Thread Number: 80197
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
POD 8-12-19 SQ Commercial Equipment |
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Post# 1041490 , Reply# 1   8/12/2019 at 08:30 (1,710 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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The timer controlled a solenoid that would activate during the call for agitation. That solenoid would then pull a shifter rod that would move the agitator shaft collar down towards the transmission, and would lock into the agitator drive once the four forks met during the agitation arc.
After 1970 they went away from the solenoid activated agitation and used a helix on the agitator drive pulley that would drive up the helix and move the shifter downward towards the agitator drive, and visa versa when the motor was reversed for spin. The '70 reversing models are, IMO, a genius use of what I'm guessing were Maytag patents that were free'd from royalties after a certain period in the late 60's. I've also wondered the same thing about their 20 pound commercial machines from this period. Anyone know? Ben |
Post# 1041504 , Reply# 4   8/12/2019 at 11:23 (1,710 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 1041523 , Reply# 5   8/12/2019 at 17:07 (1,710 days old) by Supersurgilator (Indiana)   |   | |
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Would there be any way you could take some pics of those 80's machines at that laundromat? Its been forever since I've seen any of those in use, last ones around here disappeared in early 2000's. |
Post# 1042443 , Reply# 7   8/21/2019 at 22:10 (1,700 days old) by DavidBlazor (Astoria Oregon)   |   | |
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I cannot get the pics to upload the the site. Can someone please assist me in getting the pictures of the old queens onto the thread please. David |
Post# 1042461 , Reply# 8   8/22/2019 at 06:54 (1,700 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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Post# 1042570 , Reply# 9   8/23/2019 at 10:50 (1,699 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio)   |   | |
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