Traveling Cable
The flexible car cable, retired on every modernization: long lengths, quality copper.
ELEVATOR CABLE • TRAVELING CABLE • MODERNIZATIONS
WE BUYELEVATOR CABLE
Every elevator modernization retires the traveling cable: the flexible cable that bends with the car thousands of times a day, plus the hoistway wiring alongside it. A single modernization drops 100 to 500 pounds of quality copper cable. If you service elevators, this stream is already in your shop.
Traveling CableHoistway WiringModernizationsNo Minimums
WHAT IT IS, PLAINLY SAID
The cable that rides with the car.
Traveling cable hangs in the hoistway, the vertical shaft the elevator runs in, and flexes every time the car moves: power and signals for the car in one flexible bundle. Hoistway wiring is the fixed cable running the length of the shaft to landings, controllers, and safety devices. Both get replaced on modernizations, when an old elevator is rebuilt with new controls. It is quality multi-conductor copper cable, and it comes off in long, clean lengths.
Hoistway Wiring
Fixed shaft wiring to landings and controllers: pulled with the modernization.
Machine-Room Cable
Controller and power wiring from the machine room joins the same lot.
WHO GENERATES IT
The elevator trade
- Elevator service companies: modernizations retire cable on every job
- Building modernization contractors: full elevator rebuilds pull all of it
- Independent elevator mechanics: controller upgrades leave the old wiring behind
- Property managers: capital projects replace elevator systems building by building
- Demolition contractors: building teardowns release elevator cable with the shaft
- Surplus dealers: elevator buyouts include cable with the equipment
NO MINIMUMSEvery coil counts
One modernization’s cable or a shop’s accumulation: all welcome.
LONG LENGTHSClean pulls
Modernization cable comes off in long, easy-to-handle runs.
BIG LOTSFreight handled
On bigger lots, we handle the freight so you do not lift a finger.
WHAT TO SEND
What to send for an elevator-cable quote
Elevator-cable quotes are fast with a photo and a quantity.
- PHOTOS — The cable: coils or bundles, plus a close look at the jacket.
- QUANTITY — Estimated pounds or the number of modernizations it came from.
- TYPE — Traveling cable, hoistway wire, or mixed: mixed lots are normal.
- LOCATION — City and state, so bigger lots can be routed for freight.
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FROM MODERNIZATION TO PAYMENT
How an elevator-cable deal works.
Send Photos & Quantity
Photos of the cable, how much you have, and your location. One job’s worth or a shop full: every lot starts the same way.
Get a Fast Quote
A real number based on copper content and current market levels. Compare it with confidence.
Ship or Schedule
Small lots ship with simple instructions. On bigger lots, we handle the freight so you do not lift a finger.
Weigh, Settle & Get Paid
Your cable is weighed in the open and priced by grade. Then quick payment by check, wire, or cash.
WHY IRONCREST
Why elevator trades sell their cable to Ironcrest
- No minimums: one modernization’s cable gets the same straight answer as a fleet’s worth
- We know this cable: traveling cable and hoistway wire graded for what they are
- Fast quotes from photos: know what the cable is worth before demo day
- Quick payment once your lot is weighed and settled: check, wire, or cash
- One direct contact: Sonny Johns at 312-880-8174, not a department
- Your material never leaves the United States
ONE DIRECT CONTACT
Talk to Sonny, not a department
Every quote and payment runs through one person who answers the phone: Sonny Johns at 312-880-8174. No portals, no ticket queues, no waiting on a committee.
- FAST QUOTES — Call or send photos for a fast quote on your material.
- QUICK PAYMENT — Quick payment once your lot is weighed and settled.
- NO MINIMUMS — One bucket or a truckload: every seller gets the same straight answer.
- US ONLY — Your material never leaves the United States.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Asked by people holding this material.
What is traveling cable?
The flexible cable that hangs in the elevator shaft and moves with the car, carrying power and signals to it. It flexes thousands of times a day, so it is built tough: quality multi-conductor copper cable.
Do you buy the old controllers and machines too?
The cable program covers cable, but elevator machine-room motors are welcome under the electric motor program. Mention the whole scope in your photos.
I only have one modernization’s worth. Is it worth calling?
Yes. There are no minimums and every coil counts. One modernization drops 100 to 500 pounds: a serious lot on its own.
Does the cable need to be separated by type?
No. Traveling cable, hoistway wire, and machine-room cable can go together: mixed lots are normal and graded separately on the breakdown.
We modernize elevators every month. Can this be recurring?
Yes. Elevator companies with steady modernization work can set up a collection rhythm: accumulate, call, and the cable moves on your schedule.
What about the steel ropes and counterweights?
Those are steel, not part of the cable program. The copper cable is the buy: mention the full scope and we will talk through it.
NO MINIMUMS
That modernization cable is copper.
Send photos of the cable, a quantity, and your location. You will get a fast quote and a clear breakdown before you commit to anything.
Call 312-880-8174 or email [email protected].