Simpson Fluid Drive A39

[brisnat81]

Its very similiar

Even the Lid hinges are the same.

The simpson has an inbuilt tub ring, rather than a wire one though, so the bowl is slightly different.

 

[gansky1]

I can't wait to see some action shots of this washer - and Peter's for that matter.... Peter! Pull that washer into the workshop and get that going this week - we need to compare!!

 

[sudsmaster]

Rinso,

I wonder if cost was a consideration for discontinuing fluid clutches. They had extra bearings that could go out, and a sealed fluid clutch probably wasn't cheap to replace, either. And like early automatic car transmissions, the fluid clutch may also have robbed some horsepower from the machine. I wonder if they overheated.

 

[brisnat81]

Too many Belts

Also, there are belts running around in circles everywhere.

I'm assuming that changing the belts on one of these is a bugger?

 

[chestermikeuk]

Wiring or What

Hey Nathan

Great find, this machine looks like it has the best of everything all bar the 1140 spin!!

It looks like the same engineer designed this as the first Keymatic, never thought I`d see another machine with sooo much wiring & belts!!!

 

[johnb300m]

Solid Tubs

I have a dumb question. I know perforated washer drums are set inside an outer tub. But what about the solid drum machines? Why no holes? How the heck does the water drain out of those?

 

[DADoES]

Some solid-basket machines do have an outer tub, some used the cabinet as the outer tub. Water drains out by spinning over the top. Except for one unusual design that lifted the basket up off a seal and the water ran out through a hole under the agitator, although water extracted from the clothes during spin would still go over the top. Oh, and then there's the rubber-tub Bendix Economat that used a vacuum pump to drain the water, collapse the rubber tub and squeeze the clothes against the agitator.

 

[peterh770]

Greg,

That poor dear is still in the Augusta holding cell. It is classic Franklin underneath, which looks a lot like GE but isn't. Steve 1-18 did plug it in, it hums and dims the lights and that's it!

 

[frigilux]

Love that yowza-yowza-yowza console! Definitely looks like a Wizard/Coronado inside. Cool! Hope it's up and running soon so we can get some pictures. Congrats!

 

[brisnat81]

The Machine works perfectly

However, all its rubber bits need replacing, and are NLA in Australia.

The drain port on the back is the worst offender, has anyone ever seen one like it on a Speed Queen before?

 

[arrrooohhh]

How exciting! I thopugh that these machines were all well and truly gones, and bothe you and Mayfan have found one each!

Im sure that the rubber parts that need replacing can be fabricated somehow.

What a treasure!

 

[mayfan69]

What is your email Arrrooohhh?

Hi arrrooohhh,

You would be quite surprised that there are still some about and i think you would have a good chance in finding one in sydney considering the population and the age of a lot of the suburbs.

Also, what is your email address? I tried to email you,but it got returned.

Leon