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Post# 286743   6/23/2008 at 09:37 (5,757 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS)        

Hi everyone … for all you wringer lovers …

As a stroke of luck, Don Shier (jetaction) told me about a couple of Maytag’s he saw on Minneapolis’ craiglist on the week of the 9th. I got a hold of the gentlemen that had a Maytag Model J for sale because I fell in love with the picture. We made arrangements and Don so very generously went to south Minneapolis on Saturday the 14th to pick it up! I went to Don’s that afternoon and lo and behold, I was driving back to Foley with a very nice 1965 Model J in my Ford Five Hundred. Who knew that a Maytag could fit in my car?

I have had fun getting her cleaned up a bit and have only started. As you can see by the pictures, I still have work to do and she is now broken down and out in my garage waiting patiently for me to get her back together.

I thought I would start to use her and give my 1968 Model J a much needed rest. I got my 1968 Model J about 15 years ago and have been using her since. It was in my cousin’s in-law’s cellar/basement as they had passed away a few years before. She now has a stripped thread in her wringer post; so, I’m very careful about how I use her. I’m not sure if I can have it re-tooled or not. She worked really hard on the farm for all those years (I wonder how many coveralls went through that wringer) and I certainly have not babied her with my garden blue jeans and LOTS of throw rugs.

This 1965 Model J was used until recently by a 93 year old woman who had just moved out of her home and left it there. The new homeowner didn’t want it (thank goodness).

The problem was that the agitator had not been removed (from the looks of it, ever). Needless to say, the agitator was stuck solid. I thought for sure I was going to have to break it to get it out. Both Don and I tried to get the agitator out, to no avail. I even tried the “hot water technique” and nothing worked.

I decided to use my "agi-tamer" to get it off, but I couldn’t get it fully under the agitator because of all the “crud” in the sediment zone. I managed to get a portion of it under and started to fill the agi-tamer with water and thought, “I’m going to break it right off!!” Suddenly, she just popped off gently; I breathed a sigh of relief. This is a black polypropylene agitator; made from September 1964 through December 1965; Maytag started the turquoise agitators and accents in January 1966. The black plastic (not bakelite) are harder to find in good shape as they had the metal spline (which rusted). MUCH TO MY SURPRISE … the spline on this agitator is just like brand new!! All I had to do was replace the rubber stop ring on the agitator shaft and it is like having a brand new agitator.

Lots of fun; enjoy the photos; they were taken this past Saturday. There’s more to come on this machine when I get her detailed … that’s all I’ll say for now!!

Thanks again, Don; could not have done this without you!!!!


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Post# 286767 , Reply# 1   6/23/2008 at 11:39 (5,757 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon)        

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Beautiful photo's Geoff. Great machine and love you backyard.

Thanks for sharing!


Post# 286772 , Reply# 2   6/23/2008 at 12:06 (5,757 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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Way to go Team Maytag in the Twin Cities!

The photos were great Geoff, thanks for sharing the story with us. Looking forward to the 100 point resto that I'm certain you'll be performing. Thanks again,

Ben


Post# 286787 , Reply# 3   6/23/2008 at 14:05 (5,757 days old) by golittlesport (California)        
Beautiful

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Your Maytag laundry room is fab! And your backyard is beautiful...especially with your whites hanging on the line. Americana!

Thank you for sharing the pictures and congratulations on your new wringer.


Post# 286817 , Reply# 4   6/23/2008 at 15:44 (5,757 days old) by mihi ()        

Very nice!!! That is a great wringer washer. I like your washer there beside it too. Nice laundry room.

Post# 286830 , Reply# 5   6/23/2008 at 17:04 (5,757 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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That's the prettiest little laundry room I've ever seen. And I'd kill for a floor drain.

Post# 286833 , Reply# 6   6/23/2008 at 17:26 (5,757 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS)        

Patrick, Ben, Rich, Mike, Ken ... thanks all for the nice compliments; I appreciate it. My laundry room IS all Maytag; sort of a quirk of mine.

Patrick and Rich ... My backyard has lots of flowers and a nice vegetable garden (if it really takes off from the goofy spring we had). I had a sprinkler system installed a couple of years ago to help with the watering.

Ben ... wasn't that something? It worked so quickly. Don was a real trooper and went over to a strangers house and took care of the whole transaction; he's a gem!

I have always enjoyed using a Maytag wringer; they were the tops, as far I'm concerned.

