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dodge trucker said:
The last washer and dryer we bought was a speed queen. Basically the same thing as the laundromat has but no coin box. We've had this set longer than the last set already and zero problems at all.
Our last 2 sets were supposed to be top of the line, all kinds of fancy gizmos and such, but nothing but junk. The 1at set was Amana and we had to get the whole cabinet replaced (fortunately under warranty) due to rust issues, and one of the biggest draws to choosing that machine was "heavy duty" stainless wash tub. The transmission also went out on it shortly after the rusty cabinet issue. We tried to get them to simply exchange it and they said that Amana wouldn't go for it even though it would actually be cheaper for them than the cabinet plus all the labor to swap everything over that the company has to pay the appliance dealer in the warranty claim. Then we went to a whirlpool, the one with the "clear top" door, and no spinner sticking out of the middle of the tub, plus it was a "H-E" (hi efficiency) that we had to only buy certain detergent that was compatible, all that .. this thing had 2 pumps in it, this was the first time we ever got the extra warranty on an appliance, and we definitely got our money's worth on that .. though as time went on the warranty company added hoops and bells and whistles that I had to jump thru to get them to acknowledge that they even existed and that yes we did pay for the warranty but it wasn't long after that ran out and that set was at the curb.
All the years growing up across from this one family I remember the mom over there always raving about her speed queen to my mom...
So we decided to try one this latest go round. No extra bells and whistles that weren't needed back in the 70s and 80s (they still aren't) and it just plain works. Maybe some brands are what they used to be?

I was surprised to find out how many of the brands of old have been bought up by whirlpool even though they are still marketed as the brand we've known for years but are really a whirlpool regardless of what sticker was next to the control head......

Wasn't MH81 our resident washer and dryer specialist in these forums?
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Whirlpool, Amana, Maytag, same US company.

Electrolux, Crosley, Tapan, Frigidarie, same Sweden company

Haire, GE Appliance, same 100% owned China company tied to the China Army of defense.

LG & Samsung out of Korea.

None of the above can wash clothes or dishes good enough.

Whirlpool & Maytag make great freezers up to 2016 from the last time we bought one.

Otherwise, I'm not impressed with anyone's appliances.
 
It doesn’t matter what the brand is they all have two categories. One is junk and the other is worse junk for different sales centers. The appliance you buy at a dealer won’t be the same appliance you buy at a box store. If you bought the same appliance every few months your going to get a different one each time. They are too many variables at the time each appliance is made that control what you get inside that pretty cabinet. If you ever watch the show called “How It’s Made” and see some of these components mass produced you’ll wonder if any of them will last long.
 
Bought a new LG clothes washer end of last year. The water level sensor went out at about the 4 month mark. Tech came to the house replaced it. Worked like a charm for about 3-4 weeks and it goes out again. This made the Mrs. unbelievably angry. She made phone calls to various people in the company for probably 2 days Straight. LG ended up shipping us a brand new washer no strings attached. This was back in late May. No problem with this one yet.

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I will not buy a new appliance of any brand or function. They simply are not worth the price they get for them. We have had real good luck and service from an appliance dealer buying used items. Cost is usually about 1/2 or less, they will deliver the replacement, remove the old one and install the replacement for $50. Everything has a 30 day warranty. And all of them have the "new bugs" worked out of it.
 
I have a washer that is about 77 yo setting in my garage that my mother bought after dad and her got the farm in1946, it is a maytag ringer. Before she got this she had one with a gas engine on it. She also had a auto washer that we ended up with and we have replaced both washed and dryer. After my MIL moved we got a maytag fridge and 2 years ago the compressor went out and it would be 3 months to get another one so we took our covid money and got another one.
 
MFDAC said:
Well they wayit sounds I better be thinking about using my wife's flower planter for a washer again! Loree's aunt said it still worked when we hauled it out of her shed and brought it home! Probably similar the one Rad has.

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Carols two tone white and pink Lady Kenmore wringer runs like the day it was made.
 
