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Speed Queen Marathon on CL
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Post# 178791   12/28/2006 at 14:22 (6,318 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)        

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Post# 178799 , Reply# 1   12/28/2006 at 14:53 (6,318 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)        

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I see that's the rare Maytag Speed Queen,only one in existance!

Post# 178819 , Reply# 2   12/28/2006 at 16:12 (6,318 days old) by retromom ()        
What do we call 'em?

Did Maytag buy out Speed Queen, or vice versa? ;-)

In spite of that...what's the estimated age? Didn't older models have a side opening lid and solid tub? So would the 90's be close?


Post# 178867 , Reply# 3   12/28/2006 at 19:01 (6,318 days old) by sudsman ()        
ISpeed Queen

I think that is one of the models built by Raytheon , They were pretty good machines

Post# 179006 , Reply# 4   12/29/2006 at 02:06 (6,318 days old) by brettsomers ()        

dont the true commercial SQ still have the "circle fill" that these have?

Post# 179030 , Reply# 5   12/29/2006 at 03:29 (6,318 days old) by lederstiefel1 ()        
SpeedQueen

Ours has the same agitator and tub-shape but the one we own has an enameled basket.
Ralf


Post# 179042 , Reply# 6   12/29/2006 at 05:36 (6,318 days old) by oxydolfan1 ()        

I don't know from this machine....it's something I could definitely use....

What are its attributes? Weaknesses?


Post# 179073 , Reply# 7   12/29/2006 at 08:36 (6,318 days old) by maytagbear (N.E. Ohio)        
The confusion, I think

came from a print ad. I don't have the ad anymore, but I remember it quite clearly:

"Why run a Maytag when you can run a Marathon?"


These are good machines, though not a favourite of mine.


Lawrence/Maytagbear


Post# 179494 , Reply# 8   12/30/2006 at 22:37 (6,316 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)        

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Am I missing something??????I don't see the name Maytag nor any parts that attribute the same anywhere on either the washer or the dryer.Please inform me on this.

Post# 179560 , Reply# 9   12/31/2006 at 07:12 (6,316 days old) by maytagbear (N.E. Ohio)        
It's in the first post,

Chuck, in the Craigslist posting. Just a somewhat confused seller. Of course this is a Raytheon built Speed Queen.


Happy New Year!



Lawrence/Maytagbear


Post# 180020 , Reply# 10   1/1/2007 at 17:15 (6,314 days old) by cvillewasherbo ()        
Raytheon SQ Coin Operated Washers

I had a friend who lived in DC in a condo building about two blocks away from Bufont Circle. In the laundry room downstairs the machines were Raytheon built SQ's. The washers had this weird thing that I have never seen before. I swear that just about 2 inches above the agi blades was this big round thing (like a ball that had been smooshed down from the top) that was made out of the same plastic as the agi. On the top of that ball it clearly said "do not load clothes above this."

Anyone seen one of those? Was the purpose to save water. In effect that washer would hold very little.

I know I wasn't dreaming this.
Courtney



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