Thread Number: 23686
A Nice Belt Drive Find with a history |
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Post# 368744 , Reply# 1   7/31/2009 at 21:45 (5,354 days old) by jaytag (Atlanta)   |   | |
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My new tank! |
Post# 368745 , Reply# 2   7/31/2009 at 21:46 (5,354 days old) by jaytag (Atlanta)   |   | |
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video soon on u tube |
Post# 368757 , Reply# 3   7/31/2009 at 23:08 (5,354 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Post# 368758 , Reply# 4   7/31/2009 at 23:11 (5,354 days old) by lebron (Minnesota)   |   | |
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Post# 368760 , Reply# 5   7/31/2009 at 23:22 (5,354 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 368836 , Reply# 7   8/1/2009 at 08:46 (5,354 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA)   |   | |
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That was my mom's second washing machine---bought in about 1985 as well. Her 1st was a coppertone Kenmore from 1963 or so...lasted 22 years. Stopped running so my dad pulled it out in preparation for getting the new one in, and started running again. My mom liked the standard capacity...don't really know why but it was why she didn't buy from Sears again...apparently that year they didn't have much of a standard capacity lineup. They left that behind in the house when they sold it in 2004. Got a new large capacity Sears when they moved into the new house.
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Post# 368910 , Reply# 8   8/1/2009 at 15:20 (5,353 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 369610 , Reply# 12   8/4/2009 at 16:59 (5,350 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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The washer featured here is a neat one in that it is of the 1981 and later design that had the interrupted perforations on the bottom of the tub, even in standard capacity form. I recently got one of these in Almond from out west that is very similar however has only 1-speed. If anyone wants it, let me know! These "standard" tubs are slightly wider than the original Whirlpool and Kenmore standard capacity baskets, and are about 1-inch wider overall. This was done to make the baseplate/superstructure common between standard and large capacity machines. I am not sure that 1-inch in diameter would make a huge difference in usable capacity? To my knowledge Kenmore did not market a machine with this basket for home use, as the 1980 Standard Kenmores were the last belt-drives in Standard capacity, then replaced by DDs in 1981. These were unique to Whirlpool. Kenmore did however use them for the coin-ops. Whirlpool kept the standard tub alive for home use into 1986. Gordon |