Thread Number: 94435  /  Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Need advice what to do with all of these washers & dryers lawn mowers too !
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Post# 1191038   10/1/2023 at 13:24 (215 days old) by Paulwash (Niagara Falls New York)        

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So I’m sure at one point or another some can get overwhelmed with a collection of machines I have use most of them except for the Maytag washer and I’ve had my fun with them. Do I call the Salvation Army? Is anyone here interested on any of them? I don’t know what to do should I keep them all? Questions from
Niagara Falls… it has taken me almost 40 years to acquire the two Norge washing machines that I did find what was finding gold and filter, flos or rim flos are hard to come by. I need guidance even on the avocado 🥑 kenmore dryer with lighted control ? I am a true direct drive 1990’s kenmore and whirlpool fan. I want them to go to GOOD HOMES. I feel like if I call the Salvation Army, they will just be taken to a scrap yard Most of them work perfectly.



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Post# 1191040 , Reply# 1   10/1/2023 at 13:42 (215 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        
Could you post pictures and/or descriptions of each of them?

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I'm in the same boat as you are; I need to get rid of a lot of machines but members have suggested to me that I post pictures and descriptions of the stuff I want to get rid of. I don't want to send them to the town dump, but I won't have a choice when the contractors start their work.


Post# 1191043 , Reply# 2   10/1/2023 at 14:39 (215 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)        

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I'm not sure about descriptions, but at least a shot of each console might help.  Any description should be very brief.

 

lawrence


Post# 1191045 , Reply# 3   10/1/2023 at 15:00 (215 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i)        

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I'm having trouble over here in Hawai'i finding vintage machines and might be interested in having one or two shipped over. More details on the machines would be nice..!

Post# 1191052 , Reply# 4   10/1/2023 at 17:38 (215 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)        

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I like that GE-looking one with all those knobs, is it a General Electric or Hotpoint, judging from the layout the latter?

Take some better pictures, put 'em on our Shoppers Square, if not a good seller sight, like even HiBid or Craig's List...

Everything there looks too good without a fear shake of seeing in person to just scrap...



-- Dave


Post# 1191085 , Reply# 5   10/2/2023 at 05:24 (215 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
Need to sell vintage washers and lawn mowers

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Hi Paul, any machines that are complete and working you should put on craigslist many people will pay some money to get vintage old-school machines that actually work who don’t want to buy new, I don’t know what things go for where you live, but you can get anywhere from $75-$200 apiece For working top loading washers.

You also can take pictures and offer them here on the club, you may get a few takers, but most people on the site just look and talk and don’t buy very many vintage machines unless they’re close to them, etc.

I have no idea what lawnmowers go for it but again , I’m sure if they actually work people are going to give you at least $50-$150 for them each.

John.


Post# 1191163 , Reply# 6   10/3/2023 at 02:58 (214 days old) by aircub (Huntington, AR)        
norge and ge

any up close pics of the norge and ges?
and any speed queen solid tubs?


Darren


Post# 1191216 , Reply# 7   10/3/2023 at 21:02 (213 days old) by mistereric (New Jersey (Taylor Ham))        

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I have a machine I am looking to replace with something more interesting. I'd love to see what you've got.

Post# 1193422 , Reply# 8   11/11/2023 at 16:10 by swgray (Maryland)        
Norge Washer

I'd be interested in a Norge washer. I've been looking for years for a parts washer for one I have. It broke the suspension trunnion. I have parts to rebuild it 2-3 times but not that part.

A trip to Niagara Falls is easily doable. I have in-laws South of the airport on the river.


Post# 1193627 , Reply# 9   11/14/2023 at 20:04 by Nrusinak (Virginia)        
I’m interested!

Hi! I’m interested in purchasing a solid, vintage washer!

Right now I have a modern HE Kenmore and my clothes literally come out looking dirtier than they went in.

I live in Virginia but would travel for the right machine. I appreciate how things were just made better in the 50’s-70’s.

Please let me know if you are serious about selling.


Post# 1195263 , Reply# 10   12/12/2023 at 12:37 by Nrusinak (Virginia)        
Interested in purchasing an older, vintage washer

Hi,

I troll the Habitat for Humanity stores looking. Please contact me (reply to this post) if you’d like to sell one of your machines. I’m not opposed to traveling for a quality, vintage washer. Nancy


Post# 1195584 , Reply# 11   12/18/2023 at 13:54 by Ragnboneman (Ontario)        

I'm not really one of your washing machine people lol.