Mike ... that is my 1964 A700S that I got NIB last year. It is having a bit of a transmission fluid problem right now; it's on the agenda for repair this summer ... I enjoy using that machine; it has a suds saver!

Ken ... I lucked out by having a floor drain out the back door AND I've got one in the laundry room, too. The one out the back is better because it's less messy (the water can splash out more and I don't care). The doggoned thing even works in the dead of winter ... frozen (it thaws quickly)!

Thanks again!



Post# 286843 , Reply# 7   6/23/2008 at 18:21 (5,757 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )        
Geoff,

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Your backyard looks wonderful. I'll have to drive over some time and discuss laundry hints using a wringer washer whilst sipping iced tea, and enjoying the view. Lovely!

Post# 286845 , Reply# 8   6/23/2008 at 18:26 (5,757 days old) by rickr (.)        

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Great photos Geoff! Love to see the "ringers" from time to time. <:
Your machines,laundry room and backyard are just beautiful, and I love them all. Thanks for sharing!


Post# 286887 , Reply# 9   6/23/2008 at 21:02 (5,757 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)        
Oh My, My ! Another Tag Wringer--How Wonderful!!!!!!

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I remember once feeling bad for you because you said you drained by buckets and I was sad to think of the fun you were missing by "throwing the hose on the floor"
as Mary Wydro used to say. So now you do. How exciting.

I have always loved your laundry room, so modern now with an Automatic Maytag and that exquisite turquoise radio.

But the main thing I admire and covet is the ground level full length door to your basement opening to your gorgeous backyard--very rare and enviable. So glad for you.

What I'm so curious about, Geoff, is your preference: Do you like the pump models better or the gravity drain?

Great pix, Geoff, such perfection


Post# 286907 , Reply# 10   6/23/2008 at 22:20 (5,757 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)        
GOOD GAWD MAN!

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Does a single guy need such a HUGE box of Tide!?! (just noticed it).

The photo with the numbers - maybe January, 1965? I dunno.

Are those replacement hex head screws factory replacement - or were you able to find something that works at the hardware store? Thinking the cap screw wouldn't be too hard - but the seal could prove challenging.

Ben


Post# 286915 , Reply# 11   6/23/2008 at 23:20 (5,757 days old) by jetaction (Minneapolis)        
Wow!

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Geoff that really cleaned up well! Congrats,,,I think you have a convert here!

Post# 286923 , Reply# 12   6/24/2008 at 00:48 (5,757 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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Very nice, Geoff. Your laundry room looks so sparkling clean - I'm jealous ;-)

Post# 286925 , Reply# 13   6/24/2008 at 02:10 (5,757 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Wow..!!!

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Hi Geoff, what a great find, those Maytag agi drive blocks are exactly the same as on our Servis wringer & twinny machines...Oh the fun of a double sink for rinsing, ours was a quick swish in a shallow sink...Lol

Do the later Turquoise agi`s fit the earlier models??, those Maytags sure do puurrrr....cheers, Mike


Post# 286971 , Reply# 14   6/24/2008 at 09:43 (5,756 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS)        

Tim ... sure; we can sit and sip iced tea and I can show you my Maytag paraphernalia. I'm "working" on affording one of those Sunsetter awning systems for my patio. I lost my shade tree in the back to a storm a few years ago and my patio gets H-O-T in the summer!

Rick ... yes; there are those of us who like to use a "ringer" now and again. I use mine every weekend for sheets, pillowcases, towels, t-shirts, etc. I don't wash everything in it; the wrinkles in my dress shirts and pants would be hard to get rid of.

Hey Mickey ... I think I''m a "Tag Hag"! I LOVE using the floor drain ... outside; don't like to use the one in the laundry room it splashes out too much and makes a bigger mess than when I'm washing! :-)

Of course, I like to use the pump the best; you just push the washer over in front of the left sink and hang the gooseneck over the right sink and pump away!!! Using the pump, you don't have to push the washer anywhere but to the left a bit. I keep the casters on my machines well lubricated with 3-in-1 oil; it sure makes them easier to push when they are filled with water AND it doesn't allow the caster to drag across the floor leaving marks.

Ben ... ABSOLUTELY!! What? You, being a single guy, don't have the "Home Laundry Size" box of Tide? That's ridiculous!! :-) Actually, it's a really good buy at Sam's Club; I buy about 3 boxes of that a year. It's pretty economical. They are $25 ($24.88 last time) a box at the St. Cloud Sam's Club. The cost of everything is so high and I get really PO'd at the price of laundry detergent ... especially when I remember it being $1.50 for a box of Cheer or Tide or Oxydol for the "Giant" size! The "Home Laundry Size" boxes were about $5 and I thought THAT was ridiculous! I guess I'm showing my age. :-) I also buy the 3 in a box of plain Clorox for $6 something and the super-sized Downy for $9.88 at Sam's.

