Killing Off a FL Machine

[rp2813]

Gives the term "death rattle" a whole new slant.

 

Sorry if this has been posted before, and if anyone here is responsible for this, please accept my compliments for a job well done.

 

[aquarius1984]

Are we due a FL v TL war?

Spose its been a while,

Excuse me, I have to powder my nose' il let you to it......

 

[lordkenmore]

Usually I kill front loaders using a silver agitator stabbed through the heart of the machine....

 

[lordkenmore]

Interesting video, and thanks for posting it!

 

[hydralique]

The Moral Of The Story Is . . .

Remember to carefully check all your pockets for bricks before loading your washer or disaster may result!

 

[reversomatic]

TL Vs FL

Did someone mention TL Vs FL war?

 

[frigilux]

Allow me to toss the first grenade: ALL top-loaders suck, especially vintage machines! The only washer worth having is a brand new, beautiful plastic $1500 front-loader that uses almost no water!!

This may be a good time for me to duck-and-run...and run, and run, and run, LOL.

 

[DirectDriveDave]

Wait, Wait, your machine actually has to use water at all? how horrible you are!!

 

[qualin]

It seems to me like front loaders can die in a much more spectacular way than top loaders. Putting a brick in a spinning top loader just doesn't create as much drama.

I recall seeing a video where a guy put gasoline in a top loader, lit it and then set it to agitate. That made for a rather entertaining, yet dangerous light show.

 

[tolivac]

Geez-what is it with the folks on these YouTube videos--Do they HATE their washers--For the TL vs hand grenade--check your pockets for hand grenades before loading the wash into the machine!!
that idiot with the golf club was throwing various things into a FL washer-glass and pottery things,flourescent lamps(the FL washer makes a good flourescent bulb crusher)Barney and Elmo dolls,radios,cameras and such,even a huge steel weight-came from a barbell set.The Barney and Elmo dolls were talking and singing when he threw them in.And he threw these things into a Maytag dryer.
then on Classic Refuse Trucks-from Britan no less-they show several shots of a Hotpoint FL washer being crushed in a Dennis Phoneix RL trash truck.they crushed it several times-grinding it into bits-all that was left was a bent shaft motor!

 

[hoovermatic]

I am always left with the impression that the guys that make these vidoes are a bit simple minded!

 

[qualin]

Personally, there are a few washer destruction videos I've love to see:

1. An LG top loader loaded with king size duvet and put onto "Regular" mode with high speed spin.
2. A front loader filled to the brim full of tomatos, then put on a 1400 RPM spin.
3. A front loader washing dishes. (It's not as exciting in a top loader)
4. More top loader flammable liquid action
5. A front loader washing full cans of Coke. (Probably not as exciting)

Probably that's the extent of it. Of course, most of the "Victim" machines would have to be machines that we've all grown to despise. I would die if I saw a vintage machine doing anything of the above.

What I think is really juvenile are people that just can't wreck something fast enough, so they just attack it with a sledgehammer. That's boring and stupid, but probably a great stress reliever.

 

[tolivac]

FL washer as a "juicer"think there was a Youtube video of some doing this-but with oranges.
The man that liked destroying things with golf clubs was throwing dishes,glasses,coffe cups,into a FL washer in the spin cycle.
At one time in my area there was a "shooting pit"Where old appliances were often dumpted.Sometimes washers-I would take parts from them,agitators mostly-then use them for targets-It was a great stress releiver.Then the buldozer would shove the "remains"into the fill pit.the site was a sand and gravel mine.Now its a housing area.Many folks liked to shoot there.Rifles and shotguns did more damage than the sledgehammer-and more fun.Most of the machines dumpted there were pretty bad shape-smashed from being dumpted off a truck or shoved around by the dozer.I did salvage some antique signs from there-and sold them to a sign collector.Was funny carrying them on my car!They were too big to put inside it.

 

[boschlover1997]

What the.??

erm, what is the point in this? as far as im aware this is a complete waste of a washing machine that someone who cant afford one would be very privileged to get it. and your on here to be.. "washer fans" oh dear. clearly not.
not many thanks,
george.

 

[tolivac]

I think the washers and machines smashed were remains of "parts" ones or those that couldn't be repaired.Yes,I try to keep vintage ones if I can.However, unlike many collectors I don't have a large basement to put them in.and in my area--many vintage machines have already been scrapped since folks here don't have the space to keep the old one.The southeast is devoid of basements.Occasionally you may find an old machine here stored in a barn-the conditions in such storage cause the machine to corrode to a pile of rust.

 

[qualin]

George,

While I'm not really for the idea of trashing perfectly good, repairable washers that other people can use, there are washers out there that are in such horrible shape, you wouldn't even be able to give them away.

An excellent example are washers which are so badly rusted that they're either unsafe to people, unsafe to clothing or just in such a poor shape it's not worth it to fix.

In other instances, when the bearing on a front loader goes and it is out of warranty, it can cost more to fix it than what the washer is worth... and it's not viable to give it to someone either. (I'm sure they wouldn't appreciate hearing a freight train coming out of their wash area whenever it went into spin.)

In which case, destroying these washers already bound for the junkyard is in some ways, good entertainment and a good stress reliever, provided it's done properly.

Now, in saying that, A brand new Roper or Plastic Tubbed GE washer is $300. I've also seen plenty of washers selling on Craigslist and Kijiji which are in great shape for even less than that. Heck, I sold my top of the line washer/dryer GE set for $200, how much cheaper can one get?

What I don't advocate is going out and buying brand new washing machines and then trashing them. Unless you are rich and you just don't care what other people think! (The exception to this are LG top loaders, but that's a whole other story.)

 

[aeg03]

Seen this video before. Pretty good though!

 

[roto204]

Remember...

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[tolivac]

don't some LG and other new washers destroy themselves and their sorroundings with their "Spin-splode" action!You don't need bricks,rocks,pottery,sledgehammers, grenades,trash trucks,or guns.