quick trip to buffalo nets 4 dishwashers and a maytag!!!

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i went to buffalo/rochester last week to pick up a g.e. mobile maid i bought last year on e bay for a buck!

i ended up bringing back 4 dishwashers and a surprise maytag a606 washing machine that was on craigs list for free!

here's some pics for anyone interested. the people i met and picked up from wanted to see them as well! here goes!

the truck i was supposed to rent ended up being a chevy van!

it worked out better that way as it rained all the way to buffalo and back!

 

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4 hour drive to cleveland from

cincinnati, then on to pennsylvania!

 

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new york and niagara falls

is another 4 hour drive from cleveland!

 

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ist stop

picking up a kitchenaid kdp2 top loader dishwasher that it is very good shape!

 

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this was on craigs list

in buffalo. the seller said it had never been used which was not the case but it is in excellent shape for it's age!

 

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this is my 2nd kitchenaid top

loader but my first one having the old blue cast iron spray arm and pump. can't wait to get this one running!

 

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next on the list was a frigidaire

front loader that i originally did not want. i already have a front load dishmobile as well as a top load slant top.

but when i saw it and what great shape it was in i decided to grab it. it looks like new!

 

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what makes this one different

is the tub is white, not blue plastic coated like my other two.

and the spray arm tube does not have the ball on top. the pump and lower spray arm are the same.

 

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the top is dirty but that will

scrub clean very easily when i get to it! the outer cabinet looks great! even if it white! my other two are avacado and coppertone so i guess white is fine after all!

i hear this one is from the early 70's. it's obviously a newer design that my other two with the plastic coating on the tub.

 

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on to get the g.e. mobile maid

from a nice lady named angela. i have been talking to her all winter via e mail and was glad i finally got to meet her! she was a lot of fun and also let me have a mixer and a blender that had never been used!

hgere's the mobile maid!

 

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the racks are in great shape except for

one or two places and the tub has no rust, just some dirt that will easily clean up. she did say it leaked. luckily i have a pump seal waiting for it if needed, plus an extra used motor.

 

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Nice finds, you're going to fall in love with that KitchenAid. They are so fun to hear running.

How do you like the performance of the Frigidaire machines you have now? I've only ever played with them, haven't actually had one to use regularly.

 

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i have another one just like it

in coppertone but i just love these old g.e.'s so much i wanted a spare!

i remember looking at these in the 60's whenever i went to an appliance store! i was fascinated by that spray arm with those huge water jets!

this one will have to wait awhile before i get to rebuilding it, probably this winter.

 

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this mixer was the lady's mother's

it's a hamilton beach in harvest gold and came with a dough hook attachment.

i thought "why not add it to the growing mixer collection".

 

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this blender i really

liked! it looks like it has never been used!

 

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came with a festive little book tucked

inside!

Knapp Monarch liquidizer!

never heard of it but that's part of the fun of getting it!

i'm guessing mid 50's here? correct me if i'm wrong.

 

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now for the maytag!

nite before i left i scanned craigs list in buffalo/rochester and saw this advertised for free!

i've always wanted a maytag in spite of the fact that frigidaire is my all time favorite brand.

i know nothing about it but am learning fast! gonna do a seperate post on this little gem! i will say it runs great and only has two minor problems. a small leak around a bolt in the outer tub and a timer motor problem that i am working on.

it's a a606 and larry in parma told me it was made between 1967 and 1973. he said it is the best model they ever made.
i don't know but i sure love it! and it's harvest gold! i can't handle any more white!

 

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love the control panel

on it!

 

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the inner tub is yellow and

matches the outer cabinet almsot exactly! i thought this was made that way but larry told me the inner is really white and that is a major hard water stain all over it!

i like it better this way so i'm leaving it.

the people thought it was only about 10 years old and i told them it was more like 40. i didn't feel right just taking it so i gave them 50 bucks at least!

 

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the van was full and it was 11 p.m. so i

headed back towards cleveland. i was too cheap to pay for a motel so i pulled into a rest stop in erie pa. and slept in the van, all curled up next to these apliances!

angela in new york was nice enough to give me a blanket to keep me warm! thanks angela! you are a very nice lady and i enjoyed meeting you and everyone else!

 

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next morning i made a stop at modern parts

to see larry and his wife sharon!

 

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it's always an adventure

at modern parts! larry is a character to say the least! and he knows every part number by memory from around 1940 on up! amaxing!

 

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turns out the people i needed to visit in

cleveland for my last machine pick up were only minutes from larry's shop!

they were a very nice couple and i bought this old g.e. impeller machine from them.

the gentleman told me it was his mother's and had been stored in the attic for about 40 years!

he said as a kid he used to go up in the attic with his brother and look at it! his parents want to see it running again and i'm gonna do a seperate thread on it when it's done!

 

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i have already started

rebuilding this machine and it is in great shape for it's age!

the inside was full of 40 years of dirt and the impeller will have to replaced but the essentials are fine!

motor is in great shape! i finished it's tune up yesterday!

the tub cleaned up beautifully! looks like new!

i have a d&m impeller i was actually able to modify to fit this g.e. so it's got a new impeller on it now!

the drain valve and both hoses are in great shape!

this machine will run again, very soon and these nice people will get their wish! their parent's will see it all rebuilt, looking great and running!

 

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another "before pic"

closeup of the sump and impeller. i thought it was rust but it was only dirt!

old impeller had peices broken off from both vanes. i found some of it in the drain pump.

 

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yesterday i took it all apart

tuned up the motor and drain pump and scrubbed and scrubbed like joan crawford on the tub! "nothing is clean!!!!!!!!!"

wanna bet! it shined up like new! i was amazed. i used a combination of degreaser, lime away, and comet!

that blue tape is painters tape over all the openings as i painted the underside of the tub and drain tube with rustoleum rusty metal primer. it's underside will get a fresh coat or two of white paint before i reassemble it!

 

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i'm still in shock over how well it

cleaned up. today i touched up any nicks with appliance epoxy touch up paint. there were very few places to touch up. amazing for 56 years old!

the folks said they looked it up and this model was from 1954! year before i was born!

 

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here's the motor all tuned up

with it's brand new D&M impeller attached!

when i do the seperate thread i will show how i modified the d&m impeller to fit a g.e. they are different in design.

 

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the racks are prettty cruddy looking

and i'm saving them for last! i think they will clean up very well! i hope!

anybody have any tips please let me know!

all in all i love this machine and really wanted it when i saw it advertised here. it is my 3rd impeller machine, i have the bowtie g..e. from toledo, the modern maid from the church in grand rapids and now this little guy from cleveland!

and to the people i bought it from (i know you are reading this) thanks a lot! i enjoyed meeting you and will keep you posted on it's rebuild! i will put a video of it on you tube when i'm done and let you know when i do the threacd on it's rebuild here on the site!

you cleveland folks are always very nice, i have gotten quite a few machines fron northern ohio!

 

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that's it for me!

hope eveyone who reads this enjoys it!

this is probably my last road trip ever!

the only thing that could possibly tempt me to do another would be

a norge timeline
unimatic
pulsamatic
mutimatic
another rollermatic
another 1-18
frigidaire spin tube
another kitchenaid
that tappen dishwasher with the rolling pin for a spray arm

guess that's my future wish list! thanks for lookin!