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Thread Number: 38400
I finally brought my dream machines home this weekend |
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Post# 569593 1/16/2012 at 21:32 (4,481 days old) by d-jones  (Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh Area)) |
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I found these two machines up in Chico California back in November and was finally able to bring them home yesterday. At over nine hundred miles round trip it was a long way to go to get them and a long time spent on the road, but totally worth it. Early last year when I first stumbled across this blog and had a chance to look over the collections some of the folks here have posted, I found myself drawn to the understated elegance of the 700 series design and wondered if I'd ever be able to find a set of my own. Well, I finally found a set on Craigslist last November and they were even in the color I wanted. The washer is a YA700 and the dryer is a DG700. Both are in working condition and were in use until October when the owner purchased a new set.
Here they are in the back of my truck just outside of the south side of Chico where I stopped to take some pictures of trees growing along side the road. My friend Mitch came along to help load them up. That's his arm in the window. 
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Post# 569594 , Reply# 1 1/16/2012 at 21:38 (4,481 days old) by d-jones (Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh Area)) |
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The machines aren't perfect though, and I am going to need to find an agitator for the washer that looks more correct. This one will due for the near term after I replace a couple of missing parts, but I'd really like to find a black bakelite agitator or at least a black plastic one, that is, if one is available.
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| Post# 569864 , Reply# 2 1/19/2012 at 07:45 (4,478 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA) | ||
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Post# 569874 , Reply# 3 1/19/2012 at 08:40 (4,478 days old) by mistereric (New Jersey (Taylor Ham)) |
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Post# 569878 , Reply# 4 1/19/2012 at 08:50 (4,478 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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Congratulations! Black plastic Powerfins are available on eBay. Putting a powerfin in this machine really improves the washing action as the previous owner probably discovered. | ||
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Post# 569897 , Reply# 5 1/19/2012 at 10:35 (4,478 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Glad to see | ||
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Post# 569898 , Reply# 6 1/19/2012 at 10:45 (4,478 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Vintage Maytag | ||
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Post# 569902 , Reply# 7 1/19/2012 at 11:12 (4,478 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 569905 , Reply# 8 1/19/2012 at 11:19 (4,478 days old) by d-jones (Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh Area)) |
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Thanks Guys
I really appreciate the kind words. And I agree, this really was a great score. There are people on this blog who've been looking for a set like this for a lot longer than I have. On my way back to Burbank I kept checking the rear view mirror just to see that they really were sitting in the back of my truck. And yes, I believe the original agitator would have been black Bakelite like the one in the set revvinkevin just got. Eventually I'd like to find one of those, but for now I think a black powerfin would do nicely.
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Post# 569975 , Reply# 9 1/19/2012 at 16:20 (4,478 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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Post# 569986 , Reply# 10 1/19/2012 at 17:45 (4,478 days old) by d-jones (Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh Area)) |
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It's all in the search wording | ||
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Post# 570043 , Reply# 11 1/19/2012 at 22:26 (4,478 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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Post# 572069 , Reply# 12 1/28/2012 at 23:22 (4,469 days old) by electronicontrl (Grand Rapids, MI) |
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Congrats! | ||
| Post# 572083 , Reply# 13 1/29/2012 at 02:05 (4,469 days old) by AutoWasherFreak () | ||
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Nice Tag pair! | ||
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