geoffdelp
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Hi everyone … for all you wringer lovers …
As a stroke of luck, Don Shier (jetaction) told me about a couple of Maytag’s he saw on Minneapolis’ craiglist on the week of the 9th. I got a hold of the gentlemen that had a Maytag Model J for sale because I fell in love with the picture. We made arrangements and Don so very generously went to south Minneapolis on Saturday the 14th to pick it up! I went to Don’s that afternoon and lo and behold, I was driving back to Foley with a very nice 1965 Model J in my Ford Five Hundred. Who knew that a Maytag could fit in my car?
I have had fun getting her cleaned up a bit and have only started. As you can see by the pictures, I still have work to do and she is now broken down and out in my garage waiting patiently for me to get her back together.
I thought I would start to use her and give my 1968 Model J a much needed rest. I got my 1968 Model J about 15 years ago and have been using her since. It was in my cousin’s in-law’s cellar/basement as they had passed away a few years before. She now has a stripped thread in her wringer post; so, I’m very careful about how I use her. I’m not sure if I can have it re-tooled or not. She worked really hard on the farm for all those years (I wonder how many coveralls went through that wringer) and I certainly have not babied her with my garden blue jeans and LOTS of throw rugs.
This 1965 Model J was used until recently by a 93 year old woman who had just moved out of her home and left it there. The new homeowner didn’t want it (thank goodness).
The problem was that the agitator had not been removed (from the looks of it, ever). Needless to say, the agitator was stuck solid. I thought for sure I was going to have to break it to get it out. Both Don and I tried to get the agitator out, to no avail. I even tried the “hot water technique” and nothing worked.
I decided to use my "agi-tamer" to get it off, but I couldn’t get it fully under the agitator because of all the “crud” in the sediment zone. I managed to get a portion of it under and started to fill the agi-tamer with water and thought, “I’m going to break it right off!!” Suddenly, she just popped off gently; I breathed a sigh of relief. This is a black polypropylene agitator; made from September 1964 through December 1965; Maytag started the turquoise agitators and accents in January 1966. The black plastic (not bakelite) are harder to find in good shape as they had the metal spline (which rusted). MUCH TO MY SURPRISE … the spline on this agitator is just like brand new!! All I had to do was replace the rubber stop ring on the agitator shaft and it is like having a brand new agitator.
Lots of fun; enjoy the photos; they were taken this past Saturday. There’s more to come on this machine when I get her detailed … that’s all I’ll say for now!!
Thanks again, Don; could not have done this without you!!!!
As a stroke of luck, Don Shier (jetaction) told me about a couple of Maytag’s he saw on Minneapolis’ craiglist on the week of the 9th. I got a hold of the gentlemen that had a Maytag Model J for sale because I fell in love with the picture. We made arrangements and Don so very generously went to south Minneapolis on Saturday the 14th to pick it up! I went to Don’s that afternoon and lo and behold, I was driving back to Foley with a very nice 1965 Model J in my Ford Five Hundred. Who knew that a Maytag could fit in my car?
I have had fun getting her cleaned up a bit and have only started. As you can see by the pictures, I still have work to do and she is now broken down and out in my garage waiting patiently for me to get her back together.
I thought I would start to use her and give my 1968 Model J a much needed rest. I got my 1968 Model J about 15 years ago and have been using her since. It was in my cousin’s in-law’s cellar/basement as they had passed away a few years before. She now has a stripped thread in her wringer post; so, I’m very careful about how I use her. I’m not sure if I can have it re-tooled or not. She worked really hard on the farm for all those years (I wonder how many coveralls went through that wringer) and I certainly have not babied her with my garden blue jeans and LOTS of throw rugs.
This 1965 Model J was used until recently by a 93 year old woman who had just moved out of her home and left it there. The new homeowner didn’t want it (thank goodness).
The problem was that the agitator had not been removed (from the looks of it, ever). Needless to say, the agitator was stuck solid. I thought for sure I was going to have to break it to get it out. Both Don and I tried to get the agitator out, to no avail. I even tried the “hot water technique” and nothing worked.
I decided to use my "agi-tamer" to get it off, but I couldn’t get it fully under the agitator because of all the “crud” in the sediment zone. I managed to get a portion of it under and started to fill the agi-tamer with water and thought, “I’m going to break it right off!!” Suddenly, she just popped off gently; I breathed a sigh of relief. This is a black polypropylene agitator; made from September 1964 through December 1965; Maytag started the turquoise agitators and accents in January 1966. The black plastic (not bakelite) are harder to find in good shape as they had the metal spline (which rusted). MUCH TO MY SURPRISE … the spline on this agitator is just like brand new!! All I had to do was replace the rubber stop ring on the agitator shaft and it is like having a brand new agitator.
Lots of fun; enjoy the photos; they were taken this past Saturday. There’s more to come on this machine when I get her detailed … that’s all I’ll say for now!!
Thanks again, Don; could not have done this without you!!!!
