Full Wash: 1970's Speed Queen Solid Tub Normal Load of Shop Towels

Doing a load of shop towels in this 1970's Speed Queen Solid Tub Washer.
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[@ericpippen7915]

Ah, and the sound of that old school mechanical timer ticking away, sweet music

[@justforthetv]

Amazing. That's a real washing machine that cleans clothes.

[@jeromedavis8575]

Without beating the fibers out of them!

[@Channel-cm7yc]

Yeah they could be pretty hard on clothing. Best not to have overloaded them.

[@243wayne1]

@@jeromedavis8575 Oh, make no mistake. It's beating the hell out of the clothes. Class dismissed.

[@jeromedavis8575]

@@243wayne1 I like my clothes "beaten" clean.

[@243wayne1]

@@jeromedavis8575 Don't be a simpleton. Speed Queen TR7 for the win.

[@navyspook79]

I remember my mom having a Speed Queen similar to this one growing up. These new pieces of crap can't hold a candle to these old work horses.

[@Bunkysworkshop]

I am just loading my lower level with oldie but goodies washers like this. I have made my mind up so off we go. What a great washer.

[@jeromedavis8575]

Now that's a real washer!

[@devinaulpheverything363]

This has to be one of the best washing machines I’ve ever seen.

[@maryrobert80]

Now this is a washer that knows how to wash and rinse clothes well!!! It brings back memories of the Speed Queen solid tub washers that we use to have in the laundromat that I ran back in the 70's... These machines were real work horses and knew how to get the job done right and quickly too, They don't call them Speed Queen for nothing!!! Excellent video Eugene, Can't wait for the next one!!! Thanks again and have a great weekend...

[@dmana3172]

What about the newer washing machines on the market today? Do they wash as good? :))

[@latui7350]

These were actually completely ineffective cleaners and definitely didn't rinse well. All soil, dirt, etc. is just redeposited on your clothing. The Westinghouse Laundromat was the real work horse of the day, though nothing compares to how clean modern front load washers get clothing.

[@maryrobert80]

@@latui7350 Well all I can say is, I had 14 of them in my laundromat back in the 70's and never once have I had a customer come to me and complain that their clothes didn't come clean... I also had a drop off service where I did the laundry for the customers and everything always came out nice and clean!!!

[@ericpippen7915]

Wow, that thing took off like a scalded dog. I love the old machines and how they performed and how well they where built!!! Hopefully I can get my hands on a Frigidaire JetCone 1-18. Ever since I was a kid and my aunt had one, I've wanted one. It lasted her 30+ years!!! There are MANY MANY personal reasons why I want one too. That was my safe place and time when I was able to go to her house and do her laundry and was able to escape from being a victim. That machine holds a lot of sentimental value for me and kept me alive as a kid!! Now that I am older, I see how amazing and how well they cleaned! One day I will find one, hopefully. I don't even know where or how to begin searching for one!!!

[@firealarmtechguy4444]

Craigslist,Scrap Yards and used appliance stores

[@antoniocarter7111]

Omg sounds like the story of my life to Eric. My safe place was at my grandmas house. She had a. Hotpoint Harvest Gold washer. I loved how it washed and most of all she would put me on top of the washer and say ok baby twist that knob ok stop right there. Then should say pull the knob and that sweet sound of water entering that Hotpoint was music to my ears. Now that is one of my most safe place memories.

[@jeromedavis8575]

Today's manufacuters should go back to this!

[@jeromedavis8575]

@@antoniocarter7111 same with the first GE I had! It was a filter-flo!

[@RB-hl3ux]

Same here. My grandmother’s was my refuge from abusive parents who constantly fought.

[@ronsteffes1155]

Very nice machine. After 20, 30 seconds of washing the water turned dirty. Proof that it washes vigorously as its suppose to. Its unfortunate that there's no more machines like that today. So I'll keep mine with a spare one in back basement from a estate sale. Its a Maytag with sudsaver. 1985 86 model.

