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Post# 589503   4/15/2012 at 00:50 (4,392 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.))        

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Check this out. If it was closer I'd have it in a heartbeat

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Post# 589697 , Reply# 1   4/15/2012 at 16:44 (4,391 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))        

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Vulcan is every bit as serious commercial kitchen gear as Hobart.

Post# 589715 , Reply# 2   4/15/2012 at 17:32 (4,391 days old) by washer111 ()        

Some friends of ours recently replaced on old Vulcan Dishlex from the late 70s or early 80s! No detergent dispenser, was on 2nd or 3rd pair of NOS hinges, and was connected to hot water! But still washed the dishes. I think the machine really just died in the end. Replaced with a Bosch. They are very rare!

Post# 589860 , Reply# 3   4/16/2012 at 05:18 (4,391 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)        
Vulcan Autosan

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Started Out as the Colt Autosan Co.

I remember they made a 40" Rack Conveyor. All the Old Machines were built like Tanks.

Post# 590400 , Reply# 4   4/17/2012 at 19:54 (4,389 days old) by stevet (West Melbourne, FL)        
Never as good as a Hobart!

 Vulcan dishwashers were definitely tanks as were just about every machine of this era. Many companies made machines of every type save for the under counter units.
Having worked for a private Servicing company that is a Vulcan rep,I had many opportunities to assist our service force and customers with their Vulcan dishwashers. While they were rugged and well built, it seemed that they had lagged behind other manufacturers like Hobart and Champion in the late 70's early 80's.
Just like General Electric which also made machines of this type as well as Toastmaster. They all had single tank units like the AM series and KAB series but also made machines in the standard 44,54 and 64" designs. Once Hobart bought GE's commercial Cooking Division, they phased out the dishwashers completely which Ge is was winding down already. When they bought Vulcan, there was really no need to continue the dishwasher lines as the sales did not warrant it. The designs and technology were old. Hobart did the same with the Vulcan Mixer lines as well. By the early 90's most of these lines were discontinued and parts were supported for for a number of years and then obsoleted.
It was always sad to see these lines go and I often look at what today's designers will call "new" and laugh at how many engineers have so little idea of what went before in the industry and was tried and used for years by other companies. Some still use some designs that go back 40-50 years but it was leading edge at the time and have become timeless designs. I have seen so many different conveyor drive systems that it would make your head spin. It is truly amazing how much you need to know to either service these old machines or to sell someone the proper parts for them.

I sure hope that nothing breaks on the AutoSan in the above picture. You will probably find next to nothing out there for it. Pump seals for sure if you know who to call and motors will have to be rewound by a rebuilder locally.
And as Eddie can tell you, those AM-8 and 9's while still churning day in and day out, have few electrical parts available. And only really knowledgeable Hobart parts guys will have a good answer as to what you can still get for them. You really have to know what was used years ago when the parts for them were superceded by newer parts and machines.

Post# 590452 , Reply# 5   4/18/2012 at 00:58 (4,389 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.))        
I agree Hobart was and is #1 in DWs

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@ Stevet I was hoping you would chime in on this thread. Your knowledge of Vintage dishwashers is second to none and I'm always interested to hear your take on them.
I know parts for the Autosan are long since NLA. The Catholic school I went to had this exact dishwasher and when the motor burned up in 2009 they called me. I tried everywhere I could to get one and eventually the machine was replaced with a Meiko. I told them AM-15T but they did not listen! Oh well at least it wasn't a worthless Junkson(Jackson) or Automatic Dumb Shit(ADS).
Nick WK78


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