it. A 10/4 SOOW assembly that has been dragged across a wet floor will have a jacket scuffed at the ends and a plug that has been replaced twice. Cut the ends square and photograph what is left. A cord with a properly replaced plug is still usable. A cord with a taped splice is not, and the difference belongs in the description.

Tray cable in a plant is often sunlight resistant and rated for exposure, which is worth stating. If the print on the jacket says TC-ER and the temperature rating is legible, include that in the description instead of paraphrasing it. Temperature rating and exposure rating are two separate facts about the same jacket, and both are worth passing along.

Fabrication and contractor stock

Fabrication shops here run welding leads and plasma tables, so 1/0 and 2/0 cable turns up in coils that have been re-terminated more than once. Check the jacket at the lugs, where it always goes first. Leads used on a portable unit will be worn in one spot and fine everywhere else, which makes them easier to assess than they look.

Contractor stock is the simpler half. Cartons of THHN, spools of THHN in green, and SER from a service change. If a carton is sealed, the label does the describing for you. Grounding wire in green is easy to miss on a shelf, so count the cartons rather than eyeballing them. If you have a pallet of mixed cartons, a photo of the labels in a row beats a list typed from memory.

Wire and cable we buy from Grand Forks sellers

• SOOW and portable cord, washdown rated
• Tray cable with exposed-run rating
• VFD cable from drive replacements
• Instrumentation cable, shielded
• Welding cable in 1/0 and 2/0
• THHN and XHHW-2 in cartons

Nearby communities we also cover

We buy surplus wire from sellers in Grand Forks and across Eastern North Dakota. There is no office or yard in Grand Forks — material is reviewed from your details and photos, and pickup or shipping is arranged for each load.