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laundromat
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I am going to show this to Pete and see if we want them. Our major problem here at our laundromat is the Speed Queen agitator washers we have are constantly being overloaded.If we had the oversize front loading "Big boys",we wouldn't have that problem anymore.i currently have a SQ that needs a new trans.from so many overloads.
I am going to show this to Pete and see if we want them. Our major problem here at our laundromat is the Speed Queen agitator washers we have are constantly being overloaded.If we had the oversize front loading "Big boys",we wouldn't have that problem anymore.i currently have a SQ that needs a new trans.from so many overloads.
norfolksouthern
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Great machines they are, but they do spin very slowly. And for that reason, a separate extractor is a necessity. They, along with the extractor, would have to bolt down to a cement floor. This would obviously require some foundation work if one were wanting a machine for personal use. As for me, I would definitely grab if I had a place to set it up!
NorfolkSouthern
Great machines they are, but they do spin very slowly. And for that reason, a separate extractor is a necessity. They, along with the extractor, would have to bolt down to a cement floor. This would obviously require some foundation work if one were wanting a machine for personal use. As for me, I would definitely grab if I had a place to set it up!
NorfolkSouthern
supremewhirlpol
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Bolt one of those down in the basement and you are in for a good shaking!
I thought MILNOR
was still in business,no?
was still in business,no?
Indeed they are still in business but have changed their design slightly. They used to use a speed changing transmission with nice loud solenoids from what I understand, but now they use "inverter drive" with just one belt from the pulley to the motor. I think you can still buy the speed changing type from them refurbished... I gotta get my hands on one!!!
One would think first one would have to get the unit INTO the basement, then worry about installation! *LOL*
Unless one's basement door opens onto the side or back of the house, and even then it still would be some mean feat to get one of these behemoths downstairs.
Unless one's basement door opens onto the side or back of the house, and even then it still would be some mean feat to get one of these behemoths downstairs.
For sure Milnor is still is business
Those machines do spin only a little above 400 and loads are very wet when removed and only have a non changeable cycle of 24 mins. some did have 28 but only 2 rinses. They do a good wash job as all Milnors do. Parts are still very plentyful for them with out problems.. They are VERY noisy machines and unless bolted down and grouted in will have major bearing problems.
Those machines do spin only a little above 400 and loads are very wet when removed and only have a non changeable cycle of 24 mins. some did have 28 but only 2 rinses. They do a good wash job as all Milnors do. Parts are still very plentyful for them with out problems.. They are VERY noisy machines and unless bolted down and grouted in will have major bearing problems.
toploader55
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35 lb Milnor
I had one at the Hyannis Yacht Club. Bought it Brand New. Bolt down into the 8 in Concrete Slab...Fabulous Machine. Never missed a beat. I used to love programming the "Steps". Also had a 75 lb Speed Queen Gas Dryer Auto Reversing. What a Combo.
I had one at the Hyannis Yacht Club. Bought it Brand New. Bolt down into the 8 in Concrete Slab...Fabulous Machine. Never missed a beat. I used to love programming the "Steps". Also had a 75 lb Speed Queen Gas Dryer Auto Reversing. What a Combo.
Pellerin Milnor is near the airport in suburban New Orleans,(Kenner), I once traveled on the train from Memphis to New Orleans and you go right by the factory. Pell/milnor, ships all over the world including tunnel washers, I think they have their own switching tracks by the rails. They were really great after Katrina they had FEMA trailers in their parking lots for employees that lost their homes. Not many companies like that around anymore. I always admired the design of the machines in Laundress' post. Kind of like a Bendix on steroids.
oh yeah alr
they are a Bendix on steriods thats for sure! Did they make the My-T-Boys we had a laundry in Chatham filled with My-T-Boys and we used to do our wash in those. I peaked inside the top once, they had a huge cut plastic drum with grooves that held switches and that was what created the back and forth tumbling. The switch would reverse the motor.
they are a Bendix on steriods thats for sure! Did they make the My-T-Boys we had a laundry in Chatham filled with My-T-Boys and we used to do our wash in those. I peaked inside the top once, they had a huge cut plastic drum with grooves that held switches and that was what created the back and forth tumbling. The switch would reverse the motor.
My T Boys
Were made by Troy Laundrite. E Moline Ill. VERY good machines.. They had the drum programmer cards That were cut with a knife and were very reliable. they also made the Big boy and Chore Boy.. 18 lb 25 lb and 40 lbs in that order They were bought out by Frazier Laundry Systems in the Late 70 early 80s. a Division of Ecnomics Laboratory now known as Ecolab They ran it into the ground and closed it down.
