GOING TO THEIR NEW HOME!!!

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mike (dishwashercrazy) swung by today on his way back home to chicago after the big wash in party he attended this past weekend in maryland!

he took 5 of my appliances home with him!!! I wish he would have had room to take more! I loaded him up with some good ones too!

he is now the proud owner of my speedqueen harvest gold solid tub washer, my 1965 coppertone rollermatic set that I went to tenn. for back in 2012, a great old modern maid front load impeller dishwasher (with a top roto rack) that I got in grand rapids mich. and a kdp-2 top load kitchenaid dishwasher I got from a trip to new York a few years ago.

here's some pics!

the modern maid dishwasher! this one has a brand new impeller I got from larry at modern parts in Cleveland. I did not know larry past away several years ago! mike told me that today, I figured he was still going strong!

 

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this is a beautiful

dishwasher and I'm glad to see it go to a new loving home, especially mike who is an impeller dishwasher collector.

 

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it's in really good

shape with no rust at all on it's tub!

 

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racks are in great shape

too!

I have not used it for about 5 years, hope it still works great!

 

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my computer is acting up

will continue this post tomorrow

 

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Staircat!

I think I have the same stair-climbing appliance dolly! That was one of the best things I've ever bought, it has made moving appliances cake!.

Dave

 

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next on the list

the kdp-2

 

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i got this one

in new York, close to Niagara falls area when I made a big road trip about 5 years ago.

it worked perfect but last time I used it about a month ago it had a drain pump issue. I'm sure mike can fix it! it has a separate motor type drain pump so if all else fails you can go on e bay and buy a cheap drain pump like the front load washers use and install that underneath.

 

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being one of those

old style kitchenaids it washes like a fiend! I love those old kitchenaids with the blue spray arms. I still have 3 more left, only in the front load style. this was my only top loader but it needs a good home with mike, I will probably never get around to fixing it.

 

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this was hard to get rid of

the speed queen solid tub washer! harvest gold!

 

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i never thought i could part

with any of my solid tubs but OH WELL! I did it! mike will love it! works great, I did a good rebuild on it when I first got it. painted and rust proofed everything! even rust proofed the pump, inside and out.

 

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it's got a good home

now! I will probably never use it and it deserves to be shown off and loved for the beautiful solid tub that it is! enjoy, mike! is this your first solid tub?

 

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love the control panel

on this one!

 

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was told by members here

that this machine was from the early 70's. correct me if I'm wrong (as I know you will ha ha).

 

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wow!

drove to Indianapolis for that one, still remember that trip like it was yesterday. oh well, out of sight, out of mind! bye bye speedqueen! have a good like with mike! he'll take good care of you!

 

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and last but not least

the 1965 coppertone rollermatic set!

washer has issues but I have rebult 4 or 5 of these and have never met one I could not fix! I'm sure mike will get it running. the bearings sound great when you spin the tub!

 

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tub has rust in the bottom

but not deep. when I got it water had been sitting in tub a long time!

 

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maybe someone here

can help mike out on what to do with that rust problem.

dryer looks great mechanically and probably works great! I never tried it!

 

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here they were in my house

about 5 years ago, smack in the middle of my living room! what was I thinking?!

I can now say that the only room where you see appliances is in my kitchen, I still have about 8 dishwashers on display in there! but the rest of the house is back to normal (as normal as mine will ever be!)

 

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i did give mike

an extra motor and lint filter for the dryer, although the one in it looks like new, better than the extra one! and mike, if you see this I have an extra heating element, maybe 2, as well. should have gotten that for you yesterday!

 

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i always did love frigidaire's

shade of coppertone! we had that set when I was a kid, only in the custom supreme models!

 

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here we are

appliances all over the driveway!

and I was fascinated with that power lift that mike had! I was wondering how we were going to get the heavier one's in the truck! I can't lift nearly as much as I could when I started collecting in 2009!

 

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gotta go to work

will finish this post tonite, a few more pics to come!

and remember, I've got more to get rid of! anyone want something, let me know. I've got way too many kitchenaids! and I'm in a very generous mood! I just want them to get good homes where they will not be thrown away or parted out!

 

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Peter, glad they went to such a worthy individual.  also glad to know Mike is alive,  well, and ok.  He's not posted here in almost 2 years.

 

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finishing up here

here's mike getting the Frigidaire dryer on the power lift whatever it's called.

and I was wrong before, we had the custom imperial models, there was no custom supreme, can't believe I forgot my Frigidaire model numbers! see what happens when you stop collecting! there was custom, custom deluxe, and custom imperial if my memory is correct!

 

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everything got wrapped

in shrink wrap! these appliances never had it so good!

 

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and

up the steps they go! how easy that is! good thing I didn't know about that when I was out making road trips! I would have bought one for sure!

 

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that is

so much fun to watch!

 

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mike looks

happy to get some new toys! and I'm happy to see them go to a good home where they will be appreciated.

the more I get rid of the less I will have and maybe I will take more of an interest in the remaining one's in my collection. I collected too much and it became overwhelming so I said "screw it all" and gave up!

 

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now that's a truckload of goodies!

fill it to the rim!

hope you had a safe trip back mike, hope you get lots of help from members here when you dig into that rollermatic washer! they can be a real bear to work on but outside of nuts and bolts that won't budge the mechanism itself is pretty simple and as said the bearings on that one sound great. I'm sure you can coat that tub with something or maybe even find a new tub. I may have parts later on down the road. you may need a bellows, maybe not. out of the 4 or 5 I tore down only one needed a new bellows!

enjoy them and thanks again for the cash! appreciate it! good luck!!!

and to everyone else, I still have a spin tube that may be available, right now it's promised to a member, I have a Frigidaire slant top dishwasher I may or may not sell, I have a maytag top load washer from the 70's, some kitchanid dishwashers of the 17 series that may or may not run, a sears Kenmore wringer washer, a maytag dishwasher from the 70's, and a Frigidaire front load dishwasher in coppertone from the 60's and one in white from the 70's. some are free, some are modestly priced, all need a loving home!

I will do a post later showing them all in pics when I get time this fall or winter. too busy now!

thanks to all!