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Thread Number: 27637
Introducing the Maytag LA181! |
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Post# 423838 3/20/2010 at 20:33 (5,147 days old) by Pulsator  (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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Well, I couldn't have had better luck with this one! I went to the seller's house with a friend and gave the machine a look over and bought it on the spot! Not only was it in great shape, not only was there no rust, not only did the seller buy the machine himself brand new and only use it himself, but he even kept the manual! This machine is in FABULOUS shape, no rust, VERY little crud, VERY few visible scratches! He was very careful with this machine but decided he wanted something more efficient. The belts look almost brand new! I finally got it home and hooked up and it is quiet as a mouse! Just as a Maytag should be!
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Post# 423839 , Reply# 1 3/20/2010 at 20:33 (5,147 days old) by Pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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Money shot!!! | ||
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Post# 423840 , Reply# 2 3/20/2010 at 20:35 (5,147 days old) by Pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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Manual! | ||
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Post# 423841 , Reply# 3 3/20/2010 at 20:36 (5,147 days old) by Pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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The controls | ||
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Post# 423842 , Reply# 4 3/20/2010 at 20:37 (5,147 days old) by Pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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Control panel | ||
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Post# 423843 , Reply# 5 3/20/2010 at 20:38 (5,147 days old) by Pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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And the model/serial plate | ||
| Post# 423844 , Reply# 6 3/20/2010 at 20:53 (5,147 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
Can anyone tell me when this machine was made? | ||
| Post# 423845 , Reply# 7 3/20/2010 at 21:05 (5,147 days old) by mtn1584 (USA) | ||
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What a beautiful machine, best of luck to you. Mike | ||
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Post# 423846 , Reply# 8 3/20/2010 at 21:07 (5,147 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 423851 , Reply# 9 3/20/2010 at 21:16 (5,147 days old) by dnastrau (Lords Valley, PA) | ||
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I have never seen one like that... Nice find! That lint filter looks like a blue plastic version of the stainless steel one on my '61 A700 which does not have the fabric softener part either. Enjoy! Andrew S. | ||
| Post# 423858 , Reply# 10 3/20/2010 at 21:28 (5,147 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Beautiful machine Jamie, love that turquoise agitator!!! | ||
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Post# 423865 , Reply# 11 3/20/2010 at 21:59 (5,147 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Aferim!
I love those weird fabric-softener cup-less lint filters. I'll gladly trade you that one for one of my many standard lint filters with cup. Those were featured on the first Maytag models with the control timers on the RH sides. Some cheap exec must have thought this a good way to chide customers that opted for BOL's. I love your model because it's an oddball: BOL styling on what is a very respectably featured machine. Thanks for the close-ups.
Enjoy it in good health! | ||
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Post# 423866 , Reply# 12 3/20/2010 at 22:02 (5,147 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Cut-sheet | ||
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Post# 423867 , Reply# 13 3/20/2010 at 22:04 (5,147 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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| Post# 423871 , Reply# 14 3/20/2010 at 22:24 (5,147 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
Nice Maytag | ||
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Post# 423878 , Reply# 15 3/20/2010 at 23:56 (5,147 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Very nice, Jamie. We bought this same vintage and series of washer in early 1981. Ours was only the single-speed version but otherwise identical. No bleach funnel, no filter/dispenser. Ours was just a cap - no filter at all.
They made several incarnations of this design, a large capacity version with four water levels, another with the slide water level control, etc. This design/style was not only the BOL, but also used on these other models as "dealer specials" and leader machines for smaller dealers like hardware stores and the like. Not as common as the dark woodgrain panel models of the same time. Very nice, Jamie - have fun! | ||
| Post# 423879 , Reply# 16 3/21/2010 at 00:06 (5,147 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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not even any wear/finger marks on the panel! | ||
| Post# 423887 , Reply# 17 3/21/2010 at 01:36 (5,147 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
A healthy example of Maytag goodness! | ||
| Post# 423903 , Reply# 18 3/21/2010 at 05:41 (5,147 days old) by HiLoVane (Columbus OH) | ||
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I had a 105. (I sometimes still wish I had it). I eventually gave it to my grandmother when she moved to a condo... | ||
| Post# 423982 , Reply# 19 3/21/2010 at 15:43 (5,146 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas) | ||
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And I see it has no provision for a warm rinse. But it is a great looking machine. | ||
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