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Thread Number: 20522
OK folks, now it's official... I HAVE lost my mind!! |
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Post# 326223 1/22/2009 at 22:49 (5,564 days old) by revvinkevin  (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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This new kid in the candy store is overdosing!!! Since I started my "collection" just over a month ago I have been going crazy looking for washers to buy and I want to buy almost everyone I see. While I HAVE been trying to control myself, from the looks of my garage, I have not been doing too good of a job at it. I must also say, that if I was not ALREADY "divorced", I certainly would be now because of this!!! LOL So, this leads us to my latest acquisition…. as if bringing home TWO washers AND a dryer last Saturday was not enough… NOW I have yet ANOTHER Kenmore belt drive I just brought home three hours ago!!! This washer is a 1983 model (in almond!) but according to Kenmoreguy64 was built in late March 1986. Below are photos of it… the interior shot shows the single-action / dual-action agitator. Yes I said that correctly. Single action because someone has locked the auger together with rest of the agitator and it no longer moves separately. 
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Post# 326228 , Reply# 1 1/22/2009 at 22:55 (5,564 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Here is a photo for you! | ||
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Post# 326230 , Reply# 2 1/22/2009 at 23:05 (5,564 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Oh, I cannot forget my visiting guests...... | ||
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Post# 326231 , Reply# 3 1/22/2009 at 23:07 (5,564 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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And here are some action shots....... | ||
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Post# 326233 , Reply# 4 1/22/2009 at 23:10 (5,564 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC) |
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Just for the record, YES I DID PUSH KEVIN TO GET THAT SECOND BELT DRIVE. I need company in la-la land! Actually, I am partial to machines like his new acquisition because they were the last sparkle of light in the belt-drive realm at Sears. All of the belt-drives on the Sears floor on 7/4/86 were 1983 models, as these were the last issued for stores, and this model was the entry level belt-drive machine. The others below this were direct drive. I bought the same model that July 4th for my student condo in college, and looking back, it was one of the best, most enjoyable purchases I have made. To be able to say I bought one of the last belt-drives is kinda neat. It was delivered in August, and belt-drives were gone in Charlotte by mid-October. The last two were the Lady K and the entry 70. Two ends of the spectrum. I have known for a long time that my machine had a successor model (mine is a 82370120 and Kevin's is an 82370130 essentially) and I wondered what the difference was. It appears to be the white basket, which carries a different part number from the speckled one and was probably substituted in production during a shortage of speckled tubs. Thank Kevin for rescuing a great piece of more recent history. It's odd that the Lady K I got a couple weeks ago has a stuck auger too. I'll be investigating that this weekend. Enjoy the machine Kevin, I'll try not to encourage anymore garage clutter! Gordon | ||
| Post# 326234 , Reply# 5 1/22/2009 at 23:11 (5,564 days old) by golittlesport (California) | ||
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| Post# 326240 , Reply# 7 1/22/2009 at 23:26 (5,564 days old) by bobbyd32l () | ||
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Why Can't I find any Belt drives around me??!?!?! Awesome Find!! Now If I could find one near me with a waterfall style filter and a straight vane I would be set! | ||
| Post# 326242 , Reply# 8 1/22/2009 at 23:34 (5,564 days old) by ttuee2006 () | ||
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Skinny Mini... So........when can we expect a video of that Skinny Mini? | ||
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Post# 326245 , Reply# 9 1/22/2009 at 23:40 (5,564 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Check Craig's List!
Bobby, With the exception of the Frigidaire FL set (bought them 12 years ago) and the WCI & Kenmore front loaders, I have found ALL the other machines on Craig's List (which is evil I tell you, EVIL!!!). LOL Honestly I didn't think I'd find any belt-drive machines until I found the white (1980) a few weeks ago. Then after I'd already paid for it, ANOTHER (nicer) set came up (but I missed them). Then yesterday I found this almond one and bought it today! | ||
| Post# 326248 , Reply# 10 1/22/2009 at 23:54 (5,564 days old) by aldspinboy (Philadelphia, Pa) | ||
Absolutely fabulous Kevin! i haven't meet you yet but i hope you enjoy them all, let's see out of all of your collection i have the frigidaire front loader my first front i got in 99 2nd generation i got it for forty dollers long story but it needs a door lock as my sister in law yank the door open because the solenoid did not cool go figure... And i have a lady kenmore piano key machine that has a penta swirl agitator and it is not agitating, but it does spin.. but one machine at a time all together i have 9 washers and one at my brothers and one at my dads so total of 11. I hope to post some of them at one point i just got a digital camera and a scanner and learning how to use the computer so i can to share them with the group. What is your favorite machine so far because there all are nice ? Darren k
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Post# 326318 , Reply# 12 1/23/2009 at 11:17 (5,563 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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And.... oh by the way.... | ||
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Post# 326321 , Reply# 13 1/23/2009 at 11:27 (5,563 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Oops! | ||
| Post# 326325 , Reply# 14 1/23/2009 at 11:32 (5,563 days old) by autowasherfreak () | ||
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Long live the Belt Drives! | ||
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Post# 326385 , Reply# 15 1/23/2009 at 22:45 (5,563 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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Thats a nice collection. I like the sets of F/L's. I would like to find one of the early extra-large tub BD's. Whirly or 'Kenmo, makes no difference to me. Would be kool to find one of the 'Kenmo versions with the extra-large straight-vane in it. | ||
| Post# 1000514 , Reply# 16 7/17/2018 at 12:57 (2,101 days old) by clevernaime (Michigan) | ||
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What did you discover about the table top Whirlpool wringer washer? When were they manufactured? | ||
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Post# 1000658 , Reply# 18 7/18/2018 at 10:52 (2,100 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Thank you UncleJohn, but.......... | ||
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Comes to the Rescue!
Ten twin tubs? Wow, your collection is growing! I only have 2, a Maytag & an 'Oovah.