Favorite Agitator

[jeffg]

Chris, you could've stopped at your first pic. Best agitator ever IMO, it's been downhill ever since.

 

[golittlesport]

3-way tie

Frigidaire rules!

 

[bendixmark]

agitators

Mine would be the two rotoswirls and the pentaswirl.

 

[peteski50]

Favorite Agitator

For myself it is the Frigidaire 1/18
Peter

 

[qsd-dan]

My favorite non-Maytag agitator would be from the Easy automatics. It's performs like a ramped GE on some hardcore steroids!

On the left....

 

[70series]

Several to pick from here. My absolute favorites are the Surgilator pictured in Reply # 3, and the Kenmore gold str8 vane in Reply 29.

Have a good one,
James

 

[kenmoreman1967]

What to replace 1972 Lady Kenmore Agitator with??

Have a gorgeous matching 1972 piano key Lady Kenmore with stripped out vari flex. What can I replace with?? Willing to purchase any suggested part anyone has at great price. Help! Sincere thank you. [email protected]

 

[brucelucenta]

You're all crazy!!! The best HAS to be a Kevinator with all the fins and holes in the agitator!!!! They are the MOST entertaining too!!!

 

[abcomatic]

Mine would be: the Easy Spiralator and the ones in my Maytag wringer machines. Both of those agitators throw some real mean water currents and lots of clean clothes. Happy washing, Gary

 

[gizmo]

Lightburn twin

You are all wrong. There can only be one best and this is it.

the Lightburn swinging paddle wash action.

http://https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s3BHrcm7VA

 

[volvoguy87]

Replacement Kenmore Agitator.

Any plastic, not bakelite, Whirlpool or Kenmore regular capacity belt-drive agitator should fit, if I am not mistaken. Kenmore Roto Swirls and Whirlpool Surgilators are fairly easy to find. I find the Surgilator to be more aggressive, and the Roto Swirl to be a bit more gentile.

Dave

 

[yogitunes]

check capacity/sizing first....but one of these should fit....this is one fo the original Dual Actions....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/KENMORE-WAS...472080?hash=item5d6f6e8350:g:O0gAAOSwyjBW6ypa

 

[yogitunes]

a Double Duty Super Surgilator.....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/383951-3839...634949d47b79fb0e2ae3ccfa9f6&pid=100009&rk=1%2

 

[yogitunes]

you will need a cap for that one too.....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WHIRLPOOL-W...34949d47b79fb0e2ae3ccfa9f6&pid=100009&rk=1&rk

 

[Chetlaham]

Hands down

The super-surgeralator for me. GE ramp is also one of my top favorites.

Least like for me are GE's green straight vane agitator followed by the GE mutli vane agitator that debuted in the late 90s. My understanding that has been redesigned since.

 

[mrsalvo]

Name that agitator.

 

[lorainfurniture]

#3 looks like it could double as a wood chipper

 

[mrsalvo]

I don't think I could narrow it down to a favorite, they all had their personalities. Some were boring and others put on quite a show. I am really liking the one in the Speed Queen, very Surgeralatorisque. I like the long stroke. I don't use the fabric softener attached cup, think it would make a mess and rarely use fabric softener anyway.
Have a soft spot in my heart for the Kenmore scrubber caps, those had personality!!

 

[felix]

i love the brastemp's super surgilator (brazilian kenmore)

 

[supersurgilator]

Super surgilator hands down!

 

[tolivac]

SURGILATOR!!!!

 

[askolover]

My favorite agitator is none at all....front loader!  But if I did have a favorite, it would be the turquoise Maytag because I love the color!

 

[tomdawg]

Favorite agitator

My favorite old school agitator is the whirlpool surgulator! My mom has an 1982 whirlpool belt drive.
My other favorite is the kitchen Aid agitator that is 30% larger.

Reply 51...
my favorite baffles are the Bosch Vision washer.. it was really cool to see the baffles dump water on the clothes.

 

[losangeles]

Favorite Agitators

By far my favorite agitator is the Frigidaire 3-Ring agitator. I never get tired of seeing it jumping up and down and the rollover is simply amazing. After that it would have to be the Whirlpool Super Surgilator. We had a WP extra large capacity that had the wings on the bottom. That sucker lasted 18 years and then just needed a tub seal. What a machine!!

 

[blackstone]

Blackstone Petticoat

Placed on top of 350 agitator to provide a gentle wash.

 

[toploader55]

I am Very fond of the WO-65 Pulsator.

Incredible turnover.

Then it would have to be the ABC O Matic Creature from the Black Lagoon with Flying Rubber Fins. ; )

 

[mixguy]

Reply 45

Please correct my errors

1. Whirlpool Surgilator--from the mid-1960s
2. Hotpoint--mid to late 1950s--rubber tipped fins
3. ABC O' Matic--concentric action--
4. GE straight vane Activator from solid tub washer --(1957-1959)
5. Norge from the mid to late 1950s
6. Guessing it is from a Blackstone--not a shape recall seeing

The only washers brands I recall being sold around here were GE, Hotpoint, Maytag, Norge, Whirlpool, Frigidaire, Wizard, and Kelvinator. Grew up in a small town w/o a daily newspaper.

Favorite agitator is the Frigidaire Jet-Cone. Also like Kenmore Roto-Swirl, GE straight vane, Frigidaire's Three Ring, Kenmore Roto Flex and Easy's Spirolator

 

[bradfordwhite]

"traditional"

1970s 18lb. GE straight-vane agitator in either 60s green or white.

Don't forget the large diameter filter pan.

 

[felix]

reply 48

Unfortunately here for Brazil only came the Surgilator and Straight Vane

 

[blackstone]

reply 56

MixGuy--definitely not a Blackstone; I can vouch for that.