I fell into this by way of disgust with my wife's Modern appliance that don't last and my desire to build stuff that will long outlast me at camp.

Ahhhhh.... Camp.....
The Log cabin in the woods where its 1947 with some solar panels....

But here in the modern civilized world am up to my armpits in Generators and antiques of gasoline burning variety.
All my mates are and acquaintances are getting old now.
Stuff in danger form the recyclers.

The real rag and bone men drive rusty trucks around in the early hours collecting metal and I see stuff go to scrap faster than I can bring it home.

This is a real problem to "US" I group you guys in with me...
Not enough collectors and things worth saving are not in high demand.
I know Wig Wag from a direct drive or orbital...
But not many normal people do.
So they are hommeless at the side of the road.

Once there were many Lawnboys and other such easily fixed thongs at the street for days on end at cleanup week.
Now the scrap collectors grab them fast and the recyclers flatten them faster...

So you have my sympathy and complete understanding fellow collectors and tinkering geezers...
This stuff is passing off into the sunset, and we will not see the likes of them again.
Be careful who you give away yesterdays cherished durable goods( they don't make such things anymore and worse no one seems to care


Post# 1195630 , Reply# 12   12/19/2023 at 07:26 by Ragnboneman (Ontario)        

Hey there Paulwash....

Looking at your mowers.

I see nothing thats collectible.
BUT I see some stuff thats note worthy.
All of the self propelled units are using General Transmission drives ( made in France would you believe, or at least some ).
This is a one piece unit tyranny and front drive unit that fits all MTD frames of this new style.
When this came out I turned my nose up at it because I didn't think it would last as long as the bronze gear aluminum housing units that it replaced.
To my surprise these are are going the distance and its easier to work on, or rather just swap the whole front assembly out.
For now the steel rusts out before the plastic drives fail and whole thing is a very easy to fix and find at the curb side...

I see ONE engine of of note worthy comment and again this might surprise.
One Yellow probably a KubCaddet has a Chinese clone of the GX line.
Not quite a Honda but very easy and cheap to fix and repair parts are very common and depending on the version you can swap in Honda or Chinese clone parts to rebuild.
Yes I said rebuild!
Even if the parts are not listed as available from MTD or whom ever its worth taking apart to see if a 68 or 70m piston and or ring set from an other GX or clone will fit same goes for rods a Harbour Freight predator or Greyhound rod can be cut down with a hack say mod to fit...
Very cheap engine with ball bearings and cast iron bore that can go the distance.

I also see some Briggs and stratton, a Honda GCV maybe a techumseh....
Not worth fixing those, you can give them to the recyler and search for Chinese replacement engines at tool stores or curbsides.
Just stay away from anything thats not a real GX clone ( not the GC series ).
Chinese got wise to the cheaper way to make an engine from Honda and I don't think they will last ( and because its not a GX clone engine parts are not more than replacement value )

I used to be a tried and true lawnboy C and D series user.
I was never going to change and didn't until the parts dried up and the curbside specials vanished.
But the Chinese did the world a great service when they cloned the Honda GX line.
Even if they are not quite a Commercial quality engine the Chinese units are so cheap and so universal with interchangeable parts I think we can keep those units running until the gasoline runs out.
Its hard to change but the gx/clones are probably the best mower engines ever made for reliability and economy too.

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I'm slowly migrating to the Chinese engines with the 70mm bore ( 173cc NOT to be confused with the Chinese 174, thats a new casting that looks like its inspired by the GC series Honda. Stay away from that its headless piece of crap just like the Honda ).
This covers all my stuff with a standard ring set.
its not a perfect solution but so far most everything is working out.
There are still some older 68 mm bore Honda or clone in my fleet but they will probable age out some time in the next 10-20 years without problem and parts are easy to buy aftermarket for them.
I can sit on enough 10 dollar spares to keep both running together in parallel for the next 20 years

I'd like to slowly workup to everything in my mowers pumps generators and Utility engines using these small block clones.
And I'm going to upgrade.
Perfect circle ring sets, Honda rods, Champion cast rockers and standard cranks,
out with the plastic cams and in with the cast iron ones.

Then I never have to worry about parts again ever.
As I age out of service my stuff can age out too and be cannibalized to keep the last of them running until its my progeny's problems lol...


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