Hello guys:
My name is Tom and I am new to the forum. I've been a member over at vacuumland for about three years and used to read up on some of the messages over here on automaticwasher.org. I was at Robert and Fred's house in Minneapolis at the 2011 Vacuum Cleaner convention and was amazed at all the nice machines Robert had. I've always had an interest for vintage things, I've restored about five old Kirby vacuums, took them apart completely, changed bearings, replaced broken switches, new wiring, etc... On the washer/dryer side, I've changed belts, drum rollers, pulleys and an electric heating element. Reason for explaining this is I'm on the hunt now for a vintage washer/dryer either in working or non working order since I don't have any currently. By vintage I would like to find a Kenmore from the 1960's or early 70's, an electric dryer, and a belt driven washer. And I think with all the experts on this forum you could give me some good advice on how to repair them (I'm sure I will need that!!). I've been looking for over a year now in my area (Long Island, NY) but haven't come across anything. If anybody has a Kenmore machine they would like to sell, let me know, I may be interested. I would just have to arrange for shipping. My email address is in my profile. Thanks and Happy Washing !!!! and vacuuming too!!!
P.S. When was the blower housing on the kenmore dryers moved from the top right rear to the bottom rear center of the machine? The dryer we had when I was a kid (a 1960 model) had it near the top right rear of the machine, so it had a shorter lint screen. Was the reason for moving it to the bottom to eliminate an extra belt and pulley? I always liked it better with the smaller lint screen at the top, it was less cumbersome.
My name is Tom and I am new to the forum. I've been a member over at vacuumland for about three years and used to read up on some of the messages over here on automaticwasher.org. I was at Robert and Fred's house in Minneapolis at the 2011 Vacuum Cleaner convention and was amazed at all the nice machines Robert had. I've always had an interest for vintage things, I've restored about five old Kirby vacuums, took them apart completely, changed bearings, replaced broken switches, new wiring, etc... On the washer/dryer side, I've changed belts, drum rollers, pulleys and an electric heating element. Reason for explaining this is I'm on the hunt now for a vintage washer/dryer either in working or non working order since I don't have any currently. By vintage I would like to find a Kenmore from the 1960's or early 70's, an electric dryer, and a belt driven washer. And I think with all the experts on this forum you could give me some good advice on how to repair them (I'm sure I will need that!!). I've been looking for over a year now in my area (Long Island, NY) but haven't come across anything. If anybody has a Kenmore machine they would like to sell, let me know, I may be interested. I would just have to arrange for shipping. My email address is in my profile. Thanks and Happy Washing !!!! and vacuuming too!!!
P.S. When was the blower housing on the kenmore dryers moved from the top right rear to the bottom rear center of the machine? The dryer we had when I was a kid (a 1960 model) had it near the top right rear of the machine, so it had a shorter lint screen. Was the reason for moving it to the bottom to eliminate an extra belt and pulley? I always liked it better with the smaller lint screen at the top, it was less cumbersome.
