the articles in the basket form an unbalanced load the basket 38 has a tendency to rotate askew of the vertical axis 36 in a noncircular path with the basket being urged from vertical on excursions the basket excursions urge the tub 32 from its spaced position relative to the housing panels 14 16 18 20 at the beginning of a spin cycle when the load is unbalanced there may be severe excursions wherein the tub contacts a housing panel severe excursions are not only noisy and potentially damaging to the washer but may cause the washer to move from its position on the floor and walk across the floor especially where the floor is weak or uneven accordingly most washers are equipped with a shut down system to turn the machine off when the excursions reach a predetermined magnitude or intensity as shown in fig1 and in enlarged detail in fig3 a plurality of coil spring and snubber suspensions 42 provide support for tub 32 and basket 38 to minimize vibration while two such suspensions are effective three minimize most effectively the basket excursion effects the three suspensions are positioned 120 u00b0 apart around the tub 32 if four such suspensions are used they are equally spaced around the tub 32 in a preferred embodiment each coil spring and snubber suspension 42 has a coil spring 44 with mounting loops 46 and 48 at opposite ends thereof and an extension rod 50 a first snubber 52 is positioned inside the coil spring 44 the snubber 52 is a.