Don ... anytime you want to try a "J", let me know; I think you'd like it. You know, they were really nice to work with; you can wring from the side and get a full view of the front and back of the wringer. It also held 18 gallons of water, just like the E. It can get "sloshy" without the lid on, however. The E had the splash crown to keep the water from sloshing out. I found some pricing info from 1953 ... and I assume no pumps ... the Model N was $139.95; the Model J was $172.45; the Model E was $209.95 and the Maytag AMP was $309.95. The price difference of $37.50 between the J and E must have been OK with a lot of homemakers and they chose the E instead; the J was touted as the "medium-priced washer". I like the J; I'm a "medium-priced" kind of guy!

Greg ... thank you and I hope you don't look too close!! ;-)

Mike ... you gotta love those big double rinse tubs; they make things so easy. I installed those when I moved in 10 years ago. Actually, the plumber's wife wanted a Maytag Model E and the plumber found out that I was restoring these machines. I traded a nice one that I had restored for the tubs; we both came out about even-Steven.

Interestingly enough, part of the monies I used for the down-payment for my home were from restoring Maytag wringers and selling them at the local Maytag Shop. We would get about $400 for a completely restored E (that looked nice, too) and I would give a bit of a commission to the guy who sold it. They are still asking for me to do machines and I've repaired a few, but I just don't have time any more. We would sell them right off the showroom floor; they would still put them in their windows ... I was going nuts trying to keep up!

The turquoise agitators will fit on the older models, too. Any of the models that used the same type of agitator (E, J, N); they are interchangeable.


Post# 286976 , Reply# 15   6/24/2008 at 10:22 (5,756 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS)        
More for Ben ... Sorry I forgot!!

Ben ... yes; those are the factory replacement tub bolts. I'm not sure what year they went to the hex-head bolt/rubber washer but those are the factory replacements and are really nice; they take a 1/2" head socket and you don't fasten them down really tight, either; just enough for a good connection to the bottom of the tub. I don't have the numbers, I will get them for you, however. I think you can still get them. You will 2 long and 4 short bolts.

Also, my notes indicate that this machine was made in September 1965. The interesting thing is the motor has a clearly marked "November 1965" date stamped on it. It makes me wonder if the machine was made in September and the motor placed on and sent to a dealer in November.

Does that seem weird?


Post# 286997 , Reply# 16   6/24/2008 at 11:36 (5,756 days old) by rpm ()        

If you weren't doing laundry in there you could operate it is so clean!Even your dust pans are spotless.
Did Maytag ever make round wringers or were they always square?
The washer without the pump, if you let down the hose, will water start running out or do you have to pull a leaver?
Our nieghbour used to empty her wringer in the floor drain too.
Except her washer must have been older. it didn't have a hose, just a cap at the front near the bottom that unscrewed.
I don't ever recall her ever missing the drain, she must have good aim.


Post# 287002 , Reply# 17   6/24/2008 at 11:49 (5,756 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)        
Weird, indeed--I'm having dating difficulties, too

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Gregm told me the Aqua KM is a 62; another very knowledgeable person, maybe Gordon, says it's a 63, but if you pop the lid which I just did to be sure, the beautiful brass plates on the dispenser switches says JAN 13 1964. Gives new meaning to the idea of a "time machine." So now we have another wonderful washer mystery. Someone will figure it out; it's all so fun and exciting. Thank you, Geoff.

The ease with which the Tags breeze across the floor never ceases to amaze me, and I don't lube;'D


Post# 287017 , Reply# 18   6/24/2008 at 13:23 (5,756 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS)        

Brian ... thank you! No, you would just lay the hose down and it would empty the machine. It comes out really quickly, too. Maytag touted it as a "no drip gravity drain" and they are right. If you are doing the "bucket brigade", when the bucket is almost full, you start to lift the hose and it stops ... AND ... there is no dripping.

Only on the pump models did you have to move a lever so the wheel of the pump makes contact with the pulley on the drive and that starts the pumping action.

Maytag did make a round-tubbed model; it was called the "N".

Here's a photo of one that I have (a 1964 Model N2LP)with a pump.

Mickey ... what? You don't put 3-in-1 on your casters? OHMY!! :-) Whatever works, huh?




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