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1960 Maytag Dryer
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Post# 663122   2/28/2013 at 19:05 (4,073 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)        

This nice dryer is at Grays Appliance in Melrose Mass.Call and ask for Brian.I dont think they want much for it just want it to have a home instead of being crushed.781 665 2671




Post# 663123 , Reply# 1   2/28/2013 at 19:08 (4,073 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)        
control panel

Shot of the control panel.

Post# 663124 , Reply# 2   2/28/2013 at 19:10 (4,073 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)        
Drum

Front and drum

Post# 663143 , Reply# 3   2/28/2013 at 20:37 (4,073 days old) by dnastrau (Lords Valley, PA)        
Looks hardly used

A quick wipe down and that will look almost new. Is that a "Highlander" dryer?

Post# 663212 , Reply# 4   3/1/2013 at 05:56 (4,072 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

Oh, yes, it is a Highlander dryer. Note the single panel door with the plug for the drum opening and the galvanized, not porcelain drum. Maytag made it very obvious that the Highlanders were the cheaper models in the line.

Post# 663356 , Reply# 5   3/1/2013 at 20:15 (4,072 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
Early MT High-Lander Electric Dryer

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Looks to be lightly used, this would be a great parts doner before it gets crushed to save a tired TOL MT HOH Dryer.


Post# 663360 , Reply# 6   3/1/2013 at 20:26 (4,072 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        
SAVE A TIRED TOL HOH DRYER?

Control panel? NO
Cabinet, except possibly the rear panel? NO
Drum? NO
Door? NO, note absence of magnetic latch.
Motor, heating element, blower, drum bearing, lint filter and guard? Probably, but I don't know how tired these get other than the lint filter.




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Post# 663377 , Reply# 7   3/1/2013 at 22:44 (4,072 days old) by badgerdx ()        

It might be a lower end model, but I love the cleanliness of the design. Contemporary washers/dryers make me gag: They look so cheap and plastic and ridiculously overly complex.

Post# 663421 , Reply# 8   3/2/2013 at 05:08 (4,071 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
Early MT HOH Dryer For Parts Doner

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The mechanical and electrical that most often wear out on HOH dryers are, heating element and complete heater shroud assembly, front drum seal and then you motor pulley, motor, belts, idler pulley and bearings and shaft, blower wheel and bearings, main drum bearings and shaft and even the complete base pan and support will fit any HOH dryer built through 1965.

 

About the only functional parts that this Highlander would not provide to fix a TOL pre 06 HOH dryer would be the rubber door seal and the electronic controls.


Post# 663452 , Reply# 9   3/2/2013 at 09:48 (4,071 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)        
Dryer

I looked at this machine today and its beautiful.It may be a low end machine but it has alot of charm.It is too nice to be a parts machine I hope someone saves it I think they would take 50 bucks for it.You could have homedirect usa ship it for short money.You dont really know how much fun it is too have one of these machines until you get it home and start playing with it.If I had the room I would take it but my basement at both houses runneth over.

Post# 663464 , Reply# 10   3/2/2013 at 11:58 (4,071 days old) by maytag63 (South Berwick, Maine)        

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Too bad it's not a gas model. I would've bought it.

Post# 665072 , Reply# 11   3/11/2013 at 10:48 (4,062 days old) by easy (Boston, Mass)        
Highlander dryer

I went to see this dryer today and I really want it. The only problem is that the rubber door seal is shot (worse than the photos show) and I'm afraid that running
the dryer might be a fire hazard in its present condition.

This is a model 67C and of course the seal is NLA. Anyone have a spare door seal or know of a source? The seal on my DE806 looks different and while available, doesn't look like it will work. I'm assuming the difference is due to the plug door on the 67C as opposed to the later DE806?


Post# 665096 , Reply# 12   3/11/2013 at 12:16 (4,062 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

Maybe you could fabricate something out of a large pressure cooker gasket. Maybe you could cut down the gasket for the 16 qt canner. They are Neoprene so they can take the heat. If you need a flat one, use a Presto gasket and if you need one with more thickness, use a Mirro gasket.



