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Thread Number: 68146
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
New video: my collection (with the USA contingent in their final placements) |
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Post# 908644 11/27/2016 at 03:05 (2,700 days old) by mayfan69  (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Hi guys,
Well, after nearly 3 months of travelling the oceans, my 20ft container of USA machines arrived safe and sound last week, however not without some dramas of delivery location, but all is fine now. I don't think I've been so stressed nor had to move so many machines by myself (with David's help of course) I've attached a couple of pics of the container when it arrived and thought it would be easier to do a video and take you on a guided tour of my collection. I've not had a chance to test any of the machines beyond the 2 Speed Queen's, that will happen over the next few weeks. Hope you enjoy. Cheers Leon | ||
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Post# 908646 , Reply# 1 11/27/2016 at 03:30 (2,700 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Washers of the World... | ||
| Post# 908647 , Reply# 2 11/27/2016 at 05:47 (2,700 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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Post# 908649 , Reply# 3 11/27/2016 at 05:52 (2,700 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Thanks Eddie | ||
| Post# 908650 , Reply# 4 11/27/2016 at 05:59 (2,700 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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| Post# 908659 , Reply# 6 11/27/2016 at 06:37 (2,700 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO) | ||
Hello Leon
An impressive collection by any sense of the word. Looks nice. Can't imagine having a container shipped from the US to Australia. Must have been an undertaking. You mentioned the avocado 906 being a work in progress. What's going on with that, if you don't mind. How do you deal with the 240/220 > 120/110 conversion for that many machines? B. | ||
| Post# 908660 , Reply# 7 11/27/2016 at 07:01 (2,700 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan) | ||
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Leon, did I hear correctly in the video? "Whirlpool Servis Maytag cloned"? Wonders never cease. Seeing a Montgomery Wards dryer in Australia yet. That'd be like seeing a Holden HZ in the states, or a Simpson. | ||
| Post# 908663 , Reply# 8 11/27/2016 at 07:29 (2,700 days old) by Kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.) | ||
Beautiful! I love it! I guess you use a voltage converter to run the ones coming from the USA.....
Do not want to be inappropriate but how much shipping to Australia did cost? We imported our filter flo in the early 90s and it costed a bit....wanted to know about costs today... Again...wonderful collection! | ||
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Post# 908767 , Reply# 9 11/27/2016 at 19:29 (2,700 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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WOW Leon I can't believe all the work you got already, yes it was a fun experience getting everything wrapped and shipped for both of us, the great thing is that I know that it can be done.
Your collection looks great, can't wait to get down there sometime and see it in person, hopefully later next year.
John L. | ||
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Post# 908768 , Reply# 10 11/27/2016 at 19:45 (2,700 days old) by moparwash (Pittsburgh,PA ) |
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Great Collection!
Glad to see they all made it safely!.. I now have the matching dryer to the Kenmore Washer that appears at 2:42 in the video, so while the set is split up, they are always together right here on aw.org! Hope to see you again soon in the states at another wash in soon
Jerry | ||
| Post# 908776 , Reply# 11 11/27/2016 at 20:28 (2,700 days old) by potatochips ( ) | ||
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Wow Leon! Nice set up! Congratulations! | ||
| Post# 908789 , Reply# 12 11/27/2016 at 22:31 (2,700 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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Post# 908799 , Reply# 13 11/28/2016 at 01:38 (2,699 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Answers to a couple of questions Thanks for the comments guys: To answer a couple of questions:
Maytag 906 status: Hi Brian, the 906 needs a new brake radial bearing before being fully tested. As to how i'll use the US machines: through a number of step-down transformers. The only machines that have been fully converted to 240V are the two brand new Speed Queen's
'Whirlpool / Servis clones'. Hi Mike, it's actually 'Wilkins Servis / Maytag' cloned machines, not Whirlpool, but I can understand the confusion: too many 'W's.
How much to import? Hi Federico, no it's not too inappropriate: in US dollars, it cost me approximately US$5200 to import the machines via a 20ft container. Keep in mind that's the cost of transport only, the price I paid for the various machines is extra to that cost.
Cheers Leon
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Post# 908813 , Reply# 14 11/28/2016 at 07:21 (2,699 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Collection! | ||
| Post# 908817 , Reply# 15 11/28/2016 at 07:31 (2,699 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida) | ||
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Post# 908827 , Reply# 16 11/28/2016 at 08:56 (2,699 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 908829 , Reply# 17 11/28/2016 at 09:01 (2,699 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 908857 , Reply# 18 11/28/2016 at 13:12 (2,699 days old) by marky_mark (From Liverpool. Now living in Palm Springs and Dublin) |
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 Leon, that is truly awesome! Loved the video!
Could I please ask a couple of questions about the electrical conversion? For the machines that are still designed to run on American power of 120 V 60 Hz, I know you said you have step down transformers, but does the Australian frequency of 50 Hz versus the American 60 Hz cause any issues? Do induction motors run at 5/6 the intended speed? Any other issues?
As for the Speed Queens (which I am most interested in) you said that they are converted to 240 V, but what about the frequency -- have the machines been converted to 50 Hz or are they still 60 Hz? | ||
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Post# 908893 , Reply# 19 11/28/2016 at 16:47 (2,699 days old) by marky_mark (From Liverpool. Now living in Palm Springs and Dublin) |
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Post# 908898 , Reply# 20 11/28/2016 at 17:11 (2,699 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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How long in Australia? | ||
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Post# 908902 , Reply# 21 11/28/2016 at 17:40 (2,699 days old) by marky_mark (From Liverpool. Now living in Palm Springs and Dublin) |
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Post# 908913 , Reply# 22 11/28/2016 at 18:45 (2,699 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Check your mail | ||
| Post# 908922 , Reply# 23 11/28/2016 at 19:17 (2,699 days old) by Northwesty (Renton, WA) | ||
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That is a great collection. Congratulations. Nice presentation too. | ||
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