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One other question - After all of this, how long do you think it will realistically live for?   As long as you take good care of it and don't overload it or anything, it will probably outlive you. It's a Maytag, they weren't fooling around when they built them to last.

It's over 4 hours away, and I don't have a truck or a FB account. But I'll try to figure something out. 

Actually I might try to get this set. No guarantees, but this is my dream set and I cannot pass this up without at least trying.

Oh what a beautiful set! I would grab these myself in a heartbeat if I can. It really sucks being so limited to how far I can travel for a set.

Isn't that the guy that named his favorite washer "poggers" or something?

Well the person I was trying to buy the Kenmore Elite from stopped responding and then removed the listing a day later. It was a matching Kenmore Elite DD set that looked to be in really nice condition for only $150! I'm disappointed I couldn't get it.   So now it looks like I'll be trying to...

Sounds like a broken heating element. Unfortunately, I don't know anything about HOH dryers. The one classic Maytag product I have zero experience with. I did a quick online search for a replacement heating element and wasn't able to find one. Hopefully someone else here will be able to find you...

Were these the infamous "plastic GE's"? Yes, they are. Looks like they are from the late 90s, either 98 or 99. Still transmission driven, so at least its not a Hydrowave. My grandfather had a set just like this when I was a child, except with all mechanical controls.

That washer looks like an orbital driven A513. The lighting is a little poor so I can't tell if the cabinet is white or almond. I'm leaning more towards almond but I'm not positive.

Hey those look neat! That timer dial brings me back to my childhood, but I've never seen electronic controls on a washer that old. I'd love to get this set to mess around with, but I'm currently working on getting a Kenmore Elite set I found for dirt cheap. If that ends up falling through then...

Those are extremely difficult to find nowadays, especially that fabric softener dispenser. Took me almost 3 years to find one.

Honestly, I say go for it. If you don't care about the missing features, this will make a fantastic daily driver. I have a 1994 LAT4914 that's only slightly higher end than this model, and it has worked flawlessly since it was bought new. Yes, its 28 years old, but Maytag of this era was well...

I overloaded simply because I wanted to see how the washer would handle. Rest assured I do not do that on a regular basis. Interestingly though, the clothes all came out smelling fresh.

Chet, that video was extremely painful to watch... That poor Kenmore was crying out for mercy, being hopelessly overloaded like that.   I would still like to get one of these machines and see for myself how it stacks up to other washers. I don't remember the turnover being bad on my...

Oh dang, I actually didn't noticed that. Still, finding a new top wood grain panel shouldn't be too difficult, as I'm sure there are a bunch of lower end Rim Flos floating around that could be used as a donor.   Still, for $45 this is one hell of a steal, despite that missing upper panel.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1429046967680077/   Extra large capacity, my guess is mid-late 80s. A little dirty but overall appears to be in excellent shape!   $45

 What a beautiful set! Shame they didn't include any pictured of the insides. $500 is a really good price for a minty 806 set, too bad I live like a thousand miles away...

Oh wow would you look at that, another Filter Flo! Extra large capacity 2 speed model, looks to be from the early 90s. 1990 or 1991 is my guess.

Reply 10 Dan, I'm pretty certain the stainless inner tub and magnetic lid switch would make your brother's machine a Hydrowave. I could be wrong, but I'm pretty certain the Hydrowave was one of if not the first washers to use a DC brushless motor to control the wash action, rather than a...

Reply 8 I must say, I am quite surprised your pfp is the timer of one of these "Model T" machines, considering all that you said about them. I have also never heard this platform referred to as a Model T.   I've done some more research on these models and I've learned they use suspension rods...