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Post# 295379 8/7/2008 at 20:50 (5,734 days old) by swestoyz  (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Corn & Maytags! Today was a good day. The air was crisp, very little humidity - for some reason everything felt like it clicked in place today. I even wondered about karma today - sort of like Earl - except my list isn't anywhere near as exciting as his. And did it pay off ever. Today was the delivery day for my kitchen cabinets. If I get enough requests I can post about that in the sandbox. My grandparents actually were dropping them off, so I decided to take everyone out for dinner for their hard work and efforts unloading '22 units' as my grandpa said. On the way to dinner - drove around back of an appliance store that I've scored a few machines from before. As I drove up, I thanked God for two things: ONE: I had the Tahoe TWO: I just happen to have a dolly in the back of the truck from moving cabinets As I drove up I mentioned to mom - "oh, there are some goodies up there..." 
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Post# 295380 , Reply# 1 8/7/2008 at 20:53 (5,734 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Now, after dinner my plan was to drive back and pick them up. But, as I drove up they were still closed. Knowing that I needed to do the right thing, I walked inside the little store and asked about the old yellow washer and dryer out back. After 20 seconds of conversation, she said, 'eh, just take'em'. I couldn't believe how minty clean this set is. The washer, as pulled out of the truck. 
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Post# 295381 , Reply# 2 8/7/2008 at 20:53 (5,734 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 295382 , Reply# 3 8/7/2008 at 20:54 (5,734 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 295383 , Reply# 4 8/7/2008 at 20:55 (5,734 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 295384 , Reply# 5 8/7/2008 at 20:56 (5,734 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 295385 , Reply# 6 8/7/2008 at 20:58 (5,734 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 295386 , Reply# 7 8/7/2008 at 20:59 (5,734 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 295387 , Reply# 8 8/7/2008 at 21:00 (5,734 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 295388 , Reply# 9 8/7/2008 at 21:01 (5,734 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 295390 , Reply# 10 8/7/2008 at 21:02 (5,734 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 295391 , Reply# 11 8/7/2008 at 21:03 (5,734 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 295392 , Reply# 12 8/7/2008 at 21:05 (5,734 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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May, 1972. I just love how they really are a matching pair, only a few months apart! This was the second version of this tag as used on the '06 series machines. Notice that the model and serial are quite small, maybe a 10 point? Later in 1972 or 73 (can't remember), due to the complaints of the service folk - Maytag went back to the larger stamp so the service guys could read the model and serial tag better. This is buried somewhere in the service bulletins. 
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Post# 295393 , Reply# 13 8/7/2008 at 21:08 (5,734 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Not sure what I am going to do with the set - but if they need to be moved, I'll post something on the board. Final shot - very funny that the matching refrigerator at the appliance store was the very same refrigerator that we had growing up in Cedar Falls (less the Harvest)! Coincidence - or Karma? ;-) Enjoy (and you vacuum folks have a fun weekend too), Ben 
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Post# 295394 , Reply# 14 8/7/2008 at 21:09 (5,734 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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| Post# 295396 , Reply# 15 8/7/2008 at 21:30 (5,734 days old) by brent-aucoin () | ||
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Very, Very nice! Congratulations! Amazing that something so nice and minty would be turned into scrap! Great Save! Brent | ||
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Post# 295401 , Reply# 16 8/7/2008 at 22:24 (5,734 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon) |
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| Post# 295408 , Reply# 17 8/7/2008 at 23:01 (5,734 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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Wow nice find Ben! The washer looks EXACTLY like mine! Harvest gold 'tags just rock! 
