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Thread Number: 16807
Guess what Bobby got this weekend??? |
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| Post# 277321 4/28/2008 at 17:18 (5,833 days old) by bobbyderegis (Boston) | ||
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Did someone say it's Maytag month? Bobby in Boston 
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| Post# 277336 , Reply# 1 4/28/2008 at 18:25 (5,833 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
Hey Bob | ||
| Post# 277344 , Reply# 2 4/28/2008 at 19:55 (5,833 days old) by travis () | ||
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I can't see... Get that darn blanket off of it so I can check out your new toy. | ||
Post# 277358 , Reply# 3 4/28/2008 at 20:50 (5,833 days old) by gadgetgary  (Bristol,CT) |
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Maytag Envy | ||
| Post# 277360 , Reply# 4 4/28/2008 at 21:18 (5,833 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
It's bigger than a breadbox... | ||
| Post# 277365 , Reply# 5 4/28/2008 at 21:38 (5,833 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Show us Bobby, show us!!!! | ||
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Post# 277375 , Reply# 6 4/28/2008 at 22:16 (5,833 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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| Post# 277381 , Reply# 7 4/28/2008 at 22:40 (5,833 days old) by brettsomers () | ||
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Hurry! Do it now! | ||
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Post# 277383 , Reply# 8 4/28/2008 at 22:49 (5,833 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 277385 , Reply# 9 4/28/2008 at 22:53 (5,833 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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| Post# 277413 , Reply# 11 4/29/2008 at 06:45 (5,833 days old) by bobbyderegis (Boston) | ||
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Here is the inside. It had a little dust, but like new as well. Notice the kink in the bleach dispenser hose. B in B 
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| Post# 277414 , Reply# 12 4/29/2008 at 06:46 (5,833 days old) by bobbyderegis (Boston) | ||
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The tub gleams. No stains, no dulling or scratches. Only a bit of lint on the lid switch button. Bleach dispenser and lint filter spotless. B in B 
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| Post# 277415 , Reply# 13 4/29/2008 at 06:48 (5,833 days old) by bobbyderegis (Boston) | ||
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I think this will have to replace my A612. B in B 
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Post# 277416 , Reply# 14 4/29/2008 at 06:49 (5,833 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Bobby | ||
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Post# 277417 , Reply# 15 4/29/2008 at 06:49 (5,833 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 277422 , Reply# 17 4/29/2008 at 07:52 (5,832 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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I bought one of these brand new in 1991. | ||
| Post# 277423 , Reply# 18 4/29/2008 at 07:53 (5,832 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Great find Bobby!! I am really happy for you. That looks like a keeper for sure. Love that turquoise agitator. | ||
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Post# 277433 , Reply# 20 4/29/2008 at 09:04 (5,832 days old) by bendix5 (Central Point, Oregon) |
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| Post# 277436 , Reply# 21 4/29/2008 at 09:20 (5,832 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
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Post# 277447 , Reply# 22 4/29/2008 at 10:08 (5,832 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Maytag! | ||
| Post# 277455 , Reply# 23 4/29/2008 at 11:24 (5,832 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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What a... | ||
| Post# 277464 , Reply# 25 4/29/2008 at 12:23 (5,832 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
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Worth the trip... | ||
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Post# 277470 , Reply# 26 4/29/2008 at 12:41 (5,832 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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| Post# 277492 , Reply# 27 4/29/2008 at 15:19 (5,832 days old) by maytagbear (N.E. Ohio) | ||
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Great! Wonderful catch, Bobby! Enjoy. Lawrence/Maytagbear | ||
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Post# 277502 , Reply# 28 4/29/2008 at 16:24 (5,832 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 277515 , Reply# 29 4/29/2008 at 16:50 (5,832 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS) | ||
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Bobby ... VERY nice machine; WOW! Looks like she's got a lot of years ahead of her; so mint-looking under the hood!! Enjoy ... :-) | ||
