Belt-Drive Kenmores everywhere.....

[kenmoreguy64]

Some will remember this pic of my storage trailer full of various Kenmore belt-drive washers. I posted it early in my membership in this fantastic club. The machines range from 1961 to 1985 models which I had accumulated in my dealings in the 1990s doing repairs and rebuilding. I was embarrased to post this due to the dirty assortment of machines.

In the time since then, a number of machines have managed to migrate out of the trailer and into my shop, the first being a very significant machine, the very washer that started my rebuilding hobby in 1990. It was the first to be reactived and has seen hundreds of loads of laundry since then.

One thing that I hadn't forseen back in in March '08 was how many more machines I would accumulate. With storage space getting tight and the trailer half empty, I decided that yesterday morning was a great time to empty the trailer and re-organize. Following are some pics of the goods. Some of these are available for sale if anyone is interested.

 

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This is how the trailer looked when I started...about four full rows of machines have boogied from the trailer to happier times.

 

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Cousins to the very cool 1969 500 that has been on here rece

Here's a couple for my good buddy James/70-series. Both need good homes....

 

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The usual 500-series agitation service....

 

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This is one of the reasons I emptied the trailer, to get at this 'hybrid' 1961/1972 Kenmore that I took in trade in 1992 for a gold top-line 90-series black panel machine. This machine was the subject of my first posts on this site, looking for a proper control panel. I don't dislike ANY Kenmore belt-drive machines, however to place a BOL plastic top control panel on a 1961 Kenmore 70 is unacceptable, even in my book. The machine is a curious blend of the two. I would still like a correct 1961 panel, however for the time being I am going to make the machine respectable by mating a 1962 Kenmore 70 top and panel to it, thus creating the '61.5. I have rounded-up some good stuff for the machine, including a rebuilt round motor, an NOS metal pump, the correct lint filter and housing, etc.

 

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The cool thing about this machine is the all-porcelain cabinet. It's the only one I've ever had.

 

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Here's a gem someone may appreciate...It's a 1973 Kenmore 800, model 110.7304811. I had no idea this console was available that far into the 70s. I rescued this machine from the recycle dumpster in 1994, and it's been sitting ever since. The black streaks on it are tar from a roof repair our warehouse went thru years ago, but are not permanent. The machine is much nicer cosmetically than I remembered, however it's missing the detergent dispenser bezel and lid.

 

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From the operations department:

 

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A ratty and very well used 1965 Kenmore 800 that was actually built in 1968 if you can believe it!

 

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Anyone want this baby? I took it on a trade on a nearly identical Whirlpool. This one will need a transmission in addition to a can of touch-up paint a bag of rags....

 

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Here's another machine I wanted to get out of the trailer. I don't have any active 24-inch machines. It has a black bakelite agitator and a blue tub - COOL!

 

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Here's the main machine I wanted - a 1964 Kenmore 70. I got it from the Salvation Army in 1997. There was a Coppertone 1965/66 set as well, but I wanted this one with the thumbnail cap, etc. It's filty (as they all are) but it looks great under all that grit.

 

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Needs a little cleaning perhaps?

 

[goatfarmer]

Nice collection, Gordon!

 

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These are absolute GEMS. They were not in the trailer, but had to come out to see what all the commotion was about.

 

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I thought I'd make daily drivers of these, but now I'm thinking someone else would appreciate them more than I. Can you say "Gordy, you have too many washers?" LOL

 

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Do we see a theme here? Funny that three of those are the exact same model number.

 

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This lovely and lonely Whirlpool needs a home. Anyone?

 

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All grouped together in huddles

 

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The other side of the dock door. Just look at the sea of colors and metal. Good grief....

 

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All buttoned back up for now. My luck will be that someone wants something in the very back. I moved close to 50 machines during the day. I put about 10 more machines onto the trailer, and put the 61.5, the 64 and the 67 24-inch in my holding queue for work and hopefully reactivation this summer.

 

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Here are some of those that escaped the trailer's clutch

This is the 1980 built 80-series machine that I bought for my sister in 1989, thus starting the washer rebuild fever for me. It now resides in my laundry room inside but was photographed here in the garage in 2008.

 

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Here is a 1975 Kenmore 70 - a VERY cool machine if you ask me with it's quiet pak belt and the gold Penta-Swirl which was pictured in the original trailer picture atop another 1977 machine.

There were three of these baking in Arizona back in May.

 

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Here is a 1979 Kenmore 500 that was shown in another of the original trailer pics. I have come to really like this machine. It was quite a pos when I got it.

 

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The '79 500 has taken on the affectionate name "Annie", as dubed by a buddy of mine in Charlotte whom I met through this great site. Here she is doing what she was made for...

 

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Here is the 1977 Kenmore 70 that is partially shown under the gold Penta-Vane agitator in the original trailer pic. I acquired it from Sears in fall 1990, in a sad condition. It had been used to wash mop heads, and absolutely WREAKED of nasty feet. SO GROSS...it stunk up my whole garage on warm summer days. After replacing the basket and outer tub (whatever they used to wash the mops ate the porcelain of BOTH tubs), here it is during a water test looking much better than it had. I use it regularly now.

 

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She fills right to the top. This machine has come to be known as "Moppy".

 

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If anyone is interested in a machine that I have shown here, please let me know either through a post or by e-mail. The 65 Ladies would be the most expensive, some are much cheaper or FREE.

Gordon

 

[pulltostart]

Gordon - you definitely need a showroom!

Lawrence

 

[lebron]

It amazes me how many designs Kenmore had; consoles, agitators, etc. Nice collection Gordon