Here's an odd one, a 1965 Lady K washer..... in avocado???

[revvinkevin]

 

 

Yes that is correct and here's the photo to prove it!

 

I picked up just over 3 weeks ago along with a '72 Lady K dryer.

 

I thought it was rather odd because I didn't think "avocado" was a color option in 1965 and I still don't believe it was.   Well boys & girls, it turns out this 1965 model washer was built in late April of 1967 and that would explain it!

 

The seller said they've both been sitting in the garage for the last 20 years.   OK, works for me.

 

 

[revvinkevin]

 

 

Closer-up of the control panel and those fabulous push buttons!  

 

The fluorescent bulb needs to be replaced because after 8-10 minutes it starts trying to come on, but never quite makes it.

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[revvinkevin]

 

 

Interior shot with the lovely Roto-Flex agitator........

 

Yes it needs a little cleaning.

 

[tolivac]

Roto-Flex agitator-also sort of looks like one of those rockets in the 50's Sci-fi movies.

 

[revvinkevin]

The underside.

 

 

Very clean and Gordon says this is a "low use" machine because it still has the ORIGINAL PUMP!

 

Yes the pump has a date stamp of "April 17 1967" on it!

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[tolivac]

Base area looks very nice-they don't look that nice from around here-the humidity corrodes the equipment in the base of the machine.

 

[revvinkevin]

 

 

So after unloading it I decide to test it.   I fill it with water, it starts agitating and everything seems fine.   I toss in a 5 "garage rags" which includes a couple towels and the agitation starts really laboring.   After tightening the belt it's fine.  I drain it, then spin out the rags and quit for the night.

 

Weekend comes and I decide to do my load of whites in this washer.   I fill it with hot, add the clothes, detergent and with 5 - 6 minutes to go, I add some bleach.

 

It goes through the wash fine, stops and starts to drain.   Within 30 seconds of starting to drain, this poor washer got sick and puked ALL of the hot soapy, bleachy water all over the garage floor and after looking to see what in the hell was going on, I realized there was nothing I could do to stop it.

 

The bottom of the filter blew out, allowing the full tub water and all of the filter beads to pour out onto the floor.

 

So, here is my call for help.   Does anyone out there have one of these "beer keg" type of filters they don't need?   I can't do anything with this washer without the filter.

 

The red arrow below shows where they filter blew out, right inside that ring.

 

[revvinkevin]

 

 

Here is the 1972 Lady K 220V dryer I got with the washer (with the "garage door" flipped up).  Also avocado and in decent condition.   

 

Is ANYONE interested in this dryer?   I already have one very similar to this one so I don't need or want it.

 

[revvinkevin]

 

 

The interior shot.......  some ware but not too bad.

 

[revvinkevin]

 

 

Original "features" sticker!

 

 

 

[revvinkevin]

 

 

And a little closer shot of the controls........

 

 

So once again, if anyone is interested in this dryer, PLEASE let me know, this dryer NEEDS TO GO!  

 

Message me thru "washer-mail" here or via e-mail.

 

THANKS!

Kevin

 

 

[philr]

Nice find!

Kenmore still produced their 1965 models in 1967?

 

[alr2903]

Pretty Ladies in Avocado

Kevin sounds like a combination of old plastic, hot water, a tightened powerful belt and remnants of 20 year old lint. I know you will get the ole Lady straigtened out. She is pretty. I wonder if you could bypass the filter till a suitable one surfaces? Best of Luck. arthur

 

[recyclewasher]

ooohh garage-door model..OOOOOhHH. so why

not split apart the washer filter -looks like a clip-on dismantle style,
powerwash exterior and interior,

dry out in rare GE 70's push button 3 way DW and patch with marine JB weld (swirled around one side at a time) could be up and posting vids in 48 hrs..

Lol
Just saying.

As for the dryer-love garage doors , literature says it's a gas?
I'll send you an email

 

[retromania]

Agitator...

I thought the gold/amber colored agitators were from the 70's. Obviously I don't know my Lady Kenmore washer trivia. Learn something new all the time!

 

[combo52]

Avacado 1967 LKM Washer

WOW I did not know that they kept making the 65 LKM that long either, I knew that they were continued through into 1966 as evidenced by the turquoise 1965 dryer [ made in mid 1966 ] that I picked up for Paul the other week.

 

Kevin I looked and did not have any extra SCFs for this machine, I know in all the years I have repaired washers I never had to replace this style filter, they were almost completely problem free, so I apparently never saved them or stocked new ones. You can bypass it by connecting the two hoses together, but if you wash really linty loads you may clog the water pump. Even though these nylon filters have metal clips around them they are heat welded together so they cannot be dissembled without cutting the thing apart. { I think that they used the clips to reinforce the connection between the two halves, heat welding was still fairly new technology in 1965 when the plastic bodied filter was introduced ]

 

Kevin the original style WP SCF will fit [ 1964- 1969 ] without changing any hoses and if you modify or change some hoses any rear mounted SCF from any WP or KM BD washer will work just fine.

 

[gansky1]

Nice find(s) Kevin. I found a 65(67) Lady Kenmore like this for Don S in Minneapolis behind Lowes one night that was avocado green.

 

[norgeway]

Dryer!

Thats my daily driver except mine is white!

 

[bendixmark]

65 Kenmore

Taint never seen that washer in avocado I must say though I have seen many 65 models made in 67 or even 68.Is the checkvalve in front or in back as they made two different versions of that filter.There were a few models that had the rear checkvalve but the marbles filter and the hose connections faced another way.As far as bypassing the filter or retrofitting another yes you can do that but while were at it why dont we just paint a mustache on the Mona Lisa?Barbarians!I had to replace a few of those filters over the years because they were leaking or clogged so I used to save them for that reason and because Im a hoarder.