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Repost: Starting the New Year off Right!
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Post# 322423   1/4/2009 at 12:32 (5,583 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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Figured I'd repost since everybody loves pictures!




Post# 322424 , Reply# 1   1/4/2009 at 12:34 (5,583 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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Both machines are safely inside now. As I mentioned in the original post, I spotted these two headed for scrap and couldn't stand to see that happen. And while I vowed to only drag home 806's (still need an Avocado...) the 407 and 408 were too unique to pass up. Not only that, the 408 is a Suds Saver to boot!

Post# 322425 , Reply# 2   1/4/2009 at 12:35 (5,583 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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Post# 322426 , Reply# 3   1/4/2009 at 12:38 (5,582 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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Clean as a pin inside the A407!

- And, with the sentiments of the original post, hopefully I'll find some time to get back into the washer hobby, or all my hobbies for that matter, once the Lodge construction comes to a close later this year. Wishing luck in the new year to all the members here at AW.org!


Post# 322433 , Reply# 4   1/4/2009 at 13:44 (5,582 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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Great Maytags, Cory. You're right; the interior shows that washer was cared for very well. Wash cycle times have sure increased over the years. A no-nonsense 10-minutes max for these two!

Post# 322439 , Reply# 5   1/4/2009 at 14:17 (5,582 days old) by qsd-dan (West)        
Gorgeous!!

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I bet both will fire right up and quietly function with little to no problems at all.

Post# 322459 , Reply# 6   1/4/2009 at 16:07 (5,582 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )        

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If I were closer, I would gladly take that 408 off your hands. I'm a sucker for suds-savers.


Post# 322461 , Reply# 7   1/4/2009 at 16:29 (5,582 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia)        
Gorgeaus!!!

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Cory

Congrats!!! They are gorgeaus! And what great condition they are in.

Cheers
Leon


Post# 322500 , Reply# 8   1/4/2009 at 21:08 (5,582 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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Great grabs! Both machines look minty - especially the A407. Wonder if the pilot light actually has a light in it.

Looking forward to hauling more machines out of basements in the years to come.

Ben


Post# 322662 , Reply# 9   1/5/2009 at 19:40 (5,581 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)        
Cory!

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How nice to see you surface again!

Wow those 407's must be getting on in years, they are begining to look retro for me and as such actually desireable.
I do love the white tubs in Maytags, I am sucker for white tub top loaders!
Why didn't they make a white tub Bendix???

Keep is posted on when the lodge opens for business!

cheers
jon & artey



Post# 322665 , Reply# 10   1/5/2009 at 19:49 (5,581 days old) by qsd-dan (West)        
I do love the white tubs in Maytags, I am sucker for white t

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Is it me, or does the turquoise and dark blue tubs seem to hold up to much more abuse than the white ones?

Post# 322730 , Reply# 11   1/6/2009 at 06:57 (5,581 days old) by toggleswitch2 ()        

~Wash cycle times have sure increased over the years. A no-nonsense 10-minutes max for these two!

IIRC the rule-of-thumb was one minute per pound of laundry.
Most machines tended to stop at 14 or 15 minutes wash time, max.

Speaking of soak cycles: Most detergents can hold soil in supsension for 30+/- minutes. A quick prewash with cool to warm water first (with a spin and drain and water-change)makes for a more effective soak, and one where the soils from the inseam and armpit areas are simply not redistributed to the rest of the garmants (because the detergent can no longer hold the dirt in suspension).

Thanks for posting these lovely machines!



Post# 322758 , Reply# 12   1/6/2009 at 12:03 (5,581 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        
Classic machines

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If you ever want that beautiful A407S taken off your hands, I have a white Maytag Washpower Automatics collection going that would welcome it with open arms.

Post# 322848 , Reply# 13   1/6/2009 at 22:57 (5,580 days old) by 70series ( Connecticut.)        

Beautiful Tags. The A407 is just like one a neighbor across the street from me had when I was younger, except the knob did not have the plastic ring. I remember being confused at the cycle options, not fully realizing how they worked in conjunction with the buttons marked Regular, Permanent Press, and Gentle. Now I do and it is another reason I am glad to be a member of the club.

Have a good one,
James



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