Were made by Troy Laundrite. E Moline Ill. VERY good machines.. They had the drum programmer cards That were cut with a knife and were very reliable. they also made the Big boy and Chore Boy.. 18 lb 25 lb and 40 lbs in that order They were bought out by Frazier Laundry Systems in the Late 70 early 80s. a Division of Ecnomics Laboratory now known as Ecolab They ran it into the ground and closed it down.
jasonl
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One of the machines that started it all for me
The coin-op Milnors at the laundry my mom worked at and her Kenmore 800 are all to blame.
The coin-op Milnors at the laundry my mom worked at and her Kenmore 800 are all to blame.
cornutt
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davek: I went to high school in Chattanooga. If the machines were installed new, then based on where I remember new development being in 1975, I'd guess the laundromat was either in the Bonny Oaks Drive area, or in Hixson. We lived in East Ridge then, and I'm pretty sure it wasn't there.
Not a rare sight to see 20-30 year old MILNORS
The 420 rpm extract gave 75G’s …about the same as a whirlpool/kenmore belt drive
Milnor made a hard mount OPL machine on the same base that had 600 rpm that gave 158G’s
Yes, these were the 2 motor, 2 clutch, tied together by a jackshaft machines that had reversing contactors and time out relays that scared the shit out of a lot of people that were not familiar with them, but it worked. For more than 30 years, it worked and worked well.
I will ask anyone to find a machine that washed or washes as well, today…besides a Milnor.
I’ve posted this before, but it’s been some time…..
It’s easy when you look at it this way….
Motor 1 – wash motor
Motor 2 – extract motor
Clutch one – wash clutch
Clutch two – extract clutch
4 pieces, tied together by a jackshaft and belts, equals 4 speeds
Wash speed = wash motor on, extract motor off, wash clutch on, extract clutch off
Distribution/Drain speed = wash motor off, extract motor on, wash clutch on, extract clutch off
Slow Extract = wash motor on, extract motor off, wash clutch off, extract clutch on
High extract = wash motor off, extract motor on, wash clutch off, extract clutch on
Two, 7.5 second timeout relays were used during the drain sequence….when the machine was commanded to drain, the first of 2, 7.5 second relays came into play. The first one commanded the machine to “wash” clockwise til the 7.5 second relay timed out….
Then, the machine ramped to drain speed and the second 7.5 second relay came in to play. For 7.5 seconds, the machine operated in drain speed with the drain valve “closed”….the load “rides the wave of water and finds itself a place on the side of the cylinder, to balance”….then the drain valve opens as the 7.5 second relay times out.
There is another 55 second relay that keeps the machine in low extract speed when high extract is called for. You will ever see one of these 4 motor machines go into high extract out of drain speed cuz of that relay.
The 420 rpm extract gave 75G’s …about the same as a whirlpool/kenmore belt drive
Milnor made a hard mount OPL machine on the same base that had 600 rpm that gave 158G’s
Yes, these were the 2 motor, 2 clutch, tied together by a jackshaft machines that had reversing contactors and time out relays that scared the shit out of a lot of people that were not familiar with them, but it worked. For more than 30 years, it worked and worked well.
I will ask anyone to find a machine that washed or washes as well, today…besides a Milnor.
I’ve posted this before, but it’s been some time…..
It’s easy when you look at it this way….
Motor 1 – wash motor
Motor 2 – extract motor
Clutch one – wash clutch
Clutch two – extract clutch
4 pieces, tied together by a jackshaft and belts, equals 4 speeds
Wash speed = wash motor on, extract motor off, wash clutch on, extract clutch off
Distribution/Drain speed = wash motor off, extract motor on, wash clutch on, extract clutch off
Slow Extract = wash motor on, extract motor off, wash clutch off, extract clutch on
High extract = wash motor off, extract motor on, wash clutch off, extract clutch on
Two, 7.5 second timeout relays were used during the drain sequence….when the machine was commanded to drain, the first of 2, 7.5 second relays came into play. The first one commanded the machine to “wash” clockwise til the 7.5 second relay timed out….
Then, the machine ramped to drain speed and the second 7.5 second relay came in to play. For 7.5 seconds, the machine operated in drain speed with the drain valve “closed”….the load “rides the wave of water and finds itself a place on the side of the cylinder, to balance”….then the drain valve opens as the 7.5 second relay times out.
There is another 55 second relay that keeps the machine in low extract speed when high extract is called for. You will ever see one of these 4 motor machines go into high extract out of drain speed cuz of that relay.
jasonl
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Looks like Huebsch dryers in the background.
supremewhirlpol
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The 2 motor 2 clutch system sounds very interesting and fun to play with. I just may have to look for one of those machines!
