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I remember my mom had one of those washers, when i was little we lived at indian lake ohio and we had western auto in lakeview. Our was was a avacado green wizard citation it had the burp-o-later agitator and lint filter tray but no fabric softener dispenser to go over top of her lint filter but...

hi guys man seeing those monkeywards washers again really brings back alot of memories. my mom had the one with all the buttons across the front of the panel, and both the washer and the drier were lighted panels. mom was going to buy the "Touch & Wash" washer once when i was 8 years old but...

hi alr2903 it is a 2004, and like the booklet says to lift it forward and then reset it down until the back re-leveling legs kick in, i have done that 2 times and even checked it out with a level the machine is exactly level. Until payday i have been taking a 5 gallon bucket and filling it to...

hi guys thanks frigilux i opened the back of the control panel on my gibson which like yours fills only to the thrid row of holes and mine also is not changeable and i don't have the infinitely variable just low medium and full, so i guess i will have to do what a friend suggested. he said to...

i can sympathize with you I went together with my sister and her hubby and we bought a house together and we all get along real well, but when it comes to doing laundry, my sis and her hubby drive me nuts, in 2004 i bought a supreme capacity gibson (frigidaire made) washer and dryer, and when i...

thanks for that video Robert Iam in awe of you, you are a genius. just watching those videos of the different washers brought back some cool and fun memeories. thanks again Kelly

addressing wal-mart I work at walmart and even though we do not get alot of money, the one thing i look at is that it is a job. But however, I do have to say never underestimate the stupidity of john Q public. I work in the automotive department or as its called Tire and Lube Express, and when...

i remember the wards my mom had, it was tol model it had the lighted console the bleach dispenser in the metal top all kinds of knobs and buttons. She told me once when you have 6 kids all at home and 8 to 10 loads of laundry a day to wash you need to have the best so it will last for ever. she...

montgomery wards is all my mom would buy I have encountered many of the wards sneezers as we called them, the only washer my mom would buy. we had 3 of them the last one came in the mid 80's it was one of a kind my mom bought, the set was the first of its kind it was almond colored and the...

you say didn't put any soap in even though you say you didn't put any soap in the washer, judging by the soap suds in the center of the water, I would say the agiplate, did a good job at beating alot of the excess soap out of it. Which means the agiplate gets clothes cleaner then front loaders...

when I was a child of 4 years old my mom had a montgomery wards washer with a spin speed that was so powerful, that one day i was sitting on the commode and the washer came walking across the floor, now for a 4 year old boy that can be traumatic. i was afraid to go to the bathroom by myself for...

Unimatic1140 i must say you are my idol when it comes to rescuing the old model washers and dryers and repairing them. I wouldn't mind seeing your washer collection which i think is better (from the pictures i have seen) then any old museum or amusement park, i have always loved washers and...

hi guys I know you don't know me from the man in the moon, but i have been sitting here reading your stories, and they remind me so much of what i have gone thru these last few years of my life but also i am reminded of my soulmate Antonio who died in a plane crash. I was 19 and Antonio was 22...

what iam glad i dont have anymore my white 1985 plymouth horizon, had more mechanics under it than i did. my 2 2006 bagless eureka vacuums, which couldn't suck a flea off a dogs back. a 1970 monkey wards dryer,my mom and dad to replace the front on the dryer(having gone thru 10 panel fronts)...

staber washing machines my friend has a staber washing machine and unlike what was said on here they are not noisy and she loves it because where she lives has metered water so she can only do her laundry after 7pm, and the staber only uses 5 gallons to wash and rinse. But the only thing she...