Geez, I missed my KitchenAid...

[turquoisedude]

I admit it... I am spoiled.  Having two dishwashers in the kitchens in Ogden AND St-Lib is wonderful, so not having been able to use the '62 Superba portable for nearly 2 months now has been a pain.  

 

Not that anything was wrong with the machine itself - I just couldn't use it because, literally, the wheels came off.

 

Here's what 55 years of normal wear and tear did to the caster wheels.  

 

[turquoisedude]

So I figured I could find a replacement set of casters somewhere.  Nope.  They are an oddball size and with my shaky hands and bad eyes, I had a devil of a time trying to get accurate measurements.  Hubby helped me with that, but I still couldn't find a replacement caster.  I did find the original KA part number and still had no luck.  I wasn't about to swipe the casters from the KDS55 down in Ogden either... 

 

[turquoisedude]

Well, I should have thought of this first - ask PhilR!   I was whining to him about this situation and he said he'd check at a supply house in his former hometown of Joliette when he was passing through.  

 

He found me a set of new casters that didn't have the right mounting plate, but the wheels were removable.  

 

Yep, you guessed, I swapped 'em.  Not a perfect fit but they work!

 

[turquoisedude]

Of course to be absolutely sure these wheels worked, I HAD to do a test load of dishes.  Only logical, right?  

 

Good timing that we had a small dinner party last night... The Maytag got to deal with most of the pots and pans and the KA got most of the dishes.  

 

[turquoisedude]

Yay!  The new wheels must work 'cause the dishes got clean...  LOL 

 

[turquoisedude]

However....

See, still sticking to that no 'but' resolution...   

 

I did notice a small drip from the fill hose - that rubber is cracking and will no doubt fail when I least expect it like when I have a house full of people.   So, I will have to keep my eyes out for a spare fill hose.  It could be worse and I can still use the KA in the meantime.   

 

I missed it!!  

 

[rp2813]

Nicely Done!

Good for another 55 years!

 

[appnut]

The Maytag being the pots & pans washer and the KA being the dish washer.  That's restrictive loading and not free-wheeling loading.  Good your dishes fit so well in the KA as opposed to being a design which blocks water.  lol

 

[pulltostart]

Can one achieve a 'Bob Load' Certification if one segregates the pots and pans from the dinnerware?

 

lawrence

 

[classiccaprice]

<3

 

[philr]

Nice to see they work! I had doubts when I saw the size difference between the old and the new casters!

 

[abcomatic]

HI Paul, Good for you on your new find. Was that Joliet, Illinois where your friend found those wheels? I would love to know where that is in Joliet, my brother lives there and I am only 2 hrs. away. Thanks, happy washing, Gary

 

[petek]

Speaking of casters.. When I lived in Calgary there was a store completely dedicated to wheels and casters.. Caster Town.   

http://www.castertown.com/wp-conten...own_Catalogue__Casters_Wheels_Access_2015.pdf

 

[philr]

Nice site Pete!

It reminded me this ad from the movie UHF!

 

[tomturbomatic]

Paul, I used to do the same thing with the KDS 14 and the KDS 18.

 

[potatochips]

Nice machine, Paul! Looks great. I need to get m hand on a Kitchen Aid some day.