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Post# 336685   3/21/2009 at 20:28 (5,486 days old) by tuthill ()        

Woo-hoo! Down in the cities this weekend visiting Robert and while look at what we found, a 1971 Harvest Gold Lady Kenmore! The machine is in beautiful shape, and it runs perfectly too. So without further ado...




Post# 336686 , Reply# 1   3/21/2009 at 20:29 (5,486 days old) by tuthill ()        



Post# 336688 , Reply# 2   3/21/2009 at 20:31 (5,486 days old) by tuthill ()        

Machine has the garage door (no light... yet), detergent dispenser, and solenoid operated bleach and fabric softener dispensers.

Post# 336689 , Reply# 3   3/21/2009 at 20:31 (5,486 days old) by tuthill ()        



Post# 336690 , Reply# 4   3/21/2009 at 20:32 (5,486 days old) by tuthill ()        

Buttons!

Post# 336691 , Reply# 5   3/21/2009 at 20:34 (5,486 days old) by tuthill ()        

Money shot, we had no choice when we saw the crystal white interior!

Post# 336692 , Reply# 6   3/21/2009 at 20:34 (5,486 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        
hmmmmph

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and before anyone says it, this machine is not staying here, its going home with Jed :-D

Post# 336693 , Reply# 7   3/21/2009 at 20:35 (5,486 days old) by tuthill ()        



Post# 336694 , Reply# 8   3/21/2009 at 20:36 (5,486 days old) by tuthill ()        



Post# 336695 , Reply# 9   3/21/2009 at 20:36 (5,486 days old) by tuthill ()        

Detergent dispenser loaded and ready to go

Post# 336696 , Reply# 10   3/21/2009 at 20:37 (5,486 days old) by tuthill ()        

In goes the suds!

Post# 336697 , Reply# 11   3/21/2009 at 20:38 (5,486 days old) by tuthill ()        

A good sudsy wash.

Vids in the link


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Post# 336698 , Reply# 12   3/21/2009 at 20:40 (5,486 days old) by tuthill ()        



Post# 336699 , Reply# 13   3/21/2009 at 20:40 (5,486 days old) by tuthill ()        

Final Spin... enjoy the pictures everyone!

Post# 336700 , Reply# 14   3/21/2009 at 20:52 (5,486 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)        
That is a great machine Jed

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And you got a fantastic looking one! Very cool find!

Enjoy it!



Post# 336701 , Reply# 15   3/21/2009 at 21:03 (5,486 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)        

Thats a real clean looking old LK. Those were great washers and will be a wonderful addition to your collection.

Post# 336702 , Reply# 16   3/21/2009 at 21:07 (5,486 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA)        
Very Nice!

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Congrats on a nice find! It is a fun machine and very self-reliant. Love all the automatic-ness!

Jon


Post# 336704 , Reply# 17   3/21/2009 at 21:17 (5,486 days old) by 70series ( Connecticut.)        

Congrats on the LK and thanks for the video. What setting did you have the Vari Flex on? It was really creating some action. The timing was great the way the recirculation ended just as the video did. This seems to be the week of great videos. First Dick S's and now this.

Have a good one,
James


Post# 336705 , Reply# 18   3/21/2009 at 21:23 (5,486 days old) by joelippard (Hickory)        
Wow

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Looks like Minneapolis is the place to find some nice machines. Congratulations man!

Post# 336707 , Reply# 19   3/21/2009 at 21:32 (5,486 days old) by jonvance1990 ()        

Wow, I didn't know they made white versions of that agitator.

Post# 336709 , Reply# 20   3/21/2009 at 21:37 (5,486 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)        

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GORGEOUS JED!!!!! Does this mean you have yet another machine? Your garage must be getting full! Can cars still be parked in there? lol

Post# 336715 , Reply# 21   3/21/2009 at 21:47 (5,486 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia)        
Immaculate!!!

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Congrats Jed!!!

That's a very well looked after machine!

Gorgeaus.
Leon


Post# 336719 , Reply# 22   3/21/2009 at 22:15 (5,486 days old) by phamq ()        

Wonder why there're lots of good stuffs up there. In Atlanta, ocassionally we can find some Maytags

Post# 336723 , Reply# 23   3/21/2009 at 22:51 (5,486 days old) by autowasherfreak ()        

What a great find! My set is just a little newer than this one. I'm going to call my friend and find out when I can pick them up and get them home so I can start working on mine! Can you make more videos pleeeeease :-)





Post# 336725 , Reply# 24   3/21/2009 at 23:25 (5,486 days old) by autowasherfreak ()        
Roll Over

I saw the longer video, and was really surprised by the roll over of the Vari-Flex agitator. What cycle where you using Jed?

