Thread Number: 72358
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
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Post# 956337   9/5/2017 at 21:39 (2,415 days old) by Countryford (Austin, MN)   |   | |
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I just got this pink Maytag set, over the weekend. I was told they are from 61. The dryer works. I haven't tested the washer yet.
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Post# 956340 , Reply# 1   9/5/2017 at 22:20 (2,415 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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Those Maytag Highlanders look great. I'm trying to develop a taste for pink. Like so many colors, I think it was more popular several years ago.
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Post# 956346 , Reply# 2   9/5/2017 at 23:21 (2,415 days old) by unclejohn (Can)   |   | |
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... washers & dryers : I say *Wow* ! |
Post# 956348 , Reply# 3   9/5/2017 at 23:25 (2,415 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Nice looking set! I saw so many of these around farm country over the years growing up. My grandmother had a two speed version of the washer. Yours was certainly well used, don't often see the basket that worn away, but that's easily remedied. Have fun with them, color in a Highlander is kind of rare. Good luck!
If you de-select the "Automatic" button, a wringer will pop out of the side :-) |
Post# 956358 , Reply# 4   9/6/2017 at 01:13 (2,415 days old) by Jimmyb (Texas Y’all)   |   | |
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What a great find! |
Post# 956366 , Reply# 5   9/6/2017 at 05:19 (2,415 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 956376 , Reply# 7   9/6/2017 at 07:32 (2,415 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 956386 , Reply# 8   9/6/2017 at 08:53 (2,415 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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Post# 956387 , Reply# 9   9/6/2017 at 08:58 (2,415 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 956393 , Reply# 10   9/6/2017 at 10:04 (2,415 days old) by Glhturbo2 (Reidsville, NC)   |   | |
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They look beautiful next to the Turquoise set :) |
Post# 956423 , Reply# 11   9/6/2017 at 15:26 (2,415 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Post# 956435 , Reply# 12   9/6/2017 at 16:49 (2,415 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 956464 , Reply# 13   9/6/2017 at 20:28 (2,415 days old) by Washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i)   |   | |
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Post# 956709 , Reply# 14   9/9/2017 at 00:28 (2,412 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona )   |   | |
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Post# 956720 , Reply# 15   9/9/2017 at 04:10 (2,412 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)   |   | |
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Post# 957516 , Reply# 16   9/14/2017 at 11:06 (2,407 days old) by newvista58 (Northern NJ)   |   | |
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Post# 957518 , Reply# 17   9/14/2017 at 11:14 (2,407 days old) by MrAlex (London, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 957538 , Reply# 19   9/14/2017 at 13:38 (2,407 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona )   |   | |
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Post# 957548 , Reply# 20   9/14/2017 at 15:03 (2,407 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)   |   | |
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Borax is alkaline just like baking soda is alkaline, sour is acidic. I used to add borax to my pool to bring the ph up. The pH of borax is 9.3 and baking soda is 8.4. Ammonia is about 12 and lye is 13 to 14 while Clorox is around 12.2. Neutral pure water is 7. The acidity of laundry sour cancels the alkalinity of borax, lye, baking soda, bleach, and other substances in detergents and helps bring the pH back to the neutral 7 level. I know some Clorox splashed on the top of my mother's Maytag and it went unnoticed...it etched the porcelain...but this was pure bleach. |
Post# 957554 , Reply# 21   9/14/2017 at 15:34 (2,407 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona )   |   | |
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Post# 957607 , Reply# 22   9/15/2017 at 03:44 (2,406 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)   |   | |
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Post# 957714 , Reply# 23   9/15/2017 at 21:34 (2,405 days old) by Northwesty (Renton, WA)   |   | |
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What's the story on these? Were they a Craigslist find? A little old lady owned them? |
Post# 957807 , Reply# 24   9/16/2017 at 19:29 (2,405 days old) by Countryford (Austin, MN)   |   | |
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They were a friend of a friend. My friend knew the owner for a long time. The owner has them for a number of years. He currently has cancer and isn't expected to last much longer. He's been selling stuff off. My friend told me about them and hot me first dibs on them. The owner was in the hospital when I picked them up from his house. They were in the backyard under the patio. Had been for a while, by the looks of it. The owner is an older gentleman. Don't know more about him.
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Post# 959805 , Reply# 25   9/29/2017 at 09:48 (2,392 days old) by countryford (Austin, MN)   |   | |
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Post# 959834 , Reply# 26   9/29/2017 at 13:28 (2,392 days old) by ken (NYS)   |   | |
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It may just be stuck?? I got a free GE washer a few years back. The person who had posted on CL stated it needed a new belt. I soon realized after getting home the motor was stuck. I removed and lightly clamped vertically by the shaft in the bench vise. Just a slight twist on the housing and it broke loose. It wasn't stuck that badly but just enough that it couldn't break itself loose. Put it back in and it operated without issue.
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