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I think had Maytag gotten on the China bandwagon very early they could have made the expensive pitman trans there for pennies instead and it would have been just as durable. I think the trans was the biggest cost in building those washers since it was so well built.

I have a working trans from a 1964 A500 standard capacity washer but it will need oil service and new seals. I removed it from a working machine that had a rotted tub and burnt start winding in the motor. $100.00 plus shipping if interested

Addendum to post #13 I totally forgot about the family that lives 3 houses away the neighbors call The Klopeks. They hardly ever come out of their house, windows and shades always closed. The whole family has always been odd, parents, 3 kids. Parents are gone now and one daughter is in the...

Socks, tee shirts, underwear, jeans once. Work sweat shirts in cold months go 3 days unless oil, grease, or exhaust smells require sooner. Im a clean freak. Not directed at anyone here but society in general has serious hygiene issues today. Ive withstood more than my share of standing behind...

We used to have Shaws here in CT but they pulled out several years ago. I did most of my shopping there. They had the best international foods aisle ever. I used to buy frozen veggies from Holland that I steamed and they tasted like fresh picked. Plus they had jarred soups from Italy you just...

I dont know what will be worse............. For them. The insane cost of food, or the even more insane cost of energy with this 40 year high inflation on everything to heat their homes this Winter.

I dont think the gas line coming into my house would deliver enough to run all those burners LOL

We hardly ever lose power here yet I have a 5000 watt 20 year old Honda on standby because when its out its for days. If you live in an area of the country where you lose power seasonally from hurricanes or tornados it is wise to have at the least a 6500 watt generator and four 5 gallon gas cans...

Any day now I expect to see the winds kick up in OK and the second dust bowl to begin

I want that lint filter LOL

I never buy store bought name brand bread. Luckily we have several bakeries of all types in this area from Italian to Artisan so I buy local and super fresh.

Im not sure about how old fuels were blended, my knowledge goes as far as regular leaded gas being banned now. In fact I knew a guy that got 10 years for pumping Ethyl ;)

Ultramatic nailed it, I think the production company planned on most viewers not knowing about the A/C vents on that Caddy. But it happens all the time in movies. I bet Stanley Kramer thought most people wouldnt notice in the final chase scene between Culpepper and the two cabs that the back...

Yesterdays oils and greases left much to be desired compared to todays. My 1960 Mercedes owners manual clearly states " Todays oils are just good enough to protect your engine, proper service ensures long life ". Basically what they were saying was oil isnt the old waxy sludge you used in 1938...

Not all blame is on consumers... Dont forget all companies have profit margins. Its they who are really to blame for cost cutting because of high union labor costs, high insurance costs, high property value costs, some states tax you on machinery as property plus inventory tax, high material...

When I see those stamped steel transmissions and all that cheap plastic Im glad Im still using an antique Maytag with its cast iron spinning weapon of a trans and steel tubs etc.

Reply #3 Winger?!?!??

Im sure with everything under the sun made in China that Maytag could have had the Pitman trans built there exactly the way it was in Iowa for peanuts, as that plus the motor were prob the two most expensive parts. They could have kept the same design with different cabinets etc but with todays...

Pitman trans Maytags....... Are like GE Monitor Tops. The fact so many are still in daily use after many decades is proof of their genius in design. They werent kidding back then with their slogan " The Dependability People ". The automotive equivalent would be the Mercedes 240D or Volvo 240.

Greatest top load washer ever made The simplicity is brilliant. Spin the motor one way the tub locks and it washes, reverse it, and the tub and all spin while the pump goes from sucking air to pumping the water out. So good they kept it many decades with few changes and built up a reliability...