| Post# 277526 , Reply# 30 4/29/2008 at 17:34 (5,832 days old) by thor (Buenos Aires) | ||
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Dream washer! Bobby, you got one of my dream washers, and in mint condition! Congrats on your find. Emilio | ||
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Post# 277530 , Reply# 31 4/29/2008 at 17:47 (5,832 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Post# 277531 , Reply# 32 4/29/2008 at 17:48 (5,832 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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| Post# 277533 , Reply# 33 4/29/2008 at 18:05 (5,832 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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| Post# 277536 , Reply# 35 4/29/2008 at 18:17 (5,832 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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| Post# 277559 , Reply# 36 4/29/2008 at 20:25 (5,832 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Beautiful washer Bobby! Certainly something to be extemely proud of....... | ||
| Post# 277561 , Reply# 37 4/29/2008 at 20:28 (5,832 days old) by stainfighter (Columbia, SC) | ||
new??? | ||
| Post# 277565 , Reply# 38 4/29/2008 at 20:45 (5,832 days old) by dirtybuck (Springfield, MO) | ||
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Congrats To You! I've always been like this, don't know why...but at times I prefer a warm water rinse over a cold. I'm glad to see you can make that choice on your machine. | ||
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Post# 277566 , Reply# 39 4/29/2008 at 20:45 (5,832 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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| Post# 277570 , Reply# 40 4/29/2008 at 20:52 (5,832 days old) by hoover1060 () | ||
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absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! Just as nice inside as outside!! That machine could not have a better home now! So Bobby is there anything left on Craigslist Boston? | ||
| Post# 277580 , Reply# 42 4/29/2008 at 21:48 (5,832 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida) | ||
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| Post# 277611 , Reply# 43 4/30/2008 at 03:30 (5,832 days old) by speed_queen75 () | ||
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Thats and AWESOME!!!!! Machine there Bobby, I is jealous, sniff pout, wish we here in the south could find more of the older appliances, but it seems they have all DRIED up,"SIGH" Oh well, i wont give up... | ||
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Post# 277619 , Reply# 44 4/30/2008 at 06:54 (5,832 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Steve
'My machine definately had the turquoise agitator, just the shorter fins of the orbital' So before the change to the white agitator, is it my understanding that Maytag changed to the orbital transmission but still kept the blue powerfin agitator? When do you believe that Maytag changed from helical drive to orbital? | ||
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Post# 277622 , Reply# 46 4/30/2008 at 07:34 (5,831 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Thanks for the information | ||
| Post# 277627 , Reply# 47 4/30/2008 at 07:54 (5,831 days old) by bobbyderegis (Boston) | ||
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I think they changed them in 87. The tell tale sign were the little ribs on the agitator barrel. Am I right? Bobby in Boston | ||
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Post# 277628 , Reply# 48 4/30/2008 at 07:56 (5,831 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Powerfin | ||
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Post# 277629 , Reply# 49 4/30/2008 at 07:58 (5,831 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Another brochure | ||
| Post# 277634 , Reply# 50 4/30/2008 at 09:18 (5,831 days old) by bobbyderegis (Boston) | ||
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Does anyone have one of these orbital tranny Tags? I have never used one or heard one in action. I assume they must sound different during agitation. Bobby in Boston | ||
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Post# 277635 , Reply# 51 4/30/2008 at 09:25 (5,831 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Bobby | ||
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Post# 277644 , Reply# 52 4/30/2008 at 10:59 (5,831 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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The change to the orbital was in 1987'ish. The agitators remained blue/turquoise for a while and then changed to white as in the brochure above in the last of the 25 1/2" wide washers. The agitators were a bit different in the later, wider machines (top brochure pics) and had 12 fins - Power-Flex 12. The first orbital machine I saw was almost exactly like Bobby's but without the speed selections and had a turquoise agitator. A lady I worked with had one in her new house and it did a spectacular job on small loads but I didn't get to try a large load until a few years later in someone else's washer. I never thought the orbital did all that much in the