Honestly, I don’t mind an indexing tub as long as it doesn’t index too much. In the 1960s and ‘70s, the Westinghouse and various WCI-branded machines with indexing tubs turn maybe 1/6th of a full revolution at a time. My 2017 Speed Queen still indexes about that much. It’s fun to watch and doesn’t hamper load rollover much.
My ‘86 Frigidaire top-loader didn’t index excessively. It just had a crappy agitator. That thing wouldn’t have rolled a load over well even without the indexing. It did, however have the awesome “full circle spray” for filling and the spray rinse during the first spin.
My 2004 Frigidaire (Electrolux-made) top-loader was a disaster. It would index almost 180 degrees on heavy, maximum capacity loads. The clockwise “power” stroke, which also operated the auger, was sometimes laughably short. Then there would be an Exorcist-like counter-clockwise stroke. Sheets tangled ruthlessly as they became wrapped around the agitator; even tore a sheet once.
At first I was annoyed at the SQ’s mild indexing, knowing it really wasn’t supposed to; now I kind of enjoy it.
My ‘86 Frigidaire top-loader didn’t index excessively. It just had a crappy agitator. That thing wouldn’t have rolled a load over well even without the indexing. It did, however have the awesome “full circle spray” for filling and the spray rinse during the first spin.
My 2004 Frigidaire (Electrolux-made) top-loader was a disaster. It would index almost 180 degrees on heavy, maximum capacity loads. The clockwise “power” stroke, which also operated the auger, was sometimes laughably short. Then there would be an Exorcist-like counter-clockwise stroke. Sheets tangled ruthlessly as they became wrapped around the agitator; even tore a sheet once.
At first I was annoyed at the SQ’s mild indexing, knowing it really wasn’t supposed to; now I kind of enjoy it.
