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Thread Number: 59225
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Which old Top loader& Agitator should I get?? |
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| Post# 817996 4/7/2015 at 20:03 (3,306 days old) by volsboy1 (East Tenn Smoky mountains ) | ||
 I live in the sticks and found this guy who has over 600 washers from the late 60s and up.. I told him that I do not like that Dual -Action corkscrew thing. He said no problem just tell him what kind of agitator do I want in what machine.. He loves the Jet-Cones but he can't find parts ever so he told me anything but that..For a 100 bucks plus 6 months warranty on it.. I do like this Admiral Str8 Vane washer,there is also a Amana washer that I like. he also has some Monkey wards and some mid 70s G.E., Magic Chef,Whirlpool,Maytag,RCA and S.Q. .. He told me that most customers like the Dual Action jobs but he don't like either like me.He has over a 1000 Agitators of all shapes in the back of that place.. Does anybody have any advice on what to grab? New top washers are a joke bad and the front loaders are terrible also unless you spend a fortune on a Miele and I cant believe I am saying this but, the real small Frigidaire front loaders work great even when packed.
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Post# 818004 , Reply# 1 4/7/2015 at 20:42 (3,306 days old) by whirlykenmore78  (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.)) |
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Sorry to burst your bubble:  | ||
| Post# 818029 , Reply# 2 4/8/2015 at 01:33 (3,306 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york) | ||
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YOU'RE A VERY LUCKY GUY Wes...I could only have this opportunity in a dream...the 70's GE's, BD Whirlpool and Kenmore's...late 60's and 70's Westinghouse and White-Westinghouse with the (2-in-1 Double Spiral Ramp agitators)...the 18 lbs. 1973 Gibson washer with the 10 Vane Agitator are some great ones. | ||
| Post# 818044 , Reply# 3 4/8/2015 at 06:27 (3,306 days old) by xraytech (Rural southwest Pennsylvania ) | ||
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Post# 818075 , Reply# 4 4/8/2015 at 11:27 (3,306 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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| Post# 818096 , Reply# 5 4/8/2015 at 14:41 (3,306 days old) by volsboy1 (East Tenn Smoky mountains ) | ||
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I know that a lot pf people love those Dual Action washers.I am not one of those at all. The best washing performance has always been a Frigidaire 1-18 from the tests I have done but every washer is different.I think I am going to get a 1984 Magic Chef washer or this 1977 G.E. filter flo .. This guy does int have a business he has a washer junk yard and his home are one in the same.I will grab the address when I go back,addresses are different in the sticks.You get up to 50% off if you bring in your old washer and buy another used one.He has at least 20 washers a month that are just dropped off there for no reason save the folks got a new washer... He has a Westinghouse 1970s that is in perfect shape for it's age but I have never used one of them and have no clue if they were good washers.He is like us hates new washers that are costing more and more $$ and have no transmission in them and use less and less water.The companies make them to last until the warranty goes then it breaks...
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| Post# 818102 , Reply# 6 4/8/2015 at 15:14 (3,306 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
Make Him A Member! | ||
| Post# 818111 , Reply# 7 4/8/2015 at 16:14 (3,306 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york) | ||
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I believe the GE 70' to late 72' washtubs are the biggest ones they had...diddo, joining the club so he can post pics of his collects. | ||
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Post# 818157 , Reply# 8 4/8/2015 at 19:54 (3,305 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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since the first days of the perforated tub filterflos.....there have only been two sizes available, no matter how they call it.....
there was standard and large...... standard could be anything from a V12, V14, V16, Regular capacity...... and then the Large, ExLarge, 18lb machine...... depending on the year, the names changed, but the sizes for each remained the same... it may use a bit more water, but you wont find better rinsing or extraction....and that Minibasket can be a great accessory..... | ||
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Post# 818170 , Reply# 9 4/8/2015 at 21:17 (3,305 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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Post# 818171 , Reply# 10 4/8/2015 at 21:20 (3,305 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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| Post# 818172 , Reply# 11 4/8/2015 at 21:40 (3,305 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york) | ||
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Agreed. | ||
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