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Thread Number: 11439
Updated Photos of Maytag Highlander |
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Post# 205166 , Reply# 1 4/19/2007 at 09:02 (6,210 days old) by gadgetgary  (Bristol,CT) |
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Geoff | ||
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Post# 205170 , Reply# 2 4/19/2007 at 09:30 (6,210 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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| Post# 205172 , Reply# 3 4/19/2007 at 09:47 (6,210 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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SAVE PLEASE. | ||
| Post# 205175 , Reply# 4 4/19/2007 at 10:04 (6,210 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS) | ||
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Hi Ben ... that's possible, huh? What is the red button for on the top left? Is that a "reset" in case the motor trips? Wow ... were those machines prone to do that? Gary and Austin ... I agree; somebody please save???!! :-) | ||
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Post# 205179 , Reply# 5 4/19/2007 at 10:35 (6,210 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Hey Geoff, I am guessing - and this is just a guess, that since these budget models were meant to be just that - budget, they used a cheaper electric motor that was not thermally protected, internally anyway. So, they used the red reset button on the top of the panel. I think these early highlanders (123,124,125,126) were the only Maytag's to feature this thermo-switch. The thermo switch would have kicked out just like any other Maytag when the motor would overheat - or draw too many amps for the circuit. Enjoy your upcoming weekend of fun! Ben | ||
| Post# 205223 , Reply# 8 4/19/2007 at 17:10 (6,210 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS) | ||
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Well ... I hope you get it! It would be a shame to have it scrapped. :-) Good luck!! | ||
| Post# 205226 , Reply# 9 4/19/2007 at 17:49 (6,210 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
Hello handsome lionhearts, Geoff and Ben--Guess What??
I am Clueless as to exactly what a Highlander is as opposed to a non-Highlander Maytag. Taking a chance with an old verbal proportion: Highlander is to Maytag as Pulsamatic is to Frigidaire--am I on the right track. My Model J2L--wicked, though beloved, little queen that she is-- has stopped speaking to me when she found out I didn't know what a Highlander was. Geoff Delp, Please Help. | ||
| Post# 205227 , Reply# 10 4/19/2007 at 17:55 (6,210 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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Exactly. Sort of equivalent to the "Deluxe" and "Super" Frigidaires...or those diaper washers we've seen quite a bit. | ||
| Post# 205229 , Reply# 11 4/19/2007 at 18:10 (6,210 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Thanks Video Wizard, Austin, BUT, | ||
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Post# 205245 , Reply# 12 4/19/2007 at 19:13 (6,210 days old) by coldspot66 (Plymouth, Mass) |
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I think those budget models were the only ones ever to have a timed fill and the wringer agitator. Might have been all 1 speed machines, but not sure. | ||
| Post# 205254 , Reply# 13 4/19/2007 at 20:31 (6,210 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Ah ha! so their cheap version had a timed fill like ALL Frig | ||
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Post# 205255 , Reply# 14 4/19/2007 at 20:31 (6,210 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Wash Time Dilemma ~ !
