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Vintage ( Coppertone)1968 Sears Kenmore Washer and Gas Dryer - $300 (Long Beach)
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Post# 931142   4/7/2017 at 22:22 (2,547 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )        

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Post# 931199 , Reply# 1   4/8/2017 at 02:05 (2,547 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)        
Hey thats really close to me!

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But they are 1963's, not 1968.


Post# 931203 , Reply# 2   4/8/2017 at 02:32 (2,547 days old) by Rberryiii3 (Palm Springs, California)        
Kenmore washer and dryer

Go get them Kevin you need another set. LOL

Post# 931207 , Reply# 3   4/8/2017 at 05:19 (2,547 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)        

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I sent a similar set to a good home in North Carolina....


Post# 931210 , Reply# 4   4/8/2017 at 05:34 (2,547 days old) by brucelucenta ()        

Those were really good sets back in the day. There were certainly a lot of them around.

Post# 931254 , Reply# 5   4/8/2017 at 13:29 (2,546 days old) by ken (NYS)        

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Very nice. Id really like to find a KM set of that vintage but with an electric dryer.

Post# 931269 , Reply# 6   4/8/2017 at 14:56 (2,546 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA)        

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That's the washer I grew up with---my mom had it until about 1981 or so. I fondly recall getting to help with the diapers for my brother...I got to supervise the dumping of the yellow diaper pail into the washer, then pushing down the safety switch to spin them out before washing. My dad would bring home 50lb bags of Sterox (local janitor supply's brand of phosphate laundry detergent) which went into a fibre drum next to the washing machine with the Kenmore measuring cup thrown into it.

Post# 932957 , Reply# 7   4/17/2017 at 16:46 (2,537 days old) by brainardcooper (Columbia, SC)        
Still Available?

Are these still available? I just tried to email the owner. Hopefully will get a response.


Post# 932963 , Reply# 8   4/17/2017 at 17:16 (2,537 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)        

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Brainard, if they are still available (ad was posted 24 days ago), let me know and I can pick them up for you since they are close by.   E-mail or private message me if you get a response.

 

Kevin


Post# 933028 , Reply# 9   4/17/2017 at 20:59 (2,537 days old) by Glhturbo2 (Reidsville, NC)        
Shipping

I have been in contact with the seller and tried to arrange shipping, unfortunately, it would be a crazy amount. (Alot more than Uship quoted). Is there another way to get these things across the country without paying $1000+?
Any help would be appreciated,
Thank You,
-Tyler Morris


Post# 933032 , Reply# 10   4/17/2017 at 21:15 (2,537 days old) by Travis ()        

Tyler,

 

I have used U ship many times.  I am having a monitor top shipped from San Jose to St. Louis for $275 soon.  Have you posted this set as a shipment for bids?  Don't just take the first offer.

 

I would think you could have this done for $600.

 

Good luck

 

 


Post# 933034 , Reply# 11   4/17/2017 at 21:23 (2,537 days old) by Glhturbo2 (Reidsville, NC)        
Travis

I did post them as a set, with all the dimensions etc. I got a bid at $1100, before I posted them, USHIP had quoted it through the automatic system at like 600, which isn't bad. Just not paying that much for shipping (1100) lol.
Thank you,
-Tyler


Post# 933049 , Reply# 12   4/17/2017 at 23:04 (2,537 days old) by Travis ()        

Try again and wait for private shippers to bid.

Post# 933089 , Reply# 13   4/18/2017 at 06:41 (2,536 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        
Always wait a few days with Uship bids

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As the first are almost always the highest. Sometimes you may have to relist once or twice before getting a good bid.

With Uship it usually comes down to someone coming from or going through wherever the item is and ditto to delivery (going to your area or through it). As such sometimes you get very reasonable bids but they can be last minute . That is someone who is making a trip in a few days and needs a response ASAP.

Uship tightened things up from several years ago regarding shippers. This was good as it got rid of the bad apples. But now you have many more "professional" guys, which is good. But also rates have risen, which is natural one supposes.

With anything large like an appliance you want to specify in your Uship listing accurate size, weight, etc.... and if there will be assistance at pick-up location to load. I always put in that want "White Glove" and covered transportation. Don't want my appliances traveling on the back of a pick-up truck during a rain storm.


Post# 933109 , Reply# 14   4/18/2017 at 09:29 (2,536 days old) by brainardcooper (Columbia, SC)        
U Ship

I had 3 machines shipped from Kevin to SC for $500.00. So, not horribly expensive.

Kevin, I sent the sellers an email. I will let you know. Thanks.