Post# 336735 , Reply# 25   3/22/2009 at 01:26 (5,485 days old) by imperialmarkxii ()        
Thats' just way too cooool!!!!

Ditto everything above. ... And BTW,how did that beautiful piece get past Roberts'Radar?? Like Jon said,love the "Automatic ness". Gives me goose bumps imagining it; as I "hear" it going through all the functions ooohhh!!!
I have a 1972 (70 or 80)series KM with similar features,ie, solenoid detergent disp. bleach & fabric softener disp.,on loan to another member currently so he can "play" with it. It's fun having these great members we can share our "toys" with since we don't have an abundance of "great finds" on the west coast, as you guys do in MN. Ha Ha!!LOL. CONGRATULATIONS & ENJOY!!!

Russell


Post# 336738 , Reply# 26   3/22/2009 at 02:14 (5,485 days old) by imperialmarkxii ()        
Got so jealous, I forgot to mention

So cool the labels are still intact, ie."Sears Best"& the green"feature" label next to the lid, LOL Always been one for owners manuals, signs, labels, etc.
-Russell


Post# 336753 , Reply# 27   3/22/2009 at 07:03 (5,485 days old) by jetaction (Minneapolis)        
A nice token......

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From your visit to Mpls Jed! Was hoping to join you and Robert but was cutting up the rug at Elsie's last evening!

Post# 336756 , Reply# 28   3/22/2009 at 08:15 (5,485 days old) by tlee618 ()        

Wow Jed, congratulations!!! What a great find. You just have to love the estate sales in Minneapolis!!

Post# 336775 , Reply# 29   3/22/2009 at 10:58 (5,485 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        
and from someone who isn't a Kenmore fan...

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I must admit, I always loved this machine. It almost takes the prize for over-the-top could you have any more bells and whistles on one machine. Gotta have the color-coded buttons (and still wonder why, with 14 {count 'em},buttons why they just didn't lay out 3 wash temps, 2 rinse temps, 2 wash speeds, 2 spin speeds and 5 options?). Doink. And someone please explain to me why you need a "SPIN ONLY" button when the cycle control dial is only 7 inches to the right? Looks like Sears designers were trying to make a Maytag A906/GE WWA9500 hybrid. I'd love to know if that button is actually connected to any wires.

I always appreciated that you could have real working bleach, softener and powdered detergent dispensers on the two or three TOL Kenmores. And they never quite let Whirlpool follow in suit. And nothing beats that wood-grained garage door over the control panel! Is that to make your Sears Best Lady Kenmore even more lovely than it already is or is this so we can install our laundry pair right in the living room so it blends right in with the walnut-veneered panelling? Congratulations on a great find this machine is going to give you years of fun!

...and can we hear more about Elsie's?


Post# 336779 , Reply# 30   3/22/2009 at 11:09 (5,485 days old) by rickr (.)        

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Nice older Lady Kenmore! Great find, and it looks to be in very good condition. Now we know why Robert gave away his Filtrator! To make room for this Harvest Gold Lady K! Great choice Robert! (ducking and running) <:

Post# 336781 , Reply# 31   3/22/2009 at 11:13 (5,485 days old) by golittlesport (California)        

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sweet find. very clean and ready to go, no repair/restoration required. congratulations!

Post# 336875 , Reply# 32   3/22/2009 at 15:24 (5,485 days old) by appnut (TX)        
And someone please explain to me why you need a "SPIN O

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Ken, if you will notice on the timer dial just has a w r s on each cycle. There's acutally no designation of what the cycle is, to the uneducated user/eye. Remember, on this machine, you simply pushed a major cycle button, pulled out the timerr knob and rotated it until the knob stopped and you pushed in the timer knob to start the machine. The actual cycle sequence on the dial was enzyme soak, pre-wash, normal, perm press, and knit/sdelicate. Spin only was for spinning out stuff maybe handwashed or dripping wet from the pool or something. You pushed the spin only button and rotated the timer until the dial stopped and pushed it in. The stop point was the last 4 minutes of spin on the nornmal cycle.; If you put it on the increment before that, then you'd have the 4 spray rinses while it spun.

Post# 336893 , Reply# 33   3/22/2009 at 16:42 (5,485 days old) by toggleswitch2 ()        

Ken:

The way presented is best; for SEARS' till, that is!

This way one can say it is pre-programmed and intelligent and one can charge a bundle for the "conveneince" If you know your fabrics, it "does the thinking for you".


For the rest of the world a simple chart above the machine on the wall or a cabinet will do.