Hey Geoff, Man, I need to learn not to post when I'm at work! How am I supposed to check my references? lol I got home and did some more investigating - and after some super sleuth detective work - here is the low-down on the early Highlander machines: Model 123 (1957): Single speed yoke mounted motor, timed fill, 10 minute max wash, toggle switch temp controls Model 124 (1958): Single speed yoke mounted motor, timed fill, 10 minute max wash, push button temp controls Model 125 (1959 and later): Single speed base-plate mounted motor, pressure regulated fill, 14 minute max wash Model 126 (1959 and later): Two speed base-plate mounted motor, pressure regulated fill, 14 minute max wash Of course, all machines were available with a suds saver. The parts documentation list all four models coming standard with the 2-555 Gyratator agitator - not the lint filter agitator. the 123/124 machines have a single bay for either water temp buttons or toggle switches, the 125/126 have the two bays. 125 says 'Automatic' in the spare bay, while the 126 has the luxury of two speeds. All the early Highlanders have the motor protector on the top of the panel as well. All 4 machines came with the white porcelain wash tub, PN 2-760. The rinse conditioner for these machines would have been PN 2-1417. Anyone have one of these? I've never seen one before. Wonder if it would work in a Model E ;-) Once Maytag switched over to the A series for the model nomenclature - old models became new machines: 125 - A100 126 - A200 142 - A700 160 - A900 The next new line of machines were the A300 and the A500. Those had the taller back panels, such has Steve R's beautiful specimen. The actual features of these new machines were matched with the lower modeled machines - A100 features on an A300 panel, and A200 features on an A500 panel. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but the 300/500 models were then known as the Super Highlanders. I've also seen documentation referring to the higher end models (700 series) as Super Highlanders as well, but from what I've seen, those commonly were known as the All-Fabric machines - dating back to the 140 lighted panel machines. Last little tidbit - parts documentation shows that the motor protector was dropped from the top panel on the Highlanders starting with the A100/A200 series. I can only imagine that the cost difference wasn't too terrible for the bean counters to justify putting all thermally protected motors in those machines. Hope this helps! Ben | ||
| Post# 205257 , Reply# 15 4/19/2007 at 20:51 (6,210 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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"Benny and the Jets"
You are AMAZING-- thank you! What kind of cool washer dude synchronicity is that?! I'm asking about the years of production the exact moment, literally, that you're posting them. Life is sweet. You're really something, Ben. We're so lucky to have you. I bet your kids just love you to death, and your wife must be in heaven. Mike | ||
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Post# 205260 , Reply# 16 4/19/2007 at 20:58 (6,210 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Kids and wife?
I realized that I made a HUGE mistake. The 125/126 do not have the motor protector on top of the panel - instead it is a little plug. I knew this but totally got caught up in the moment. Here is a nice pictorial of each model. You can see the differences between all four models nicely here. Mike - kids and wife? lol - maybe in a few years - kinda hard to have kids without a wife, or g/f for that matter. Cats and some washing machines do just fine for now - ;-) 
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Post# 205262 , Reply# 17 4/19/2007 at 21:03 (6,210 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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And lastly ...
Here is a shot of the inside of the early guys - 123/124. Notice the yoke mounted motor - also used on the 131/141 and early 142. These early machines also have a slighty different suspension for the tub as well - see those little springs, vs. the much larger ones for the 06 Series? I remember Tom talking about that not too long ago. Anyone have/seen one of these rinse dispensers - I bet they were a mess. Pretty cool stuff. Ben 
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| Post# 205269 , Reply# 18 4/19/2007 at 21:57 (6,210 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Way back when --i joined a year ago January--
you posted a pic of you in your driveway with a little snow and you talked about a machine that served "us" well, washing family sized loads. Somehow i got it into this giant though often vacant brain that you were married with children. I'll be danged. You're single and available. Holy feces! Will wonders never cease. No offense, good Buddy. Few things in life are more humbling and hilarious than being absolutely unequivocally wrong. Goodnight and sweet dreams, Gentle Ben And they all had suds-savers--love it-- reversable pumps | ||