MFDAC said:
Well they wayit sounds I better be thinking about using my wife's flower planter for a washer again! Loree's aunt said it still worked when we hauled it out of her shed and brought it home! Probably similar the one Rad has.

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I remember my mother washing clothes with one of those.
 
MFDAC said:
Well they wayit sounds I better be thinking about using my wife's flower planter for a washer again! Loree's aunt said it still worked when we hauled it out of her shed and brought it home! Probably similar the one Rad has.

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I had one of those that was my grandma's literally like brand new. I end up giving it to my cousins. I should have kept it to wash dirty/oily work clothes.
 
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chieffan said:
I remember the flex pipe from the Maytag engine run out the window and the crack closed off with an old pair of overalls. Dad would always have to start it for her when she wanted to do the wash - Monday morning never failed was wash day.
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DW's grandma always had a wringer washer. When her's finally failed, the family got her a replacement at Christmas. IT was the modern version with no engine, instead it had the fancy electric motors and the machine ran off 110VAC. Plus, should the power go out, attaching the hand crank still made it work.

It was a modern version of this from 1948.
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This was taken at an Amish fund raiser. I wonder how many long hours people used these.
Wringer Wash Machines Reflect Amish Work Ethic
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Sooooo, what have I been working on. I like to re-purpose rather than toss things away. Yet, I try to balance what I have and NOT become a hoarder. DW sure keeps me inline right there. LOL

I have the DIY VAWT project using the mounts from Dish-TV antennas. That project needs few parts to complete.

Before the weather tanked, I looked at what could be done with 2X Dish-TV units. The dishes are a nice parabolic curve shape.
Since I disc harrow or use the tiller to make the sandy compost rich soil loose, how about a a disc hiller?

I've seen a few here and on other forums. So the concept isn't to difficult.

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I have this mini-ROPS top that was tossed out from some red little zero turn at the curb around here.

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The back of the dish is well supported and structured. Plus it has all of these nice angle adjustments to tune the hiller to perfection. LOL

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I typically come across 4 or 5 of these dishes at the curb per year. I've used them in various projects. No I can't write a book yet on,
The Hundred Ways to Re-purpose Dish Antennas for the Farm.
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MFDAC said:
Well they wayit sounds I better be thinking about using my wife's flower planter for a washer again! Loree's aunt said it still worked when we hauled it out of her shed and brought it home! Probably similar the one Rad has.

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If yours is a Maytag and a round tub it would be older than my square tub.

My mother ran the flex hose out the back door.
 
chieffan said:
Have a couple hand saws a guy wants sharpened. El cheepies for sure. May not be able to do much with on. Has real fine teeth and not sure they even make a file that size, especially for my machine.
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They do make a file for them. Single cut, extra slim. 6" triangular. Not a cheep Nicholson double cut either. $9.50 Special made for Foley Bellsaw equipment.
 
I got around to repositioning the tire chains on the Wheel Horse D160.
I raised the rear axle then deflated the tires. Removed the chains and inspected them.
Then laid the chains over the tires and fastened them at the bottom. I added a dozen rubber straps to hopefully keep them from shifting again.
 

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Dismantled a cub spec Kohler k301 I have here to evaluate it for possible rebuild for my 129.
I still have the original engine here to dismantle, and send the best parts between the two to the machine shop. Hopefully I can assemble 1 good one between them with the (new) parts I have here in hand. I don't feel good about it though, at least doing it right. Probably have to buy oversized parts no matter what combo of parts I pick between the two....
The original engine ran but was best used as a mosquito fogger. Down on power, could see it leaking between the head and block (new head gasket and sanded head, with less than 10 hours on that work) the blown one was a replacement Kohler that didn't appear to have all that many hours on it but it decided to let go, weird/ the rod broke above the crankpin but found one of the nuts in the pan among the loose pieces of rod that fell out.
I'd gotten the replacement engine used, 2nd hand, really don't know any history on it but it ran good initially but it threw the rod about 3 hours (run time( after swapping it for the original one.
 
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