[@jeanlucdrion1152]

Oh yes I love it. Just look at that agitator stroke. No nonsense , let the washing begin.

[@shellyblanchard5788]

I love the way they wash. The newer one are not good on the clothes. It wears out the materials.

[@SaturnMist09]

Overflow wash and rinse!!! Omg!!! Love it!!! :)

[@tmddominguez8746]

This is an old school washer that’s done right. Built like a tank and made to last for years. Gets clothes clean like it supposed to. I’m so glad I got my set of 2017 Speed Queens. But the Environmental Protection Agency must have been founded by this machine for as much water as this thing wastes

[@Channel-cm7yc]

I hate to burst you bubble a bit. This was truly the era Speed Queen that was totally better than the stuff that's been made since 1980. You have a Raytheon based SQ today and not even remotely as well built as the MaGraw Edison's were. Yes regulation implementation in 1980 ended the MaGraw Edison era of SQ!!

[@jeromedavis8575]

And they tell us to use less water and electricity for energy efficiency! Energy efficiency my ass!

[@GarageDoorGuy89]

Jerome Davis I’ve seen from various other KZbin channels that the “energy star” is just a selling gimmick. Some of these newer appliances are more wasteful than their vintage equivalents. plus there is nothing “green” about having to replace an appliance every 5-10 years when the (for example) 1975 kenmore probably has another 20 years worth of life left in it.

[@jeanlucdrion1152]

Now this was the Speed Queen type of washer in many a laundromat in the 70s. Followed by those GE filter flow , a few with Frigidaire those were a rare find in laundromats.

[@albertcarello619]

You can clearly see the quality in this machine!

[@LlyleHunter]

The Speed Queen was the last of a generation of washers that were known as solid tub overflow washers. Their outer tubs were much larger than their inner baskets and many of them were actually square and almost as wide as the machine. This allowed them to both overflow fill during the last minutes of the wash and rinse cycles to facilitate greater rinsing performance and for the water in the basket to evacuate in seconds before the water in the outer tub had drained allowing the basket to accelerate to greater speed. They were phased out by the early 1970s because of their high water usage and they weren’t as effective at sand removal as non drilled tubs.

[@jeromedavis8575]

How were their controls layer out and what were the settings?

[@patcola7335]

These McGraw Edison built Speed Queens motors actually sound like they are almost growling. Tough machines to say the least and also a bit crude. They basically stayed with 1950s technology. Who cares though as these were very fun machines.

[@LlyleHunter]

I’m not certain how Speed Queen’s controls were laid out but the overflow fills were signaled through the timer. We had the system on our 1963 Norge, a terribly unreliable washer that performed great but required service frequently and gave up the ghost after eight years. Two transmissions, three puns and two mixing valves along with being a member of a belt of the year club.

[@LlyleHunter]

Puns was intended to be typed as pumps.

[@websurfin9575]

The "solid-tub" Speed Queen washers were phased-out in 1979 with the newly designed "perforated-tub" models phased-in during early 1980 with a redesigned (4-vane) agitator.

[@RB-hl3ux]

You da man Eugene!

[@a.o.garcia2696]

I think that washing machines made between the 1940s and early 2000s are so cool in the way they work all mechanically with no computer apparatus controlling them. I’m almost nostalgic for turquoise and avacado green from the ‘50s-70s

[@jeromedavis8575]

Incredible wash action! nnexxt time, I'd like to see the inner workings of this machine in action and how they work.

[@petermaz701]

Wow now that’s washer that can wash dirt right out of whatever you put in. No wasting time sensing and balancing just gets the job done very well. Back when these washers were manufactured even though they didn’t have ginormous tubs, you could do two or three loads in the amount of time that the new HE washers attempt to do one load.

