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Thread Number: 8914
found this Maytag while junkin |
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| Post# 167069 11/12/2006 at 14:49 (6,374 days old) by gocartwasher () | ||
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I got it working ,it just needed a new belt on the washer part,cleaned it up.runs fine ,I also have a hoover just like it in design that was given to me it works to. 
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| Post# 167107 , Reply# 1 11/12/2006 at 16:47 (6,373 days old) by mixfinder () | ||
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Double whirlys It must be because of the double turbines. Almost every Maytag twin tub I have encountered has needed a belt. Kelly | ||
Post# 167162 , Reply# 2 11/12/2006 at 21:48 (6,373 days old) by gansky1  (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 167194 , Reply# 3 11/13/2006 at 05:06 (6,373 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains) |
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yup, the belts
I would give an arm and a leg to have one of these Maytags again. And, yup - went through a belt a year in our little "commune" with ours. But boy oh boy she sure did wash. Pity these machines are left to the cheap Chinese market, we could use some well built ones again. Well, maybe a better belt/clutch design... | ||
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Post# 167285 , Reply# 4 11/13/2006 at 15:14 (6,373 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 167288 , Reply# 5 11/13/2006 at 15:21 (6,373 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Much as one loves my Hoover TT, can see why the market died as automatic washers were offered in "portable" sizes. Twin tub washing just requires too much user input and heft for most modern consumers. Also the side impeller design of one or two be they of Maytag or Hoover are rather rough on laundry and can cause tangling. Mind you a modern twin tub along the lines of the commercial Unimac unit sold for car-washes/commercial use would be interesting. | ||
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Post# 167606 , Reply# 7 11/15/2006 at 08:17 (6,371 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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| Post# 167611 , Reply# 8 11/15/2006 at 08:50 (6,371 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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Cool machine, hopefully it will work right and you'll have fun with it for a while! Just ask Greg about my (consistently bad) luck with these Maytag A-50s. It's never the wash side that doesn't get along, only the spinner/diverter valve! | ||
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Post# 167616 , Reply# 9 11/15/2006 at 09:22 (6,371 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 167618 , Reply# 10 11/15/2006 at 09:58 (6,371 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains) |
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Chuck, | ||
| Post# 167630 , Reply# 12 11/15/2006 at 10:53 (6,371 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS) | ||
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Here's an "action" shot ... 
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| Post# 167632 , Reply# 13 11/15/2006 at 10:54 (6,371 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS) | ||
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All loaded and ready to ramp-up to 2200 rpm's (I think that's right?!) ... 
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| Post# 167633 , Reply# 14 11/15/2006 at 11:03 (6,371 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS) | ||
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A fun machine to use!! 
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Post# 167636 , Reply# 15 11/15/2006 at 11:46 (6,371 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Wow!!!
Very interesting motors you guys... The Spinner looks to have an induction motor, i.e. no brushes?? And looking closely the washer seems to be a similar shape & style....could they be the same type???.... Although the spinner is 2,200 ish , what would the pulsators turn at 700rpm?? Thank goodness for reversing impellors that all I can say, The Hoovers dont get the name "TangleMatics" for nothing...LOL Mike | ||
| Post# 167645 , Reply# 17 11/15/2006 at 13:13 (6,371 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS) | ||
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I'll post a couple of sections from the Operator's Manual ... they are photos but you can read a lot of the information. Here's the first one ... 
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| Post# 167646 , Reply# 18 11/15/2006 at 13:15 (6,371 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS) | ||
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Here's the 2nd section ... the rest of the manual finishes talking about rinsing and has the warranty info. 
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Post# 167668 , Reply# 19 11/15/2006 at 15:15 (6,371 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains) |
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Thanks Geoff,
A real walk down memory lane. I loved that spin-dryer. It just got things so dry, even in winter I could hang them up. Never used the full 6 minute cycle, was too afraid it would eat things. Seemed to work best when I filled it with really warm water, agitated stuff for a minute. Let it sit for the enzymes to eat for an hour then did three or four minutes. Rinsed, spun, rinsed, spun - as I wrote before, not even our red-head complained. And he was allergic to everything. | ||
| Post# 167938 , Reply# 21 11/16/2006 at 18:30 (6,369 days old) by gocartwasher () | ||
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you wanted to see the gocart here it is the only one dad took of me on it ,back in 1976 I was 15 years old,it used a fluid filled spin cycle clutch out of a old speed queen washer 
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| Post# 167940 , Reply# 22 11/16/2006 at 18:34 (6,369 days old) by gocartwasher () | ||
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also mmy 3 wheeler you can see I used the pulley out of a westy laundry mat washer that was used in conjunction with the potato pulley, 
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| Post# 168146 , Reply# 23 11/17/2006 at 09:46 (6,369 days old) by gocartwasher () | ||
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the maytag A50 spinner thanks for posting pics of manual,I didnt know the rubber screen goes on top of the cloths in the spinner basket Chuck | ||
| Post# 168196 , Reply# 24 11/17/2006 at 13:35 (6,369 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS) | ||
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Hi Chuck ... It sure does and you also put it in the empty spinner basket when draining the wash water. It helps to keep the spinner level. I think your photos are great! It looks like you had a lot of fun with the go-cart! Did you grow up on the farm? It was a great place to be, huh? :-) | ||
| Post# 168211 , Reply# 25 11/17/2006 at 14:22 (6,369 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
Hi Geoff and guys
The rubber lid is also needed to keep the spinner from whistling. In order to drain the wash tub, the spinner has to be engaged, just like the Hoover. And the Maytag TT whistle rivals the one on the Hootersville train. L I S A !!!!!! In the forecast: I'm hoping to make my first video tomorrow; in it you will see a very nice Maytag TT. I never use it. I'm planning to give it away to a club member. | ||
| Post# 169824 , Reply# 27 11/26/2006 at 11:05 (6,360 days old) by gocartwasher () | ||
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special washers like collecting unusual machines & seeing them to 7 
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| Post# 171423 , Reply# 28 12/2/2006 at 19:15 (6,353 days old) by gocartwasher () | ||
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really cool show the secret life of machines #1 science shows | ||
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