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Was in the market for a large clothesline, this was the biggest I could find at the best price at the moment. Hope it helps someone else too.
Hills Hoist 8-Line Clothesline $279.65 Delivered @ Hardwareshoptoyou eBay
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mikedenoob on 15/08/2021 - 01:43 ebay.com.au (723 clicks)
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Yeah, I just checked. It's normally $280, so you saved 35 cents…
Please do show me
stop with the trolling
$329
I just checked about 5 online retailers,
$312:
https://www.simplyclotheslines.com.au/products/hills-rotary-…$309:
https://www.hardwareshop2u.com.au/hills-hoist-8-line-premium…Mitre 10 is 380 or something.
So far seems like a decent deal. I might get one.
Be keen to know where jv is talking about.
Are these designed to last 70 years like the older design Hills clothesline you see at houses built in the 1950's??
You're referring to the Hills Heritage™ range of Rotary Hoists.
Maybe,, not sure, are these the same quality and will last forever?
I bought a different product, but had a pretty disappointing experience with Hills not too long ago. Bought one of their airers for around $70 also from Hardwareshop ebay (who were able to email me back a sales invoice 18 months later). Contacted Hills as there were all these plastic clips on it breaking and their response was that they didn’t carry the spare parts and suggested to go to a hardware store to see if I could find something to fix it (wtf). I know not even close to a big steel hoist but I was pretty peeved. The $25 Kmart one I replaced it with has been holding up better and I’m sure they would have refunded me if it broke.
From my own experience, these will last between 10 to 15 years before the plastic components breaks apart. At which point replacement parts may not be available for your model or too costly to replace anyway.
No idea why these weren't built in parks. The amount of fun we had just jumping off the ledge and hanging off these things! Not like health and safety back then was a huge thing anyway haha (i'm talking 80's btw)
Yeah the 80s were a parallel universe for sure. I used to venture around 5km from my house with my Billy cart or bike. The stuff we used to do I can’t imagine kids doing these days.
The stuff we used to do I can’t imagine kids doing these days.
IMO it's pretty sad we've done this. In so many ways things are safer now than they were 40 years ago and kids now even have mobile phones tethering them to home. People say stuff like more cars on the road now - that's bs too, they've always been there., and it's not like kids are gonna play on the highways.
We've destroyed a beautiful part of Australian childhood. I sometimes wonder why we've done that.
Said by every older generation about their younger generation. This is more to do with nostalgia rather than anything else.
@KMeister: My parents told me about lots of things they did that I didn't but I never heard them say they felt sorry for me missing out on something.
Just to follow up after my research - sounds like those old school clothes lines were these:
https://www.hillshome.com.au/our-product/fixed-head-hoists/
More expensive than this bargain but will last longer. Less moving parts and more galvanised steel.
Problem with the old style one is you can't fold it and take it out of the ground if your using the backyard for something.
Believe it or not, it was the first thing I installed in my new home.
I did think about it but once you use it as a family, you realise it's value. We decided to keep it
Can't stand the folding clothesline that come with new houses, has as much space as a quarter of these classic spinners.
But then again, with the size of land being sold now, you'd be lucky to fit one of these in your backyard.
New houses still come with clotheslines?? That's really bizarre. I doubt any architect designed house would include one.
House sellers are the target market for these now?
Can you elaborate on the correlation between houses on the market without hills clothesline and the dryness of my clothes?
I mean, I'm sure there are people out there who love wallpaper as well. And pressed metal ceilings…
Remember people, biggest does not mean best for you.
Remember this needs space to turn. They usually have a recommended radius/area of empty space.
Excellent. Now I just need a bargain on goon
Unfortunately it’s expired. Missed out :/
How much is it normally ?