Product review (5 stars): This Washing is Working For Us on the Farm
Hello!  I'd like to tell you about our experience with this washer.  We have a small farm, and have been through any number of washers over the past decade.  Finally we were just buying cheap used washers, because new ones only tended to last 2-3 years.  Then a repairman told me about the Speed Queen brand when I asked him if he had any used "bare bones" washers.  He said we needed a Speed Queen:  it cost a little more, was no frills, nothing fancy, no songs or bells & whistles, but that it had a stainless steel tub, and IT WASHED CLOTHES.  We looked around and finally ordered one from Amazon.  The first one, when we opened the box, was badly dented on top (where the controls are).  I called Amazon, however, and they gave me NO problems whatsoever.  They shipped another one out immediately and picked up the dented one.  I've now been using this Speed Queen since late October, and it's been great so far.  It washes clothes, and it seems to wash them QUICKLY.  I used to spend all day Monday washing clothes, and sometimes into Tuesday.  I'd wash 8 or more loads.  Now, it seems like my time spent washing has been cut in half. I try to stagger the wash-loads so that I can hang out some sheets, because the dryer can't keep up.  I wish I'd known about this brand of washer years ago. In fact, my friend, who has 5 children, has just bought one for her family.  I'll update this review, if I can, if anything changes.