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Thread Number: 33505
Maytag Gas dryer, 50's? 60's? Grand Rapids Michigan |
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Post# 504027 3/14/2011 at 13:12 (4,790 days old) by akronman  (Akron/Cleveland Ohio) |
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the ad reads:
"This Maytag dryer was in our home when we moved in. We have no use for it and would like to move it out. It IS in working condition and in good shape for its age!! It uses 120V and has a gas hookup. Asking $40 Call Bret 890-3036" -------------------------------------------------------------------------- To the untrained eye, looks like a TOL pre-Halo-Of-Heat model? The Craigslist is from March 11, 2011. I do not know why my Picasa put Dec 2010 on the collage, sorry 
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| Post# 504050 , Reply# 1 3/14/2011 at 15:08 (4,790 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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Post# 504055 , Reply# 2 3/14/2011 at 15:15 (4,790 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Pass the gas
This would be a 740c dryer (1956/1957). Besides the visible gas shutoff valve through the cutout on the back panel, the trap door on the top panel is a dead giveaway for these early Maytag gas dryers.
Electronic ignition, unlike the standing pilot 741c HOH dryer that replaced the 740c. Matching washer would be the 140 or 140S AMP drive machines. Ben | ||
| Post# 504061 , Reply# 3 3/14/2011 at 15:32 (4,790 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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Post# 504118 , Reply# 4 3/14/2011 at 18:35 (4,790 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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OLD MT GAS DRYER 740C These older style MT dryers were better performers than the later MT HOH dryers by a long shot, they not only had electric ignition system, much larger drum and a more effective lint filter. The biggest fault was the blower was not as durable as the blower as in the HOH dryers. Someone else should grab this we already have two of these, I don't want to be called a hoarder LOL. | ||
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Post# 504142 , Reply# 5 3/14/2011 at 19:49 (4,789 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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This model was check-rated by CU in the mid 50s. Unfortunately the early blowers were aluminum and started howling. The machines used a 3" vent. They were replaced by Bakelite blowers. I even have a spare NOS in the box heating element for the electric one. | ||
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Post# 504145 , Reply# 6 3/14/2011 at 20:26 (4,789 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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