Morse Raider 30 Repair, Price & Specs
Raider worm reducer · ratios 5:1–60:1 · 0.5–7.5 hp. Every number you need before you commit: new, wholesale, used, scrap, competitor repair estimates — and our price, cheaper with a shorter lead time. Or sell your surplus Raider 30 for cash today.
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Raider 30 — full price & lead-time picture
| New / retail (OEM list)new unit, factory order | $760–$2,000 |
| Wholesale / dealervolume or distributor pricing | $610–$1,640 |
| Used (tested, working)secondhand market range | $300–$1,440 |
| Scrap valueweight-based, changes daily | $10–$25 |
Researched estimates anchored to OEM list pricing and live surplus-market data; new-unit factory lead time commonly runs 16–30 weeks for comparison. Send your nameplate for a confirmed number.
Why repair your Raider 30 with us
Real numbers before teardown
Most shops quote only after your unit is in pieces on their bench. We publish the whole market — new, used, scrap, competitor repair — up front, so you negotiate from strength.
Cheaper and faster
Our network rate beats standard shop pricing by roughly 18–25% on the Raider 30, with turnaround 2–3 days shorter — and 24–72 hour emergency rush when the line is down.
Two-way market maker
If repair isn't the smart move we say so, buy your unit for cash, and can supply a tested used replacement. No other gear shop gives you all three exits.
20+ years of industrial iron
Industrial Surplus World has bought, sold, and rebuilt Morse equipment for decades — OEM machines drives are daily work, not an experiment.
About the Morse Raider 30
The Morse Raider 30 is a raider worm reducer from the Raider, Raider-Plus, chain drives line, rated 0.5–7.5 hp across ratios of 5:1–60:1, and most commonly found on OEM machines. Morse (Regal) Raider worm reducers and chain drives are OEM workhorses; Raider-Plus sizes cross to Boston/Grove frames.
When a Raider 30 fails, the real decision is economic: a new unit lists at $760–$2,000 with a 16–30 week factory queue, a tested used unit trades at $300–$1,440 when you can find one, and a standard shop rebuild runs $350–$1,200 over 10–15 business days. Our in-house network rate of $270–$980 in 8–12 business days beats all of those paths on total cost of downtime — and if the unit is beyond economic repair, its scrap weight alone is worth $10–$25, while we'll pay $40–$350 for the core as-is.
Typical failure modes on this family are bearing wear, shaft-seal leakage, and tooth-surface distress from degraded or contaminated oil. A correct rebuild means full teardown, hot-tank cleaning, magnetic-particle inspection of all gearing, verification of bearing-bore tolerances, all-new bearings, seals, shims and gaskets, reassembly to factory clearances, and a loaded run-test with warranty up to 24 months. Done right, it restores full service life at a fraction of replacement cost.
Morse Raider 30 specifications
| Brand / line | Morse — Raider, Raider-Plus, chain drives |
| Model / part number | Raider 30 |
| Type | Raider worm reducer |
| Nominal ratios | 5:1–60:1 |
| Power / duty | 0.5–7.5 hp |
| Approx. weight | 82 lb |
| Typical applications | OEM machines |
| Manufacturer base | Ithaca, NY heritage |
Confirm exact ratio and rating from your nameplate — we service and buy all configurations of the Raider 30.
What a Raider 30 rebuild includes
Teardown & clean
Full disassembly, hot-tank strip, oil passages cleared.
Inspect & magnaflux
All gearing NDT-checked for hidden cracks; bores measured.
New wear parts
All-new bearings, seals, shims, gaskets; seal surfaces reground.
Assemble & run-test
Set to factory clearances, painted, loaded run-test, warranty.