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Thread Number: 57775
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
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Post# 802075 , Reply# 1 1/3/2015 at 07:47 (3,398 days old) by goatfarmer  (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 802078 , Reply# 2 1/3/2015 at 08:00 (3,398 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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Travis, I am happy the combo got "home". Storming like crazy here, then the cold is coming. | ||
| Post# 802082 , Reply# 3 1/3/2015 at 08:46 (3,398 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
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| Post# 802084 , Reply# 4 1/3/2015 at 09:36 (3,398 days old) by in2itdood () | ||
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WOW!! Love that for sure ... I know someone who is gonna be reallllllllyyyyyy jealous of that, but happy for you too! | ||
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Post# 802281 , Reply# 5 1/4/2015 at 18:30 (3,397 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Congratulations On Your NEW MT Combo
MT did not exactly recall these machines, they offered customers a pair of TOL MTs if they had too many service problems or were otherwise very disappointed with their MT Combo, during the first 10 years they had it. I suspect that the majority of MTCs were returned and destroyed by MT dealers, but do keep in mind that not very many MTCs were sold in the first place, so they are understandably rare to begin with.
Every MT appliance Maytag ever introduced had LOTS OF PROBLEMS when first introduced [ from 1949-2006 ], to MTs credit they systematically would work through the problems and eventually end up with a fairly decent appliance, sales of the Combo were so disappointing that almost NO IMPROVEMENTS were ever implemented and MT pulled the plug after about six years of production. Thanks to Greg N, I now have two MTCs in our collection, and the only one known in color, a lovely Yellow Y340W, hope you get your combo going Travis. | ||
| Post# 802338 , Reply# 6 1/5/2015 at 01:15 (3,396 days old) by Travis () | ||
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John thanks... I have followed along over the years. I thought you had the combo that Ben had gotten. I had no idea that Greg had passed that gourgeous yellow combo to you. I'll have plenty of questions once it comes inside. | ||
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Post# 802417 , Reply# 7 1/5/2015 at 13:33 (3,396 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 802457 , Reply# 8 1/5/2015 at 16:54 (3,396 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 803037 , Reply# 9 1/9/2015 at 00:59 (3,392 days old) by Travis () | ||
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Finally inside I am much happier now. The boot seems to be fine. I even found that the feet are on the machine, just screwed in all the way. I'll try and open it up this weekend. Thanks to Ben for a pdf of the manual. I made a bound copy. | ||
| Post# 803086 , Reply# 10 1/9/2015 at 14:23 (3,392 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona ) | ||
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
very nice!!! it looks so grand & BEAUTIFUL!!!
i have a couple of questions for you; 1. does the control panel light up?? 2. does the control panel have the same shape as the "new generation" maytag washers?? it looks like the chrome trimming has the same "kick-out" at the bottom of the control panel as the "new generation" maytags?? 3. is that "wood grain" on the lower 1/3 of the control panel?? very interesting.... :o) | ||
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Post# 803238 , Reply# 13 1/10/2015 at 10:07 (3,391 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Actually the wood veneer is real wood. Shocking, I know!
The link below is packed with all kinds of information about these rare creatures. Very interesting machine, indeed. I'm glad to hear your boot is in good shape, Travis! www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/T... Ben | ||
| Post# 803242 , Reply# 14 1/10/2015 at 11:21 (3,391 days old) by Travis () | ||
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Oh Ben That one is gorgeous! Mine was used sadly. I am peeking inside tomorrow! | ||
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Post# 803337 , Reply# 15 1/10/2015 at 21:42 (3,391 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Why Full Sized Combos Never Becamr Pouplar In The US.
Great question Jim, but actually we only had Full Sized combos in the US, LOL, but you are correct as they never obtained more than 3-6% of the market at their peak sales period around the late 50s.
There are many many reasons why they did not succeed even though the concept is completely sound. When we have another big washer convention, I will [ hopefully with the help of Tom and others ] give a talk about the rise and fall of combos in the US market, but is much too long a topic to cover here. In the case of MTs Combo, it just did not sell well so MT did not invest the usual money and effort that MT invested in everything they ever built to improve the reliability and pulled the plug at about the same time they switched over the the much improved 06 series of washers and dryers, MT also killed off the cool water dryers about the same time. The MT combo actually did work pretty well and like MTs TL washers more economical to operate than many other brands of combos, this combo spun at 300 RPMs, but also like their TL washers it was not as good at cleaning as several other brands of combos. I had a 1965 MT Combo in about 1975 in my home for a couple of years and used it quite a bit and it worked pretty well [ not as well as the 1966 29" LKM combo that I have had in my laundry room for over 35 years however ], stupidly I got tired of problems with the MT and recycled it. I never realized that I would be collecting appliances to the degree that I am now and wished I had kept the MT Combo that I had. | ||
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Post# 803338 , Reply# 16 1/10/2015 at 21:43 (3,391 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Why Full Sized Combos Never Becamr Pouplar In The US.
Great question Jim, but actually we only had Full Sized combos in the US, but they never obtained more than 3-6% of the market at their peak sales period around the late 50s.
There are many many reasons why they did not succeed even though the concept is completely sound. When we have another big washer convention, I will [ hopefully with the help of Tom and others ] probably give a lecture of the rise and fall of combos in the US market. In the case of MTs Combo, it just did not sell well so MT did not invest the usual money and effort that MT invested in everything they ever built to improve the reliability. The MT combo actually did work pretty well and like MTs TL washers more economical to operate than many other brands of combos, this combo spun at 300 RPMs, but also like their TL washers it was not as good at cleaning as several other brands of combos. I had a 1965 MT Combo in about 1975 in my home for a couple of years and used it quite a bit and it worked pretty well [ not as well as the 1966 29" LKM combo that I have had in my laundry room for over 35 years however ], stupidly I got tired of problems with the MT and recycled it. I never realized that I would be collecting appliances to the degree that I am now and wished I had kept the MT Combo that I had. | ||
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Post# 803499 , Reply# 17 1/11/2015 at 17:12 (3,390 days old) by warmsecondrinse (Fort Lee, NJ) |
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Cool. I'd enjoy hearing about that. 300rpm seems awfully low. Wouldn't that have made for long drying times? TL's of that time spun at about 500rpm, no? Is there a website that gives an "Intro 101" to combos of that period? That way I could avoid boring people with such basic questions, lol. Jim | ||
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