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Thread Number: 32049
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| Post# 483265 12/21/2010 at 20:54 (4,868 days old) by Travis () | ||
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Guys, I have the option to buy this. It's in great shape, but unused for 10 years. It has a spare transmission. The seller is asking for an offer. What is a fair offer? Thanks 
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| Post# 483284 , Reply# 1 12/21/2010 at 21:59 (4,868 days old) by Volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH) | ||
Bolts. | ||
Post# 483291 , Reply# 2 12/21/2010 at 22:42 (4,868 days old) by combo52  (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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KM COMBO 
Dave thier are no shipping bolts on 29" KM combos as there is no suspension. There is a balance system thumb screw that you tighten behind the lower front panel [ to the right of the wash filter ] before moving this machine to prevent damage to the balance machoism. Please everyone if you don't know something don't make something up just to say something. I know several very capable appliance repair experts who are saying away from this site because of this nonsense.
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| Post# 483296 , Reply# 3 12/21/2010 at 23:09 (4,868 days old) by Volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH) | ||
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That's right.
I knew there was a bolt or something similar that needs to be tightened. The only reason I mentioned it is because it's one of those obscure and easily-missed details that can have severe consequences if missed. Although I've never had my hands on one, I know it has been mentioned before and the best I can do is to say the issue exists and try to refer to a more knowledgeable source. The last thing I want to see is a machine getting damaged unnecessarily because of something small but essential being missed.
Dave | ||
| Post# 483298 , Reply# 4 12/21/2010 at 23:10 (4,868 days old) by macboy91si (Frankfort, KY) | ||
Coppertone Combo
Now that machine is a real beauty! Even if I DID come across one of these, I'd be forever in debt to Combo52 on it because I've never seen such a complex washer in my life! That said things like that intrigue me greatly and I learned more at the DC wash-in about these machines than I've even been able to gather on my own from general reading and posting. Seriously you need to see one in action. The balancing system on these is very neat, it makes you wonder how someone thought up such an elaborate system. And of course, the smaller cabinet 29" models have that classic Kenmore look to them. Is that a 67 or 68?
Beautiful machine, be cool to have even if it didn't work... -Tim | ||
| Post# 483300 , Reply# 5 12/21/2010 at 23:32 (4,868 days old) by A440 () | ||
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This is a great looking combo Travis. I would hint around and find out what they are looking for as far as price goes. Then you figure out what you think is fair. See if they go for it. I am sure they just want it gone. Looks to be in very good cosmetic shape! Brent | ||
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Post# 483330 , Reply# 6 12/22/2010 at 03:21 (4,868 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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I love mine if I can ever get it 
working again! Mine was heavily used so it has a lot of issues as John can attest too! Together we have been working on that machine for close to 20 years now! That's how many parts there are inside these!
If that's electric go for it at all costs, they are FUN to watch and they DO Everything to the clothes; there are so many dispensers onboard! With an extra tranny thrown in it's a no brainer,although I would ask why he has one of those on hand! Just how much use did it get really? | ||
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Post# 483399 , Reply# 8 12/22/2010 at 08:30 (4,867 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 483472 , Reply# 10 12/22/2010 at 13:43 (4,867 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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I've got a '65 version of this in "doeskin." I'm still in the process of replacing the wash filter hose (hard to find something comparable) but other than that, the machine works fine. Yes, there is a bolt behind the lower panel door to tighten before moving. I bought mine a couple years ago on craigslist for $100. Good luck! It's a fun machine!! | ||
| Post# 483556 , Reply# 11 12/22/2010 at 17:06 (4,867 days old) by Travis () | ||
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She's asking $1500 which I feel is too much. I think that's too much if I lived next door to it. | ||
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Post# 483628 , Reply# 13 12/22/2010 at 21:08 (4,867 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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The seller just called me about 30 minutes ago... ... and YES she says she does want $1500 for it! Yowza! It would seem that she thinks that because #1 it's old and #2 it's so unique and rare, it's worth $1500. I'm sure many of us here will disagree. I nicely explained to her the only way this machine COULD possibly have a value approaching 4 digits, was if it were unused and still in the original box with all the original documentation. She told me , as Travis said above, its been sitting for 10 years, but worked perfectly when she took it out of service (when she moved). Her boyfriend at the time worked for Sears as an appliance repair tech and suggested she buy the spare transmission before they became NLA. I would LOVE to have this combo, but for me it's only worth a fraction of her price. Not to mention I'd have to drive 15 hours round trip to go get it! Kevin | ||
| Post# 483634 , Reply# 14 12/22/2010 at 21:40 (4,867 days old) by kenmoreman ( Southern NH) | ||
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$1500.00 To know a combo is to move a combo. They were heavy!!When I was a Sears tech you could see them in the corner because nobody could figue out how to get them out of the basement. You were right about Sears techs because the majority didn't even know where the balance mechanisn was located. | ||
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Post# 483696 , Reply# 15 12/23/2010 at 06:04 (4,866 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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Well, if it's really that valuable she should probably hang onto it for her old age. As Dolly told Horace, "On those cold winter nights, you can snuggle up to your cash register. It's a little lumpy, but it rings." May she find similar comfort by plugging it in, pushing the "Dry Only" button and enjoying the heat. | ||
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Post# 483751 , Reply# 16 12/23/2010 at 11:22 (4,866 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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Post# 483756 , Reply# 17 12/23/2010 at 11:56 (4,866 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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Washerlover, you need to access a hose catalog, online perhaps, like if you Google radiator hose so that you can see all of the sizes available: length, diameter, gauge, etc, you know like a personals ad to get exactly what you want or need. Or, you could search a Graingers catalog. | ||
| Post# 483767 , Reply# 18 12/23/2010 at 12:50 (4,866 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
Lady Kenmore Combination washer/dryer
This is the exact combo we got delivered to our home in Baltimore the day president JFK was assassinated (11/22/63)the day before my 7th birthday.Ours was the gas model in turquoise. It washed and dried clothes for a family of 12 and was repaired only twice.It left and was replaced by a bol W'pool top loader.That was 8/17/81.
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| Post# 483769 , Reply# 19 12/23/2010 at 12:57 (4,866 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
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Charlie
was the tech from Sears who maintained our combo. He'd come out twice a year for maintainance and always had whatever parts were needed right on his truck.He showed me all kinds of stuff regarding the mechanics and,the first visit,he spliced the drum light so that it too would light up when you set the program and started the machine.He specialized in these units.
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Post# 484447 , Reply# 21 12/26/2010 at 19:54 (4,863 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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Post# 485345 , Reply# 22 12/30/2010 at 21:38 (4,859 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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I got mine off the dump pile | ||
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