[@sandyavalos3305]

petermazbabie that would be one of the best presents if anyone got me a great machine like this one

[@dannyandrews2406]

its a classic speed queen, wash very good

[@mgrella63]

Great Machine!!

[@DanteFox]

I still remember the stainless tub sing as they spin and the old fluid torque drive.

[@ntisoshl3201]

BEST WASHER OF A DECADE

[@oddjobz9858]

Amazing machine

[@websurfin9575]

We purchased one of those (ex-lg capacity) Speed Queen "stainless-steel solid tub" washers in 1979, right before they stopped making them. They were a bit noisy during use, but if loaded properly (not overloaded) they did a kick-butt job of washing very dirty laundry! To bad they stopped making those solid tub SQ washers!

[@Channel-cm7yc]

Keep in mind the same thing applies to this era of Speed Queen. These were commercial machines sold to the public. I've seen them in service for up to 35 years old in home use. A varying range of ages in commercial use The earlier Speed Queen dryers I've seen as much 50 years old and still in use. Often residential owners would have a newer SQ washer sitting next to a much older Dryer. After 1975 things changed with bi-directional drive deleting the shift solenoid on the transmission and a tub brake was added. They did break down from parts wear with pretty much an expected regularity. They were not comparable to the mass offerings of even that era. Build quality was robust and mostly reparable unless a bad water quality which would eventually mean they met an early death, but that still applies to anything. Great machine love seeing this old gal still chugging along. All those familiar sounds that rang through your life in living with them and later on repairing them.

[@jeromedavis8575]

How do you like your new speed queen perfect wash system? How will they be revamped?

[@patcola7335]

If the bolted agitub idea had truly been successful we would have seen it decades ago. Speed Queen had it right the first time.

[@Channel-cm7yc]

Jerome Davis My Tr-5 has been consistent. I have had one mishap with mine, it actually did demolish a T-shirt and not sure how it did it but it did. That’s a speed queen tradition for us long time users😜. The blood line is still there in the TR series. Gently wash things my butt LOL LOL.. but all in all my water quality is very good and also don’t let detergents & fabric softeners get old, because they break down and are less effective at their jobs in any machine. All in all I have no complaints. Plus the cost to operate is a pleasant. I’m not sure what happened to Lorain’s TR series test, but I look back on it and it acts like it was washing in the hand wash mode for some reason. That is wash lethargic wash but the tub fills half full in that mode and is precisely the point of a hand wash cycle. Having cloths damaged was defiantly a given with the MaGraw Edison design above they were brutes that could easily sort out weak garments with the quickness .. Plus I might add to the folks that the over flow rinse was also your lint strainer so keep the upper part of that solid tub clean just under the cloths restraint rim. Check as they will smell and get mold and mildew issues with time all is well. My cloths aren’t dirty and I haven’t been told I stink lol lol

[@Channel-cm7yc]

pat cola one thing y’all forget is brute force isn’t the whole answer to cleaning. As you’ve seen Eugene’s vintage Tide detergent videos I’m sure, that has a whole bunch to do with performance. I understand chemicals and cleaning because that’s what I do for a living today. Enzymes in detergents today respond better to dwell time rather than just a brute force chemical reaction of laundry detergents of yesteryears chemical compositions, but that came with environmental impacts. In the old days that just gave you the impression a machine was cleaning better when it actually wasn’t the machine as a whole at all. I’m not fond of the drive technology employed in the TC-5 and never was from 1980 forward as it didn’t hold up as well in the commercial world where you’d notice this more. Yes this vintage of a machine in the video was a trooper in the commercial world completely modular in build and no flying transmissions, as in this machine the transmissions only job is agitating as you know. That’s why I liked the what I call the modular design better in terms of performance and longevity and certain ease on serving if needed. I never pulled pulled one fluid drive or transmission out of any of these in the residential use era, but it could come up in commercial use only occasionally. Unlike current helical drive SQ it’s always a transmission failure commercially because they can’t take the abuse as good with a helical drive assembly and then it’s replace the whole damn transmission and what a pain in the ass that is. Maytag was the only one that got it right. I didn’t care for orbital transmissions on those mind you the problems seem to increase after Maytag went to those. So I’ll take my TR-5 or a MaGraw Edison SQ over the watered down stuff people like today SQ. Once you’ve had caviar quality in a MaGraw Edison built SQ or a genuine Maytag everything else is just cheap junk in it’s relative era.