deep, narrow basket of the 25 1/2" washers - very prone to overloading and then nothing moved at all. Rollover was pretty slow, but clothes spent more time at the bottom of the bakset where the flexible fins at the base could slap them around a little better and we all know that fast rollover doesn't necessarily mean good cleaning - what happens when they get to the bottom of the tub is where the cleaning takes place. Those first orbital tranny washers were really abysmal when trying to wash large or bulky items. If loaded very full, the item would get wet, but wouldn't move at all. Even in the later Dependable Care models, the ability to wash large items was marginal without the Load Sensor (corkscrew/dual-action) agitator. I never could get some larger throw rugs or multiple small bulky items to move around without dunking my arm in the water and pushing them around. The same can be said for the Whirlpool-made Direct-Drive machines too - that deep, narrow basket doesn't move big things well. The KitchenAids with the three speed motor and larger agitator base were a big improvement for these loads. I put a 50 cycle pulley and belt set (and a motor start capacitor) on my A806 washer and by increasing the agitation and spin speed, turned it into an amazing washer. This ain't your grandmother's Maytag - it even sounds very different. If I had another of the Dep. Care or any orbital tranny washer now, I'd put an original Power-Fin like Bobby's in it - talk about washday drama: CLICK HERE TO GO TO gansky1's LINK | ||
| Post# 277653 , Reply# 54 4/30/2008 at 12:01 (5,831 days old) by rickr (.) | ||
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Post# 277682 , Reply# 55 4/30/2008 at 15:53 (5,831 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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| Post# 277685 , Reply# 56 4/30/2008 at 16:16 (5,831 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
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Post# 277717 , Reply# 57 4/30/2008 at 20:53 (5,831 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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I am totally confused | ||
| Post# 277726 , Reply# 58 4/30/2008 at 23:23 (5,831 days old) by brettsomers () | ||
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Please keep us updated, Bobby. Thats a classy machine! | ||
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Post# 277746 , Reply# 59 5/1/2008 at 06:32 (5,831 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Thanks for the info John!
Gary: If I've gotten this correct, the brochure shows the newer orbital tranny. (Looks like a horizontal letter "O" in shape). Therefore the tranny shown in Bobby's picture is the older helical drive. It seems that for he most part the turquoise agitatior followed the helicals and the white ones the orbitals. In my way of thinking there was no reason to change to the shorter-stroked tranny EXCEPT to facilitate the corkscrew agitator (And/or lower production costs) Of course, the lower end models did not always have one. (As you know from the one you bought and sold). :-) Clear as mud? Did I get this right, guys/girls/undecided? | ||
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Post# 277752 , Reply# 61 5/1/2008 at 07:10 (5,830 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Can't wait for the pics Bobby | ||
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Post# 277781 , Reply# 62 5/1/2008 at 10:08 (5,830 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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I LOVE THE TITLE OF THIS THREAD! | ||
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Post# 277789 , Reply# 63 5/1/2008 at 11:56 (5,830 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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| Post# 277795 , Reply# 64 5/1/2008 at 12:47 (5,830 days old) by brettsomers () | ||
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seems like the new tranny was a big cost savings for Maytag. the orbital style looks like it weighs less than half what the previous did. looks like a lot less metal used. | ||
| Post# 278024 , Reply# 65 5/2/2008 at 22:51 (5,829 days old) by ~sudsshane () | ||
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Wow!!!! That's quite a score Bobby...Lucky you! GadgetGary is drooling with envy! (LOL) Enjoy your new toy.. Shane | ||
| Post# 834086 , Reply# 67 7/27/2015 at 15:23 (3,187 days old) by Jetawayjuan (Michigan/Phoenix) | ||
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| Post# 834186 , Reply# 68 7/28/2015 at 12:24 (3,186 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs) | ||
I'm confused... ...but that's nothing new. I bought my Maytag new and had it shipped here boxed in the van with my stuff in 2001. It does not have an orbital transmission. The transmission looks almost identical to the machines I worked on years ago. The motor of course is different and the blue "porcelain" outer tub is really plastic. The agitator stroke is long. I took this photo a couple of months ago when I changed the noisy pump...the only service it's needed to date.
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