1942 Maytag 72 Twin

Back before electricity was widely available, most machines ran by hand crank or small gas engines, including washing machines. This is a 1941 Maytag twin cylinder washing machine engine, made in Newton Iowa. It puts out about 5/8 hp. I have a love for all things mechanical, but not much storage space so these little engines are great !!! I started with a pile of parts. A friend had started to tear down the engine to rebuild it but both pistons were stuck and he couldn’t get them out so he gave up and sold it to me. I soaked all the parts for a few weeks in a parts washer, and used pressurized grease to push out the pistons. I fallowed a step by step series on you-tube on how to rebuild the engine. I worked on this over the last winter in my little free time during paramedic school and finished it in June. The engine runs as great as it looks and will be running on display at my local antique tractor show in August. Meanwhile it looks great on my shelf in my garage next to another twin cylinder that I have. I also have a 1919 Fairbanks Morse 1 1/2 hp engine, and a 1952 Ford NAA tractor that I restored. I attend tractor shows in the summer with my dad and his 1950 Ford 8n tractor. I am 36 years old, and a long time fan of you and your work. I have been watching you on TV since back in the TRUCKS days, and remember watching you build Copperhead, Crazy Horse, Sgt Rock, and every project since. You’ve inspired me for years to go out and work on something. Thank you for all that you do for gear heads like me.