Trash Picked Maytag Model A882 Washer
March 15th, 2010
I found this in the trash this morning with intentions of scrapping it, but i made an exemption since it was an old Maytag. So far it works great with no leakage! Their was also a Kennmore dryer in the same trash too, but that one was a royal piece of shit. I think what happened was the dryer died, and the people who owned this washer replaced the pair. Sorry i said seal leak. I meant drum seal.
March 15th, 2010 at 1:23 pm
Just replaced mine with an LG front load set.
March 15th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
I was wondering why new Maytags look like Whirlpools…I was on there site looking for info on my old washer and they do not include any of the GOOD maytags in there search “Must have six digit model number”
Sure sounds like Whirlpool right there.
March 15th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
thats around an 1987 model with the newer trans post 1986.
March 15th, 2010 at 2:54 pm
I just got one from someone and it looks new the same model year to with the dryer i have no room for the washer but im going to find room now that I see it is good. Thanks
March 15th, 2010 at 3:31 pm
lucky bastard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 15th, 2010 at 3:54 pm
This is a 1989 model
March 15th, 2010 at 4:45 pm
You did good to find one of these in the trash! Here you’ve get classic Maytag Quality matched with the (then) brand new Dependable drive transmission which ran in all newer Maytag washers right up until Maytag’s brink of destruction. This is when Maytag started mixing parts with less reliable brand mates which many feel ran them right out of business. No theres no more Maytags today. A few years ago Whirlpool bought the name and they stamp it on half of their products sold today. 2 bad Maytag!
March 15th, 2010 at 4:55 pm
So true So true!! I don’t know why Maytag didn’t just stick with their dependable drivetrains like the one featured here and even the model before this one.
March 15th, 2010 at 5:37 pm
Wow!! We have 5 first year Neptunes throughout our family and they all work flawlessly. We really love em!! I convinced 3 family friends to buy one a few years later and they love theirs!! I don’t know why everyone gives the Neptune such a bad wrap
March 15th, 2010 at 6:24 pm
No i dont have any idea. I figured it was a post 1984 model.
March 15th, 2010 at 6:52 pm
Any idea what year this was manufactured?
March 15th, 2010 at 6:55 pm
haha cool.
March 15th, 2010 at 7:24 pm
oh sorry…..i feel stupid..LOL
March 15th, 2010 at 7:33 pm
i know
March 15th, 2010 at 8:09 pm
i’m taking about applicences in general
March 15th, 2010 at 8:57 pm
Yeah then Maytag made the Neptune washer which was the biggest pile of shit in history.
March 15th, 2010 at 9:04 pm
see in the old days you would buy an appliance and it would last for 20 years.. now the new ones die like in 2 years!
March 15th, 2010 at 9:26 pm
Awesome washer. I’m sure that thing will outlast any new piece of shit being made today.
usually the people who throw things like that in the garbage are ignorant.
March 15th, 2010 at 10:22 pm
If you tell me the last two letters of the serial number I can give you the manufactures date, and it was most likely was sold with in 2 to 5 months of that date.
The A series washers were the best ones produced back in the 70’s to the 90’s. To bad that Maytag got a CEO from Whirlpool to help them, that guy pretty much screwed Maytag when he had them buy Amana, and Speedqueen. That’s what put Maytag out of business because they were using parts from Amana’s laundry equipment, which was junk.
March 15th, 2010 at 10:48 pm
we have two of these machines in our nursing home they are as old as the home 25 yrs old the machine goes all day a few services have been done as it broke down a few times but it was basic a new dial and pump they are still going strong today
March 15th, 2010 at 11:30 pm
I have met few people in my life with mechanical understanding that comes close to matching my own. This fact tells me that I should make “them” pay for what “they” can’t do for themselves.
“Do what comes naturally. The rest will come naturally and you will live simply.”
Daniel Harding
That is me.
Tober ^^
March 15th, 2010 at 11:48 pm
Yeah i picked up 4 bikes to resell this week. One 1972 Schwinn Suburban for $8.00, one Schwinn Letour tall roadbike for $30.00 at a local estate, one Schwinn Frontier for $5.00, and one Trek 700 Hybrid for $50.00 at a moving sale. I already fixed the Frontier, and the Trek Hybrid im selling AS-IS. The Trek only needs handgrips, and that one will be gone by next week i predict. The washer is pending pick up tommarow, and a down payment has already been made. Sold for $60.00
March 15th, 2010 at 11:56 pm
I have been giving a lot of thought to buying “junk” and reselling it in functional state.
I enjoy fixing things up and think it would be a good way for me to make a simple living.
This town offers a lot of valuable stuff that can be used if it were given a little care.
Red Fox can’t be wrong
March 16th, 2010 at 12:48 am
This is my second one that i found that works. Last year i sold a Whirlpool for $40.00.
March 16th, 2010 at 1:24 am
LOL
“Yea, I got my work clothes in there”
Sweet find. What do you sell these for?