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Nice Whirlpool BD
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Is it just me, or is that a narrow machine?
Its you Kenny!! LOL
No, actually, that looks to me to be a 24-inch model just from Lawrence's main picture. Looking at the other ebay pictures, that is definitely a 24-inch, it has the tub ring that was used only in 24-inch models.
I haven't seen many of these in WP dress. I bet that Surgilator in a 24-inch basket would kick butt.
Looks like a great machine.
No, actually, that looks to me to be a 24-inch model just from Lawrence's main picture. Looking at the other ebay pictures, that is definitely a 24-inch, it has the tub ring that was used only in 24-inch models.
I haven't seen many of these in WP dress. I bet that Surgilator in a 24-inch basket would kick butt.
Looks like a great machine.
OK, I didn't have my glasses on.....
70series
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It looks like the 1976 LDA-5800 after a Slim Fast regimen.
Another way to figure its a later model WP-the plastic clothes ring.Nice machine!A swap shop out here would love to get it!Besides me!
1966_mustang
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Hey besides the case being slimmer is there anything that would make this less a machine than one with the standard size case?
Like is the tub capacity smaller or something?
Like is the tub capacity smaller or something?
cfz2882
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i like my 24"BDs-basicly the same transmission and mechanism as the big ones;different pulleys and belt,faster~800rpm spin to compensate for the smaller tub diameter VS big BDs.Tub is smaller than a 24"DD and machine is quite a bit heavier than a 24"DD.With 24"BD,does spec tag under lid indicate 1982-later build?-if so kind of a rare color that late?
CFZ -
I think you have this 24" machine confused with the mid 70s and later portables.
These portables did indeed use the same gearcase, motor, and pump, etc. along with a similar basket drive, and yes, they used a different belt, had a much faster spin speed, etc. They had a different, much springier suspension system than the larger machines for permanent installation.
But, the machine here is not one of those portables. It is essentially a full-size machine, in a little box. The baseplate is contoured a little differently, the tub and basket are a couple inches smaller in diameter (as well as one inch or so in height) but otherwise its the same machine. These use interchangeable basket drives, same belts, pulleys, etc. The spin speed is the same as the 29-inch machines.
Capacity is lower than the full-size washers, but not as small as the portables. I've been using a 1967 Kenmore 24-inch since the spring that Andy found in Reno. This was my first use of a 24-inch machine as a daily driver. It isn't the greatest in full loads of jeans as they seem to do better in a larger basket with more room to move, but the machine excels in loads of medium weight whites, sheets, etc. I have repeatedly enjoyed using this machine when I would have otherwise run a large capacity on 'medium' etc.
I think I said it above, but there sure doesn't seem to be many 24-inch Whirlpools out there.
Gordon
I think you have this 24" machine confused with the mid 70s and later portables.
These portables did indeed use the same gearcase, motor, and pump, etc. along with a similar basket drive, and yes, they used a different belt, had a much faster spin speed, etc. They had a different, much springier suspension system than the larger machines for permanent installation.
But, the machine here is not one of those portables. It is essentially a full-size machine, in a little box. The baseplate is contoured a little differently, the tub and basket are a couple inches smaller in diameter (as well as one inch or so in height) but otherwise its the same machine. These use interchangeable basket drives, same belts, pulleys, etc. The spin speed is the same as the 29-inch machines.
Capacity is lower than the full-size washers, but not as small as the portables. I've been using a 1967 Kenmore 24-inch since the spring that Andy found in Reno. This was my first use of a 24-inch machine as a daily driver. It isn't the greatest in full loads of jeans as they seem to do better in a larger basket with more room to move, but the machine excels in loads of medium weight whites, sheets, etc. I have repeatedly enjoyed using this machine when I would have otherwise run a large capacity on 'medium' etc.
I think I said it above, but there sure doesn't seem to be many 24-inch Whirlpools out there.
Gordon
Oh, forgot about the spec tag...
Whirlpool was putting theirs under the lid for quite some time before Kenmore did. Sears started this in early 1983. I think WP was doing it in the mid-1970s. I had a 1975-ish or 1976 standard capacity Whirlpool that I had to use a toothbrush to get the built-up scrud and detergent off to read the model number. I suspect this was a fairly common issue.
The machine in this ad, having edged Avocado, I'd say was from the mid 1970s, 1975 or 1976. The 1974s still had a standard plastic tub ring like the big machines. By the late 1970s the Avocado would have been all one shade.
Gordon
Whirlpool was putting theirs under the lid for quite some time before Kenmore did. Sears started this in early 1983. I think WP was doing it in the mid-1970s. I had a 1975-ish or 1976 standard capacity Whirlpool that I had to use a toothbrush to get the built-up scrud and detergent off to read the model number. I suspect this was a fairly common issue.
The machine in this ad, having edged Avocado, I'd say was from the mid 1970s, 1975 or 1976. The 1974s still had a standard plastic tub ring like the big machines. By the late 1970s the Avocado would have been all one shade.
Gordon
cfz2882
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yep,was thinking of the later BD portables...never seen a "big" 24"BD,learn something new everyday here LOL 
mrb627
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Looks like a full featured machine. A nice find and great addition to someone's collection.
Malcolm
Looks like a full featured machine. A nice find and great addition to someone's collection.
Malcolm
Were the 24" Whirlpools any smaller in capacity than the standard capacity 29" ones? They look identical. If they could make one 5 inches narrower, why didn't they?
Ken -
The 24" machines are smaller than the standard 29s. The tub is 1.5 to two inches narrower (I don't remember exactly) in the 24" and an inch shorter or more shallow.
I'll supply a couple of pics of my machines for comparison...
The 24" machines are smaller than the standard 29s. The tub is 1.5 to two inches narrower (I don't remember exactly) in the 24" and an inch shorter or more shallow.
I'll supply a couple of pics of my machines for comparison...
Here's a 24-inch Kenmore (I know you don't like this agitator, but its about all Kenmore put in the later 24s except some high-end machines with std. capacity DAs).
Here's a 29-inch standard capacity model. This machine has a manual filter, but you can clearly see the difference in diameter.
Ok, I'm going to be the 'bad guy' here - it's just too much to resist. I have to ask, "is that a straight-vane agitator in your Kenmore, or are you just...."
Well, you know how the rest of it goes.
lawrence
Well, you know how the rest of it goes.
lawrence
kenmoreguy89
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Congrats!!!
Beautiful!
Beautiful!