[@patcola7335]

@@Channel-cm7ycIf the LORD wills I would like to see how the development of the TR series of Speed Queen machines will play out over the next couple of years. In the meantime I really love the performance of my Whirlpool front loader. It holds so much more and cleans very well and my utility bills are low. I washed a queen sized bulky comforter the other day that my cat got sick on and it came out great. I couldn't get that same comforter into the Speed Queen and have it even begin to move. I still have my speed queen but I don't think I'll be going back to top loaders after the Speed Queen . The only worth while ones are the Speed Queens and the Maytag residential commercial washer. As much as I hate government getting involved in our personal lives I must say this is the way things are going. A race to the bottom it seems.

[@Staroth999]

I bet you have the cleanest clothes on your block! I get my new TC5 tomorrow, I’m excited!

[@websurfin9575]

The Speed Queen "CLASSIC" washer, model: TC5 is the way to go when buying a brand-new washer!

[@ManningTaylor]

Wow! That tub empties fast before quickly gaining speed on the spin cycle.

[@triton115]

So in other words, I guess even old-school style washing machines clean clothes better than today's washers? Another case when old is better than new.

[@ambam90]

I wish my washer was this good.

[@DADoESofTX]

The Extra Fill (A) starting point on the Regular cycle is to compensate for situations of low water pressure.

[@grandcarriage1]

I do so love washers that bitchslapps the dirt out of clothes! When it spins, it looks like the basket starts and then the agitator catches up? I’m impressed as hell at how fast the water drains. Any idea of the RMP of the spin? It looks wicked!

[@user-ss1uv1lh5r]

That's when mcgraw edison was still manufacturing these machines they were some durable machines.

[@jamesdessellier2642]

The old machines were definitely better than today

[@michaellimacher7587]

The rubber lip around the frame of opening is missing. It conceals the round grid on top of the tub. Didn't know if you had it originally or not when you got the machine. It might've been too brittle and crumbled in your hands when servicing the machine. I'm sure it is hard to find a NOS replacement part. But all in all you've done an excellent job refurbishing this unit. I think this is one of the last McGraw-Edison units before the Raytheon period. Early Raytheon machines kept the shape/style of the control panel with the only difference being the lid opening from front to back instead of the sideways opening from left to right. Eugene, you ROCK!

[@littlegreeny8510]

Amazing machine. I think its worth around $1000 given all the time you put into restoring it.

[@Doobie2100]

Speed Queen is nothing but the best!!! Still today Speed Queen still sells an all mechanical wash machine. TV2000WN.

[@dualactionwisewater3256]

Eugene it did save water . It only has to fill the basket with water not the outer basket that perforated tubs did. I'll be back for MORE stories.

[@WhoJustReplying]

I like this one better than the ones with cylinders. Spin functioned machines weren’t available in some countries.

[@carolloughridge8483]

I wish that someone would run one of these washers with about four shirts and that’s all I want to hear it when it goeska slosh ka slosh there’s nothing better than hearing the sound of something that scares you when you’re older and it won’t scare you anymore my sympathy and understanding compassion and mild amusement goes out to all of you who have suffered the fear of washing machines over the years I sure have to

[@garrettdodson6110]

Who gives a crap about wasting water! It’s all filtered cleaned and recycled. The world will never run out of water! Clean clothes though now that brings a smile to my face!

[@patcola7335]

The lid notch looks the same in the modern Speed Queens also.

