impart an oscillatory motion to articles and liquid in basket 70 in different embodiments agitation element 116 may be a single action element i e oscillatory only double action oscillatory movement at one end single direction rotation at the other end or triple action oscillatory movement plus single direction rotation at one end singe direction rotation at the other end as illustrated in fig2 agitation element 116 is oriented to rotate about a vertical axis 118 basket 70 and agitator 116 are driven by motor 120 through a transmission and clutch system 122 a transmission belt 124 is coupled to respective pulleys of a motor output shaft 126 and a transmission input shaft 128 thus as motor output shaft 126 is rotated transmission input shaft 128 is also rotated clutch system 122 facilitates driving engagement of basket 70 and agitation element 116 for rotatable movement within wash tub 64 and clutch system 122 facilitates relative rotation of basket 70 and agitation element 116 for selected portions of wash cycles motor 120 transmission and clutch system 122 and belt 124 collectively are referred herein as a machine drive system washing machine 50 also includes a brake assembly not shown selectively applied or released for respectively maintaining basket 70 in a stationary position within tub 64 or for allowing basket 70 to spin within tub 64 pump assembly 72 is selectively activated to remove liquid from basket 70 and tub 64 through drain outlet 90 and a drain valve 130 during appropriate points in washing cycles as machine 50 is used in an exemplary embodiment machine 50 also includes a reservoir 132 a tube 134 and a pressure sensor 136 as fluid levels.