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Post# 666654 , Reply# 13   3/17/2013 at 21:50 (4,056 days old) by dnastrau (Lords Valley, PA)        
Door gasket

If the pressure cooker gasket idea doesn't work, maybe another source would be to find a door gasket from a front load washer with roughly the same diameter opening and cut it down to fit - or maybe a gasket from another dryer (maybe even a commercial dryer) and modify it to fit. The grey rubber gasket on our Maytag Epic (Duet clone) seems like it would probably withstand a good amount of heat, so maybe it is the same type of grey rubber used in the original gasket.

It is a shame when a perfectly good appliance is rendered unusable because one critical part fails that cannot be replaced easily.


Post# 667926 , Reply# 14   3/23/2013 at 14:53 (4,050 days old) by easy (Boston, Mass)        
Highlander dryer

The maytag dryer is finally mine! I actually found a NIB original door seal at a local parts store that was as soft and pliable as the day it was manufactured. Brian kindly snapped it in place in under 30 seconds.

I want to thank Tomturbomatic and dnastrau for their suggestions on how to possibly fabricate a replacement seal (my pressure cooker was mighty nervous for a
while...). I want to especially thank Greg who offered to search his storage space for me.

Last, but certainly not least, does anyone know of a matching highlander washer in the Boston area?



Post# 667954 , Reply# 15   3/23/2013 at 18:16 (4,050 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)        
Highlander Dryer

I am so glad this dryer got a home and I never thought you could find a new gasket for it.When I saw it gone the other day I assumed it got smushed.As far as a match I very well may see one there at Grays as well they frequently have old maytags that come in and if so I will grab it.

Post# 668368 , Reply# 16   3/25/2013 at 19:05 (4,048 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)        
Highlander Dryer

You thanked everyone but me who took the pictures and posted the dryer in the first place.

Post# 668388 , Reply# 17   3/25/2013 at 20:52 (4,048 days old) by easy (Boston, Mass)        
Highlander dryer

Mea culpa - you're absolutely right, I should have thanked you for your role in helping me to get this machine.


Post# 668594 , Reply# 18   3/26/2013 at 20:24 (4,047 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)        
match

I will keep an eye out for the matching washer.So glad you got the dryer it sure is sweet.

Post# 668917 , Reply# 19   3/28/2013 at 18:20 (4,045 days old) by easy (Boston, Mass)        
any highlander experts?

Let me start by saying that the day I purchased this dryer I found a 67C user's guide on ebay for $6.99! It turned out to be not only an interesting piece of vintage history but saved me some real money as well.

I dried my first load of mixed fabrics (mostly towels and jeans) for 40 minutes and returned to find a few items still slightly damp. I removed the dry items and then reset the timer for 10 minutes to finish the load.

I returned maybe 30 minutes later and found the drying still running and the timer still set on 10 minutes. I thought "Great, now I have to find a new timer motor". As luck would have it, I noticed the user's guide had a note that when drying a load for 15 minutes or less, to turn the timer beyond 15 minutes and then return it to the desired setting (like those bell ringing kitchen timers?). I did as instructed and the dryer is now working perfectly.

My first question - is this normal for a timer only dryer? I use 806's for my daily drivers so I'm totally unfamiliar with how these timers work.

Secondly, does anyone know the difference (in temperature) between "regular drying" and "wash and wear"? The book mentions the special preset temperature for "wash and wear", but nowhere does it say what it is or how it is different.


Post# 668942 , Reply# 20   3/28/2013 at 20:08 (4,045 days old) by coldspot66 (Plymouth, Mass)        

Back then the wash and wear temp was higher than the normal dry temp to relax wrinkles in wash and wear clothes. The finish they used was heat sensitive. I want to say the temp was around 160 for wnw and about 135 for regular drying.


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