[@booandsue]

Wondering why water started to enter machine at about minute 15:24, just before starting to spin out. Was this fresh water, or recirculating water, and why would this start at this point? Seems like a wonderful washer, and looks to have great rollover. The wonderful old world mechanical sounds of this machine is so relaxing to me. Love the chug of the washer, and the click of the mechanical timer. 😍😍😍 I'd love a great old machine as this or Maytag. 1950's 1960's.

[@latui7350]

This is the type of machine the Westinghouse Laundromat completely destroyed in cleaning tests lol

[@patcola7335]

Who did this test? I would like to see that report. As far as I know, there wasn't any early American front loaders that ever washed better than a top loader. Funny now with restrictions on water use how that has reversed.

[@latui7350]

@@patcola7335 lol by all means go to the library of congress’s archives and look for those test results. Top loaders have never cleaned well. Front loaders have always been superior in all ways and it’s been scientifically proven over and over. In fact, top loaders are so awful at cleaning, Consumer Reports had to break them out in their own category so that top loaders could receive higher than an F in cleaning performance.

[@jeanlucdrion1152]

Well it's worth about as much as you can find parts to fix it when something wears out . Otherwise unfortunately not worth very much if parts are discontinued .

[@fargeeks]

yay

[@michaelcrighton3280]

What does the real cleaning is the 210 Degree arc the agitator turns turning the clothes over for a GREAT roll over !

[@shaunkanary997]

Please do a internal operation view to see it in operation.

[@jeromedavis8575]

I agree.

[@DADoESofTX]

There's no control of wash time. The A-B-C-D starting points change the fill time but the wash time is always the same ... unless the user manually advances the timer to shorten it after agitation begins. The rinse fill is always to full level. This is the updated design with a reversing motor, thus the pause between agitation and spin. One of my aunts had a 1969 SQ of the original design which used solenoids to engage agitation and spin. The motor did not reverse and ran continuously from the instant of starting fill until the final spin ended. It slammed instantly from agitation to spin when the solenoids switched over, no pauses.

[@Channel-cm7yc]

There were motor stops on later versions of the design you refer too. So those didn't run continuously after about 1970.

[@jeromedavis8575]

That reminds me of the whirlpool belt drive without the neutral drain.

[@jaarryifleshblood315]

I wonder if they use more water and electricity or less because how amazing they wash cloths

[@Sharkie626]

Some SQs back then (or maybe all?) had the overflow rinse. Those are probably where it used more.

[@jeromedavis8575]

I say more high-efficiency than today's crap!

[@CrestwoodRocks]

with that Speed Queen logo. I think this washer might be a 1979 or 1980. It was around 1980 or 1981 when Speed Queen became affiliated by Raythean and was no longer part of McGraw Edison.

[@terrylynn9984]

The more I watch of these old school washers in videos, I told my husband my next one I want a 1970s or 80s, the look on his face lol

[@johnoofsatchurch]

It might be easier to get a new classic clean speed queen

[@johsiantorres8495]

@@johnoofsatchurch they sell old models?

[@johnoofsatchurch]

@@johsiantorres8495 no but get tc5, or get used older ones

[@Tomdawg07]

What is the RPMS For spin cycle? Looks really fast!

[@carolloughridge8483]

When I was very small I was terrified of washing machines and I think this one is one that I had at home The worst time I ever had was when my mom threw in just a few shirts and towels and the machine would go like this cacaslosh caslosh kaslosh when you listen to these wonderful old machines you realize how much rhythm has been taken from the sound of the world around us this particular machine sounds like a large Labrador retriever lab in a large pool of water getting ready to manufacture labrador slobber to get all over your knees when he comes to say hello I would love to find a sound effect of the Hadley Watson model six speed iron her and folder also known as the mangler

[@CrSnds]