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| Post# 295409 , Reply# 18 8/7/2008 at 23:04 (5,734 days old) by 70series ( Connecticut.) | ||
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Congrats on finding that pristine set. I hope they run as nicely as they look. Good luck, James | ||
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Post# 295415 , Reply# 19 8/7/2008 at 23:30 (5,734 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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| Post# 295423 , Reply# 20 8/8/2008 at 00:44 (5,734 days old) by maytagbear (N.E. Ohio) | ||
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GREAT catch, Ben! And I just bet they work perfectly well, and were replaced due to fashion. Likewise that W/p fridge. Do let us know! Lawrence/Maytagbear | ||
| Post# 295426 , Reply# 21 8/8/2008 at 02:51 (5,733 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
Hi Ben | ||
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Post# 295459 , Reply# 22 8/8/2008 at 07:28 (5,733 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Aferim! | ||
| Post# 295461 , Reply# 23 8/8/2008 at 07:43 (5,733 days old) by toggleswitch2 () | ||
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Two things Iowa is known for: Ben & Corey! I'm drooling at those appliances! | ||
| Post# 295462 , Reply# 24 8/8/2008 at 08:03 (5,733 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS) | ||
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Ben ... you've been busy!! That is one sweet set; CONGRATULATIONS!! Bet they run perfectly. I wonder what their history is. FREE ... no less; way to go, Ben!! :-) | ||
| Post# 295466 , Reply# 25 8/8/2008 at 08:23 (5,733 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA) | ||
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| Post# 295481 , Reply# 26 8/8/2008 at 10:17 (5,733 days old) by ptcruiser51 (Boynton Beach, FL) | ||
One more thing | ||
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Post# 295493 , Reply# 27 8/8/2008 at 12:32 (5,733 days old) by mistereric (New Jersey (Taylor Ham)) |
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Wow! | ||
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Post# 295498 , Reply# 28 8/8/2008 at 12:45 (5,733 days old) by cleanteamofny ((Monroe, New York) |
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Post# 295500 , Reply# 29 8/8/2008 at 12:54 (5,733 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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| Post# 295507 , Reply# 30 8/8/2008 at 15:12 (5,733 days old) by rickr (.) | ||
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Post# 295509 , Reply# 31 8/8/2008 at 15:52 (5,733 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI ) |
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Ben, | ||
| Post# 295514 , Reply# 32 8/8/2008 at 16:02 (5,733 days old) by rickr (.) | ||
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Post# 295517 , Reply# 33 8/8/2008 at 16:11 (5,733 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 295521 , Reply# 34 8/8/2008 at 16:45 (5,733 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI ) |
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| Post# 295526 , Reply# 35 8/8/2008 at 17:07 (5,733 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
Don't all of us wish that somebody would still be proud to make appliances like these!!!!!!It's totaly sad,shocking,shamefull,embarassing,and unbelieveable how in thirty years the quality,workmanship,design,features and pride going in to products,especialy major and small appliances,has dissapeared.WAKE UP AMERICA!!!
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| Post# 295550 , Reply# 36 8/8/2008 at 19:11 (5,733 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
Wowza! | ||
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Post# 295616 , Reply# 40 8/9/2008 at 05:10 (5,732 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL) |
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Post# 295659 , Reply# 41 8/9/2008 at 12:58 (5,732 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Quick Update -
Thanks guys for the kind comments! I guess some might consider a non-suds Maytag to be flawed - but since it is an HA806 - I'll let this one pass ;-) Again, the machines are in amazing shape, and I threw them down the stairs last night before going out, so I didn't get much of a chance to test them out. However, I did plug in the washer to give it a quick test drive: (please pardon the mess in the basement - as I said I needed another Maytag set like a hole in my head) 
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Post# 295660 , Reply# 42 8/9/2008 at 12:59 (5,732 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 295661 , Reply# 43 8/9/2008 at 13:02 (5,732 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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So as I was messing around in the basement while I let it spin for the rinse, and besides the fact that it is probably one of the quietest Maytag's I've ever heard - a little surprise happened. KER-CHUNK - said the timer! I couldn't believe what I was hearing. A 1972 Maytag with a factory Mallory timer installed - she is a keeper! (The Whirly fridge was nice, but for the same reason it was out behind the store, it doesn't quite go with the look I am shooting for in the kitchen. Too bad - it was mint too!) I'll post some washing updates either later today or tomorrow evening. Ben 
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Post# 295674 , Reply# 44 8/9/2008 at 15:08 (5,732 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Ben---I have a question about the Maytag directly behind your new 806. It looks like the one in yesterday's POD. In the ad for that POD, it said the washer had a new Rinse Conditioner Dispenser, but I don't see where it is. The lint filter had a solid cap and I didn't see a dispenser in the corner of the lid area. Can you enlighten me on that feature, please?
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Post# 295707 , Reply# 45 8/9/2008 at 19:11 (5,732 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL) |
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Post# 295734 , Reply# 46 8/9/2008 at 22:20 (5,732 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Eugene - I didn't catch the POD - but I suspect it was the add for the dispenser that would actually sit over top the lint-filter/gyrator. Very similar to the GE dispenser - fill it up before the wash and set the dispenser over the gyrator. A dispenser was also available for the skinny post highlander series as well - which is the only one I've seen (I think Don [Jetaction] has one). This was quickly replaced in late 63/1964 with the '02 series machines that had the integrated dispenser in the lint filter that we are used to seeing all the way through the end. Lawrence - ah, the Stratoliner range! Plan on using that full time in the kitchen, but right now it lives in the basement while the kitchen/bathroom are in a state of chaos. Found the range a few years back at an antique salvage center. Never seen a 30 in version of it and should make for some nice cooking once things settle down. More to come tomorrow... | ||
| Post# 295800 , Reply# 47 8/10/2008 at 11:00 (5,731 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida) | ||
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Post# 295916 , Reply# 48 8/10/2008 at 22:24 (5,731 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Final Update -
Today I decided to clean up the machine and run a load of whites through it. After some testing post clean-up - the water injector will need replacing; but I wasn't going to allow that to foil my Sunday afternoon plans. The YouTube clip is a bit long - have patience. Some clean up photos. Yeah, I know it is just another Maytag, but this one is so purdy! In this photo - the outer tub top is almost cleaned up. Found the lamp cover down by the pump. CLICK HERE TO GO TO swestoyz's LINK 
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Post# 295917 , Reply# 49 8/10/2008 at 22:27 (5,731 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Took a second to wipe down the base, checking for rust. Not sure what I was thinking; there isn't any! Strange that this has a factory installed square frame motor - remember reading about this in the service bulletins that the switch started around this time. And a concrete counter-weight? Strange too! 
