1969 Wards by Norge Touch n' Wash videos

[rickr]

For now, these videos are of the underside only. Darrel is being kind enough to send me a Vorpulator with the fountain filter in a few weeks. When I get the other Vorpulator, we will make videos of the top/tub of the washer.

This is the famous tub brake...

 

[rickr]

Next is the wash cycle

Washing.....

 

[rickr]

Final spin cycle

This is a long video, but worth downloading. It shows the huge Borg-Warner transmition in action, plus how the motor self tentioner works. (one side spin, and the motor rocks to the other side for wash) Very massive contruction on this machine. This machine sat in a junkyard for 20+ years in Northern Indiana, and was rescued by Kenny in the Spring of 2006. Kenny was kind enough to offer it to anyone last summer, nobody wanted it, so I took it. YAY for Kenny (goatfarmer) for saving this rare Machine! I rebuilt it late last summer.

 

[rickr]

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Photo of the console

 

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Forgot the "before" shot.

The spin cycle starts off as a neutral drain, then the brake releases about halfway though, and the machine spin drains the rest of the water out.

 

[revvinkevin]

Hey Rick, how about photos (video?) of the interior??

Thanks!
Kevin

 

[gansky1]

I see you turned the cold water wash switch to "off" - good job!

This is just an odd washer - it's in none of my catalogs and before Kenny found it, I had never seen one. I wonder if they had a "Touch-n-Dry" to match?

 

[goatfarmer]

It still amazes me what you did with that hunk o' iron!

 

[rickr]

That is strange that no other "Touch n" Wash has been found around here. Darrel said that he worked for Wards back in 1969, and remembered this model. If I remember correctly, he said that there was a Touch n' Dry, dryer also. I don't know why this seems to be the soul surviver, but I am really glad to have this machine. I LOVE it! It was lots of work to bring back from the dead, but was worth every hour I put into it.

I cannot get over how massive the transmition is in this machine. It has to be twice the size of a Maytag. Here is a close up, and I have placed a penny on top to give relation to size.

 

[rickr]

Another

Other view of transmition.

Borg Warner built truck transmitions for Ford back in the day. This thing looks as if it came out of an F350! lol!

 

[swestoyz]

Very cool Rick. These transmission are beasts. Look more like a transfer case to an F350 more than anything!

Ben

 

[jetcone]

that massive thing

is whizzing around during spin? it a wonder more women arent' walking around leg less these days! if that ever flew out of the machine hoolymoooly!

 

[supremewhirlpol]

Hey, you could put an eye out with that thing!!

...Maybe even an arm! Do you have any pictures of the tub or videos of it washing clothes?

 

[goatfarmer]

It looks like you have the only survivor, Rick. Treat it gently!

 

[cornutt]

Holy crap, that's some angular momentum! If you put it at the North Pole, I wonder if it could tell time...

 

[rickr]

No more videos for now

But here are a couple pixs.

Washing....

 

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Rinse cycle

Jon, does your 65 Norge have the same transmition as this one? I am thinking that it prolly does. I have watched the Dr. Frigidaire video, and one or two others of your Norge and your machine seems to act like the Monkey Norge.

 

[rickr]

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Yes Kenny, I think this is the only "Monkey Norge" T&W in captivity! After all, you pulled it out of the "jungle" lol!

I still would like to try and restore this one someday. I think this is a 1957, or 1958.It has the cool Timeline console. Remember how I got caught in the barbed wire while we were hauling this one out?
Oh well, maybe after the "summer home" is done. Not this year, thats for damn sure.....

 

[tlee618]

Rick, thanks so much for the video, that machine is just beautiful!!!