Wow I thought I was the only one! Strangely enough I was on a stool watching a Lady Kenmore wash clothes right in front of me as a kid. It wasn't until I walked away from it during the neutral drain. But I guess it started spinning and was horribly off balance. Seeing it violently shake like gave me nightmares for years. It scared me so bad I couldn't be in the basement if it was on, but I would be low key fascinated listening to the sound of it through the laundry chute. As a teenager one it was off balance again right above me in the kitchen. Within seconds I left a cloud of dust and ran upstairs in the attic afraid to come back down. That was at my old house then we moved. I miss that house, so many memories. So we settled in our newish house and comes this story. After that one finally broke down we scrapped it, biggest mistake ever! Should've repaired it but DTE told us it would be cheaper to get another washer. Fortunately a friend of ours gave us a 1996 Maytag Perfoma Washer. It was great at washing clothes but of course my lingering memories kept from the basement while it was on. I had to wear headphones or earplugs so I wouldn't hear it in the kitchen. Eventually I had to take baby steps to slowly get over my fears, and I received help. Well after that Maytag washer broke I started researching which washer to buy. Nearly made the grave mistake of buying an LG HE washer but thankfully focused my attention at used appliance stores. What really convinced me was seeing a documentary about today's appliances. Didn't take me a second to figure what to do next. I found an excellent Kenmore 80 Series and it's fantastic!! It took me years to finally load my own clothes, put the detergent in and start the washer. I did briskly walk upstairs from the basement, but at least I can stay in the kitchen and hear it running. But as a result of researching washers, I've now become fanatic of these vintage washers including the last of the great modern washers (i.e. the DD and the 90s Maytags)!

[@jonathanashbeck3740]

For a while when my parents had that Kenmore (1980s) direct drive 70 series top loader i would walk out of the laundry room before it would shortly agitate and thenc I would come back but I got used to watching the whole fill up and agitation cycle since (even though my parents went through four washers since they now own a 1997 circa Whirlpool direct drive top loader)

[@alecvip7562]

Instant turnover the second it starts.

[@jeromedavis8575]

I wish they would do this with the perfect wash system they have now!

[@antoniocarter7111]

Guys one thing for sure we are special kind of people that appreciate these timeless machines and in some form or fashion helped us cope with all issues weather negative or positive.

[@antoniocarter7111]

I love the sound as the hotpoint/g.e. Washer would amp up during the spin and the sound of the spray rinse while spinning then that ole beautiful pop pop sound the the tub break.. love it...

[@ApolosaCakau]

It was a beautiful washing machine and washes well...but the moment you said it wastes water I was like meh, its still a damn good washer though

[@mizrainmedellin]

Where could I get one of this beauties

[@RB-hl3ux]

😊

[@pleadingmule6700]

Hi

[@kuusik100]

1978

[@homeguestunton]

My guess is no tub brake but the reason why it doesn’t take as long to slow down as modern machines is because the spin speed isn’t nearly as hight.

[@patcola7335]

I think these spun and the 600s RPM range or more.

[@Noseman321]

That washer sounded great! Sell it for around 500.

[@RB-hl3ux]

I see you use the pods Eugene. Aren’t you afraid they will ruin your machines?

[@jchap04]

KETCHUP TEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@charlescook4517]

This washer really cleans, the water is brown

[@firealarmtechguy4444]

I think This machine is worth $1,100.

[@fargeeks]

Thats how much the 2019 tc5 cost

[@mikecubes1642]

what new washer can i buy today that works this good? front loaders are garbage

[@khalilt6508]

None

[@bosslady1859]

SQ TC5000

[@websurfin9575]

Speed Queen "CLASSIC" washer model: TC5! The TR model Speed Queen washers are a waste of money.... they DO NOT get dirty laundry clean!!

[@johnoofsatchurch]

Any speed queen classic clean washer

[@MrSfdoug]

Powerful turnover!

[@alecvip7562]

You should find out how much these were originally sold back in the 70s, then convert it into today money and sell it for that.