>JD> Along with the Maytag engines, used to run Maytag clothes 
 >JD> washers. Little 2-stroke kick-start jobs that hung under a 
 >JD> typical wringer washer. I'll bet that Grandma was real glad to 
 >JD> get factory electricity to the farm!
 > 
 > Wow,  that explains why so many times the old wringer washer was 
 > shown to be out on the porch!
 JD> That's part of the reason, for sure. The Maytags often had a 
 JD> long flexible pipe attached to the exhaust, with a round "ball" 
 JD> muffler on the end. This thing was about 6' long, enough to 
 JD> hang out a window or door with the machine still inside.
Handier in the winter time,  I'm sure,  but you still didn't necessarily want 
a running engine inside during other weather when it'd be throwing off all 
that heat...
Did these typically have wheels on them?  
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