Post# 933179 , Reply# 15   4/18/2017 at 18:00 (2,536 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)        

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Post# 938825 , Reply# 16   5/16/2017 at 13:35 (2,508 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )        
Still up for sale: Vintage 1968 Sears Kenmore Washer and Gas

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Did anyone make a deal with the seller? They're still posted.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO ovrphil's LINK on Los Angeles Craigslist


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Post# 938829 , Reply# 17   5/16/2017 at 13:58 (2,508 days old) by ken (NYS)        
Phil

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The link doesn't work? Unless ad was deleted in the 23 minutes since you posted?

Post# 938831 , Reply# 18   5/16/2017 at 14:02 (2,508 days old) by ken (NYS)        
Found it

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Post# 938833 , Reply# 19   5/16/2017 at 14:22 (2,508 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )        
Thanks ken

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I copied it correctly. I forgot to remove the "S" in the "https"; but even when I went back to fix it, the link didn't work - so who knows?

Appreciate your help, Ken!


Post# 938838 , Reply# 20   5/16/2017 at 14:35 (2,508 days old) by ken (NYS)        

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No problem. Hope someone here gets them.

Post# 938988 , Reply# 21   5/17/2017 at 09:49 (2,507 days old) by Revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)        
If anyone is interested in these....

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These are close by and I can pick them up and hold them a short time until shipping can be arranged.

 

Kevin


Post# 939035 , Reply# 22   5/17/2017 at 16:42 (2,507 days old) by brainardcooper (Columbia, SC)        
Kevin

I think I will get them. I'll send you an email tomorrow when I get back to the office. I got a message from them this weekend while I was in Missouri.

Brainard


Post# 939067 , Reply# 23   5/17/2017 at 19:40 (2,507 days old) by moparguy (Virginia)        
U Ship

Hey folks... let me know if there is a trick to u ship... I posted to ship a fridge, and after almost a week have zero bids. I haven't used u ship in a couple of years, but in the past when I had used them, I got several bids (the early bids being very high, generally large shippers, and later bids being more competitive individual shippers). Is it worth paying the new extra fees to have a listing 'highlighted'? Or just run it again? I am concerned because the sellers rather obviously don't want to hold the fridge for too long...



Post# 939078 , Reply# 24   5/17/2017 at 20:01 (2,507 days old) by Travis ()        

Jeff,

 

Uship is hit or miss.  It really depends on where the item is and where it's going.  I am trying to get something out of northern Michigan now.

 

I have never paid to highlight a listing.  Most times I let shippers bid, sometimes I set a price.


Post# 941371 , Reply# 25   6/2/2017 at 01:07 (2,492 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)        
SOLD!

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These are in my garage awaiting shipment to South Carolina.


Post# 941399 , Reply# 26   6/2/2017 at 06:02 (2,491 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

YAY! and what a great person Kevin is for saving this set for a club member. 

 

That dryer is a soft heat model and the burner is 37,000 BTUs. You talk about fast drying; this one is unmatched. I have two summer gas dryers under the deck with that modulating burner and they are super fast. One of the burners is in a Kenmore match-all model with the timer and push to start button under a lift up door and a full width door across the front. The other modulating burner is in the big KitchenAid dryer with the black control panel that matches the late 80s KA washer and electric dryer that live inside.  The temperature does not go above 165F, but it reaches 165F within 5 minutes of starting to dry a load of laundry and holds it there until the cool-down starts. As the load gets drier and less heat is needed, the flame decreases in size. It was a very expensive burner control system to make. A capillary tube runs from the burner assembly into the blower to measure the air temperature.

 

You are going to love this dryer! If you need to replace the blower belt, contact Jeff_Adelphi. WP wants $35 for the belt, but he had some made for less out of a stronger polyurethane.


Post# 941425 , Reply# 27   6/2/2017 at 10:17 (2,491 days old) by oldskool (Kansas City, MO)        
Fantastic

It always makes me glad to see a member getting something like this, saving a pair from the scrapper and even more so when facilitated by another member.

37,000 btu - Wow! I would love that. My 68 Kenmore has a 25,000 btu that I thought was fast. Thanks Tom for the tutorial!



Post# 941456 , Reply# 28   6/2/2017 at 15:50 (2,491 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

Your '68 has the solid rear bulkhead for the drum with the inlet and exhaust grills in it. The 37K burners were in the older style dryers that had drums with the perforated backs which were less efficient, although John Combo52 found a way to glue felt behind the drum to make the airflow less likely to flow behind the drum from the inlet to the exhaust without going through the tumbling laundry. My match all dryer is a perforated back model. I have found that 37K works really well in the solid bulkhead design dryers, too, just faster.


Post# 941467 , Reply# 29   6/2/2017 at 17:14 (2,491 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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Kevin you are a prince!!  Thank you for helping!!!



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