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Thread Number: 70998
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Is This Maytag a Pitman or Orbital Drive? |
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Post# 939921 5/23/2017 at 18:42 (2,519 days old) by rp2813  (Sannazay) |
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 I've attached the only picture available to post. I received two more on my cell phone, but I have no way of posting them here, or anywhere for that matter. The seller's agents, aka, daughter and SIL don't know the model number.
Here's what I know from what I've seen: It's a TOL model with four speed combinations. The agitator is aqua and does not appear to have the upper small fins or the small finlets on the base in between the main powerfins as found on orbital machines. I do know that some early orbital Maytags did have an aqua agitator, but those had the later fin design intended for orbitals. Was there ever an orbital machine produced that still used the same agitator as with a pitman drive? I'm thinking not, unless the agitators were modified for the set screw system.
I'll be looking at this machine tomorrow morning, and may take it away with me if it's a pitman drive model. That's exactly what I've been wanting for a patio machine. I'd like to be more sure about which type of machine this is before I meet with the seller. From the information I've provided, can anyone say with confidence whether it's one type or the other?
Thanks,
Ralph
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Post# 939922 , Reply# 1 5/23/2017 at 18:46 (2,519 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Post# 939927 , Reply# 2 5/23/2017 at 19:11 (2,519 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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 Assuming DD means direct-drive, there were no direct-drive Maytags until after 2006 when they became Whirlpools in different clothing. Pitman (long-stroke) and orbital (short-stroke) transmissions, referenced by Yogi, are different designs of the agitation gears inside the transmission. Both are the same helical/belt drive. | ||
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Post# 939928 , Reply# 3 5/23/2017 at 19:16 (2,519 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine) |
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Looks just like my set that has worked perfectly for nearly 35 years. Control panel is a giveaway. A Heavy Duty badge with the gold box around is when the switchover began. From what I can tell they are the same vintage as mine. Maytag never used to need to toot Heavy Duty. Mine are lower models but still work the same. The Maytag 906 Extravaganza already posted here and on U-Tube shows how all this era Maytags worked, start to finish.
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Post# 939935 , Reply# 4 5/23/2017 at 19:56 (2,519 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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Yeah, I know pitman and helical tend to be used interchangeably when they shouldn't be. I've edited my original post.
I'm hoping for the pitman tranny. Martin, what should I look for with the agitator base? Anything besides the upper fins and the set screw?
Tim, thanks for the info. I'm feeling confident that this is the machine for me. This post was last edited 05/23/2017 at 21:04 | ||
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Post# 939959 , Reply# 5 5/23/2017 at 21:21 (2,519 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Looks like a 712
It sounds like you're describing the agitator in the pitman geared model. This is mine in the 806, only pic at hand but maybe what you saw? Fantastic find, you'll love this washer. Five water temp combinations warm rinse options for those chilly Monday mornings, four speed combos (with the slow agitate, fast spin that is revered by many.
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Post# 939973 , Reply# 7 5/23/2017 at 22:42 (2,519 days old) by kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN) |
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Post# 939977 , Reply# 8 5/24/2017 at 00:01 (2,519 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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Thanks for the additional info. The agitator photo had poor lighting, so I zoomed in on it as best my old-school flip phone could, and I couldn't see any additional fins, but I did see one continuous smooth line from just below the lint filter going down and curving out to the fin. I don't think the same view of an orbital agitator would look like that.
Greg, you're so right -- the slow/fast combo is one of the primary reasons I'm after a machine in the 806 to 712 range, but I kind of feel bad about relegating a beautiful lighted 806 to the patio, so the brown panel is perfect for this particular application.
This machine would also come in handy when I'm in a hurry. It'll do a full wash/spray-spin/rinse/spin in less than half the time my Affinity can. Water use is a concern, but I can capture rinse water if I want to. I'd be using this machine mainly for line dry items and stuff the Affinity has trouble balancing for spin.
My mind reels when imagining the countless detergent options this machine would afford me! | ||
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Post# 940106 , Reply# 9 5/24/2017 at 21:25 (2,518 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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I Got the Machine -- | ||
| Post# 940254 , Reply# 10 5/25/2017 at 19:39 (2,517 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) | ||
I do like it slow and then FAST! | ||
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Post# 940270 , Reply# 11 5/25/2017 at 21:27 (2,517 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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