Thread Number: 126
'76 GE Filter-flo found MINT !!! |
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Post# 45541 , Reply# 1   9/21/2004 at 19:19 (7,447 days old) by gansky1 ![]() |
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Post# 45542 , Reply# 2   9/21/2004 at 19:36 (7,447 days old) by westytoploader ()   |   | |
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Here's the link to the other pictures of GregM's machine. CLICK HERE TO GO TO westytoploader's LINK |
Post# 45544 , Reply# 3   9/21/2004 at 19:48 (7,447 days old) by goatfarmer ![]() |
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Post# 45553 , Reply# 5   9/21/2004 at 22:35 (7,447 days old) by Unimatic1140 ![]() |
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Post# 45558 , Reply# 6   9/21/2004 at 23:14 (7,447 days old) by appnut ![]() |
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Post# 45564 , Reply# 7   9/22/2004 at 00:33 (7,447 days old) by kenmore1978 ()   |   | |
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BOLD didn't come out until about 1965, not late 50's |
Post# 45833 , Reply# 10   9/26/2004 at 20:07 (7,442 days old) by Gyrafoam ![]() |
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Hi! I remember the first time I saw one with the turquoise straight vane agitator was back in about 1966. A neighbor got a TOL model with one. -Steve |
Post# 45900 , Reply# 12   9/27/2004 at 16:34 (7,441 days old) by PeterH770 ![]() |
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The agitation stoke in these GE's is about 130-140 degrees at about 100 SPM. Shorter and faster than most machines of the era. When GE first went to a perforated wash basket, the ramp agitator was introduced. Later they switched to the straight vane "low-boy" agitator, then the straight vane "hi-boy" agitator as shown here. I believe this was done because the short vane didn't turn over well. Note that the vanes also don't reach the end of the skirt, probably to reduce roughness. After a while, they went back to the ramp. The standard capacity straight vane had 3 vanes up the barrel and 6 short vanes on the skirt. The large capacity short vane had 4 on the barrel and 8 on the skirt. I don't think they had a high vane version for the standard capacity models. -ph |
Post# 45927 , Reply# 13   9/27/2004 at 21:40 (7,441 days old) by Jetcone ![]() |
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