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Post# 295918 , Reply# 50 8/10/2008 at 22:27 (5,731 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 295919 , Reply# 51 8/10/2008 at 22:28 (5,731 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 295920 , Reply# 52 8/10/2008 at 22:29 (5,731 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 295921 , Reply# 53 8/10/2008 at 22:30 (5,731 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 295922 , Reply# 54 8/10/2008 at 22:32 (5,731 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 295923 , Reply# 55 8/10/2008 at 22:32 (5,731 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 295924 , Reply# 56 8/10/2008 at 22:33 (5,731 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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| Post# 295935 , Reply# 57 8/10/2008 at 23:17 (5,731 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
Fantasic!!!! | ||
| Post# 295936 , Reply# 58 8/10/2008 at 23:34 (5,731 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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Nice pics and vid Ben, and I agree with Dan; there's no such thing as too much center dial-tag! | ||
| Post# 295940 , Reply# 59 8/10/2008 at 23:42 (5,731 days old) by volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH) | ||
Clean colors... | ||
| Post# 296642 , Reply# 60 8/14/2008 at 11:15 (5,727 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
The video is wonderful--Does any machine have a longer or mo
Hi Ben, I see from the dates that you were watching the store, posting a major work, while Robert and Greg were away. Did no computing in Canton so was out of the Aworg loop. Are you always going to be this good or is it just a 10 year phase;'D. So glad you told me about Jimmy's Philco and Kelvi. A Philco is a life-changing event. Here's what sad. My sister Peggy had a Tag without the highest fill option, and we didn't know then about holding the button in to get more water. With a family of 5, her machine couldn't keep up, so she bought the huge Kitchen Aid. Both Peg and my mom both have 15 year-old KA's. Only from Aworg have I learned how amazing the Maytag Automatics are. Someday, I hope to get one, just to appreciate how well-made and trouble-free they truly are. | ||
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Post# 296656 , Reply# 61 8/14/2008 at 12:13 (5,727 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Maytag from Iowa...!!! | ||
| Post# 296672 , Reply# 62 8/14/2008 at 13:18 (5,727 days old) by brettsomers () | ||
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Lovely machines and cool video. And perfect turnover too! | ||
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Post# 296702 , Reply# 63 8/14/2008 at 15:34 (5,727 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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| Post# 296704 , Reply# 64 8/14/2008 at 16:09 (5,727 days old) by laundramatt (Youngstown, Ohio) | ||
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I can't believe the ignorance of someone to get rid of such a beautiful machine! And I'm glad it fell in to such an aficionado's hands. Congratulations! | ||
| Post# 296712 , Reply# 65 8/14/2008 at 17:39 (5,727 days old) by bobbyderegis (Boston) | ||
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Beautiful Ben! I can just hear them purrrrrring! Bobby in Boston | ||
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Post# 296715 , Reply# 66 8/14/2008 at 17:43 (5,727 days old) by 48bencix (Sacramento CA) |
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What I love Even though there is three prong plug on the washer, they had a separate ground wire. My 2001 Maytag has a ground wire provision too. Martin | ||
| Post# 296721 , Reply# 67 8/14/2008 at 18:11 (5,727 days old) by rickr (.) | ||
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| Post# 296749 , Reply# 68 8/14/2008 at 21:05 (5,727 days old) by maytagwc401 () | ||
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I would like to see a dryer video. with the door open. Thanks, | ||
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Post# 296751 , Reply# 69 8/14/2008 at 21:08 (5,727 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Even I thought this one had dropped off! (or maybe it is because I've been without the internet at home for a few days...) Anywho - thanks again for the great comments guys! One of these upcoming winter days - the basement will look good again and I'll hopefully have all the Maytags in a row, ready for viewing, or washing! The ultimate goal is to have everything from 1949 through 1969 (AMP/101/140/160/700/806/906) hooked up and ready to roll. Greg - maybe if I liked Frigidaire's as much as I do Maytag's I'd have a bunch of Unimatics in the basement ;-) Ben | ||
| Post# 296754 , Reply# 70 8/14/2008 at 21:13 (5,727 days old) by toggleswitch2 () | ||
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Looking good! | ||
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Post# 296774 , Reply# 71 8/14/2008 at 21:57 (5,727 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Ben, I'm just speechless!! I can't get over this set. And I loved the video. I am hoping friends here remember the avocado A606 or A608 his parents have when his parents are no longer in the house--dad is in very bad health--the dryer is a 308 or 408. It's in pristine shape and his mom preferred hanging out the wash so dryer wasn't used as much.
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| Post# 296789 , Reply# 72 8/14/2008 at 22:42 (5,727 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Ben, that is a great set and in amazing condition!! Can't wait to see pictures of your new cabinets!! Please keep us posted. | ||
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