Try Lehmans. I have their catalog and on page 26 they show exactly
what you are asking for. Their web page is: www.Lehmans.com
They have a Staber brand washer. Not cheap. The residential model is
$1149.00 plus $150.00 freight and the commercial model is $1449.00
plus $150.00 freight.
Made to be serviced by the end user, few moving parts, everything is
front accessible. Toll free hot line for repair assistance. It's a
top loading tumbler action which saves much water.
I have no connection just admire well built machinery.
73 Gary




On Sat, 06 May 2006 04:29:25 GMT, Ignoramus22440
wrote:

It seems that my current maytag washer broke the clutch, that's very
hard to get to. The motor and the tub pulley spin, but the tub does
not engage. There were also some bad noises coming from there, as
though a piece of metal was caught between some gears. These noises
stopped, eventually, with no improvement.

It is not the first time when this washer breaks and I have just about
had it.

I would like to buy a new washer that is built honestly, like Miller
welders or Cummins engines, and not like cost engineered crap that
does not last and is impossible to fix.

Such washers are, apparently, made, at least for commercial
laundromats. (which would not fit our room) Is there a consumer
version of that? Where plastic and potmetal is not used for major
parts, and things are built to last "like they used to".

I do not mind paying top dollar for such a thing if it exists.

Any ideas?

i
Gary Pewitt N9ZSV
Sturgeon's Law "Ninety percent of everything is crap"