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Post# 205313 , Reply# 20 4/20/2007 at 08:35 (6,209 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Hi Geoff - That is a reset switch on the panel, that motor wouldn't have had an automatic overload protector so that was incorporated into the reset switch just like Frigidaire and others. The Highlander was the economy line from Maytag - the 142 with a lighted panel, metered fill, etc. would have been the step up. My grandmother had an early 60's Highlander that ran with only a few minor repairs for over 30 years. It was moved to the basement for washing rugs, overalls, etc. in '75 when they bought an A208 and was the washer I was allowed to "play" with while staying at their house during the summers. There were quite a few laundromats "Highlander Centers" around here that had those machines. I remember one in particular that had a number of different brands - Highlanders in pink, Speed Queens and GE's. 50 cents to wash! The Maytag coin slides were so old and worn, if you pushed the coin slide in and pulled it out very slowly and carefully, it wouldn't take the money but the machine would start. I'll bet those Highlanders in laundromats were more of a pain to service as everything had to be done with the back panel removed. I have one of those skinny-post agitator softener dispensers, several of us got them in Arizona when we went parts hunting - NIB! | ||
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Post# 205315 , Reply# 22 4/20/2007 at 08:47 (6,209 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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| Post# 205320 , Reply# 23 4/20/2007 at 09:19 (6,209 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS) | ||
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OH MY ... how great that you could "play" with the Highlander AND do some actual laundry. Your grandmother loved you!! :-) | ||
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Post# 205369 , Reply# 24 4/20/2007 at 19:46 (6,209 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Thank you Swestoyz! | ||
| Post# 205399 , Reply# 25 4/20/2007 at 23:37 (6,208 days old) by brettsomers () | ||
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baja i think Gansky just finished saying he did. | ||
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Post# 205454 , Reply# 27 4/21/2007 at 11:24 (6,208 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Post# 205822 , Reply# 29 4/23/2007 at 12:51 (6,206 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Higlanders popular in old apartments.
The first Maytag I ever saw was a Highlander just as you described it with a dark blue speckled tub and the small black wringer-style agitator. It belonged to neighbors/friends of ours who lived in the same building. I was born into an apartment complex in New York City called "Peter Cooper" that was built in the late 40's along with "Stuyvesant Town", by Metropolitain Life for their employees who were soldiers returning from the war and along with their families, needed housing. The apartments were/are all extremely well built, well-lit and very affordable. You may have seen a news piece on it recently as it sold to a private investor for the highest sale price in US real-estate history. Apartments in Peter Cooper cost a little more than Stuy-town because they were a little larger and they were wired so tenants could install air-conditioning if they wanted to. But neither complex allowed washing machines and back then they didn't even have laundromats in their basements! Local appliance dealers who realized an opportunity when they saw one would sell washing machines to families who wanted to cheat (many, including my own) by selling them with casters so you could scuttle the machine away in a closet if management ever came calling, and they would deliver them to the apartments in furniture crates to disguise the ploy. There were many Maytags in that apartment complex because the brand already had a reputation for producing machines that were quiet, didn't produce a lot of suds and maintained good balance during the spin cycle. Those were the three things that gave the crime away. Neighbors would complain loudly if the remains of a suds-cake showed up in their kitchen sinks during dinner. Ours was a Whirlpool with a teal-blue dial,a 1956 or 57 Whirlpool(much like the "Deluxe 10" pictured below), on casters with no safety switch. I spent hours watching that thing spin. It had one toggleswitch for water temp and a shiny black agitator with three straight vanes and the venerable old Whirlpool/Kenmore black-fingernail notch agitator cap. I haven't seen one exactly like it even on this site since. Some very close, but there's always a bump-out of some sort. Some kind soul on this site posted a brochure of that machine last year. I was crushed when we finally moved to a house and my Parents told me that they gave it away to one of my Mother's favorite models. But then that was my introduction to GE Filter-flo's and my first look at a matching dryer (for one whole day I thought my parents had bought two washing machines). The rest, of course, is history 
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Post# 205875 , Reply# 30 4/23/2007 at 20:17 (6,206 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Hey Tom - your mention of the blue speckled tub sparked my interest - as I've seen Highlanders with both the white and blue tubs.It seems they started with the blue tub when they change the model numbers from 125/126 to the A100/A200. The PN for the blue tub was 2-1523 - and the A300 cousin also shared the same tub. The A500 was the first model in the line to have the white 2-760 wash tub. Your descrption of the 50hz pulleys makes me want to run out and grab a set before they are gone! Ben | ||
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