Whites= > hot with bleach,rinse twice. Normal cycle
Darks => warm or cold NO BLEACH. Normal cycle
Delicates= > slow speed.
Peamanant Press => Uee this cycle if line drying, otherwise see above.

I know, I know it's extremely difficult...

(ducks and runs!)


Fun machine but value-added ("I NEED these features") is purely in one's head. N'est-ce pas?






Post# 336918 , Reply# 34   3/22/2009 at 18:20 (5,485 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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As I already mentioned Jed - I'm only a little jealous, but not completely ;-)

Very glad the machine turned out to be so mint, and required almost no work to get it up and running! Remember - you don't need to commit to a Lady for life :D

Ben


Post# 336923 , Reply# 35   3/22/2009 at 18:43 (5,485 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        
Not surprised at the find -

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Estate sales in Minne are among the best and most plentiful in the country!

It looks to be in great condition, despite the color ;-) Congrats, Jed!


Post# 336997 , Reply# 36   3/23/2009 at 05:38 (5,484 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Bargains in Minnie!!

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Congrats Jed on another great find, looks in fine condition, and the colours great me thinks, but then again from the land of "White, White & White", we didnt know any different, enjoy, Mike

p.s. Steve, I think I`ve worked out How to use it!!!...Lol


Post# 337014 , Reply# 37   3/23/2009 at 09:22 (5,484 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)        

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Such a great washer, but the agitator is so big you loose so much capacity. With mine, I found that I got the best results when the agitator is dialed back to "medium-HI" so that the extended fins are just to the edge of the skirt. Congrats!

Post# 337026 , Reply# 38   3/23/2009 at 09:49 (5,484 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon)        

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Very nice machine Jed. Love the white agitator and the tub gleams like new. I'm assuming there is room (and probably the mounting points) inside the control panel to add the fluorescent light.

Patrick


Post# 337182 , Reply# 39   3/23/2009 at 22:58 (5,484 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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Can't forget this picture on taken Saturday afternoon right after we got home from picking up the washer from the estate sale. Here's one happy Jed :)

Post# 337189 , Reply# 40   3/23/2009 at 23:16 (5,484 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA)        
That is very nice!

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I know you're going to be very happy with this machine. It is so similar to mine (and in a LOT better shape). The light bulbs are still readily available and you should have no problem finding one. By the way, the lights this machine use are rather bright which is nice.

Gotta love the "tawny gold"!

Jon


Post# 337225 , Reply# 41   3/24/2009 at 07:49 (5,483 days old) by chaskelljr2 (Washington, D. C.)        
Unimatic 1140 and Tuthill....... About The 1969-71 Harvest G

My My.....

What I am wondering is how come all of the cool washers seem to be located in either California or Minnesota???

Unimatic1140..... I still remember when you found that brand new 1957 Kenmore last year. You still have that machine???

And to Jed..... that is a great find that you have there. Never before did I ever see a 1971 Lady Kenmore in THAT great of shape. I could tell that the machine was in great shape just by looking at the cabinet in the first photo (no speck of dirt or rust NO WHERE), and how tightly put together the control panel tended to be all the way to the shot that you have provided to that gleaming white tub and that new looking Vari-Flex Agitator. The only thing you have to do is put a fluorescent bulb in at the top of the console to light up the console when you flip open that console cover. But other than that, no restoration needs to be done to this machine.

When I watched the videos you have provided for this machine, I noted that the roll over was awesome as well. What did you have your agitator set to?? By comparison, when I was checking out Jons' Model 900 (or is it a Model 800.5) last month, I didn't see a lot of rollover when he was showing off his machine. Did you two use different agitator settngs??? Or did you wash a smaller load in your machine than Jons' did in his machine???

Again..... you got a great catch there, Jed. I know you're going to enjoy playing with this machine.

Enjoy your new 71' Lady.

--Charles--


Post# 337226 , Reply# 42   3/24/2009 at 07:53 (5,483 days old) by chaskelljr2 (Washington, D. C.)        
Jons1077...... About your 1970 Kenmore Model 900 (or Model 8

Yep..... both your machines are similiar. It is worth knowing that your machine was also available in 1971. The only thing they did was change the control panel of the matching dryer.

--Charles--


Post# 337276 , Reply# 43   3/24/2009 at 15:56 (5,483 days old) by cornutt (Huntsville, AL USA)        

I assume the "Selective Dialing" button unlatches the timer so you can turn it to any position. What does the "Custom Care" button do?

Post# 337282 , Reply# 44   3/24/2009 at 16:25 (5,483 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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Custom Care changes agitation in any cycle to the 3rd "Ex Slow" motor speed.


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