OMG! WOW! YAY! A dream machine won on eBay - Lady Kemore Combo in PINK!

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WOOHOO... I am SO EXCITED! I won the auction for the 1960(?) Pink Lady Kenmore combo washer/dryer! And I got SO LUCKY on the price too!!

A LK combo is a dream machine for me, though honestly I'd prefer the newer, smaller version, but this is still an LK combo so I'M NOT COMPLAINING!

I want to express A BIG THANK YOU to any of you who refrained from bidding to give me the opportunity to get this machine!

I will post detailed photos sometime next week (after the wash-in) when I get a chance.

(still buzzing with excitement...)
Kevin

[this post was last edited: 5/13/2010-16:04]
 
Congratulations!!!

You must be tickled pink... LOL!! Seriously, way to go! Can't wait to see your <test drives> when you get it home!
 
That is awesome, Kevin! I love the highly stylized console on your '58, '59, or '60 combo. You'll have to figure out the exact vintage once you get the serial number. I used to have a 1959 Sears catalog and the console on the w/d looked just yours, so I'm guessing Kenmore must have used the same styling for a few seasons.

Anyway, looking forward to photos and (if possible) video!
 
Thank you Dave!

But there's no shipping, it's only 25 miles away, I'm going to pick it up myself. Umm, well... not pick it up "myself", it's WAY too heavy for that! LOL

Thanks!
Kevin
 
Congratulations!

Congratulations, Kevin!!!

Yes, please do make sure to secure it--I remember on the smaller units you had a tap-lever or some such related to the balancing mechanism that could be damaged if the suspension banged around in transit. There was a method for adjusting it to prepare for transport.
 
Yay Kevin!!

Just to let you know, I had a neighbor who had this model and there is a small see through window behind the base plate. it is there to show you the level of suds in the machine so you can be sure there aren't too many. Ours was a newer gas model. It had the balance system lock. That MUST be locked before shipment and,once it is in place,unlocked.it's a small finger turn nut on the left side of the inside of the base plate.Wisk HE is the best low sudsing detergent for these models. Just 1/8 capful.
 
Pink 1960 Lady Kenmore Washer/Dryer Combination.....

@ RevvinKevin:

So...... how much did you win her for on e-bay???

And do you have some muscle on hand when its time to pick up the machine??? I think that beast weighs 400-to-500 lbs.

--Charles--
 
Wonderful score, Kevin! At a great price, too. Another Wash In?

RCD

BTW Can I borrow that fast spinning electric meter wheel to cut some steel? LOL!
 
Nice Guys Do Finish First!

Kevin, I am selfishly glad you won the bid. I know you good hearted efforts will be shared with all of us. I remember working on one in the early 60's. Water was pouring out the back and over the cord and the repair guy wanted me to unplug it. I was too afraid and the cussing I took helped me to overcome my fear of electricity. It was really loud with the back off and the drive belts and pulleys all rumbling along.
 
Kevin congratulattions, and that's an understatement!! I'm so relieved you won it. I"m hearing the motor run while washing and seeing through the narrow rectangle window the filter-stream wash and clothes plopping through it and hearing that outstanding 181 rpm spin with a slightly unbalanced load which didn't trip it to redistribute. I hope some day to make it to your house just for that machine alone, but there are others in your collection too. Bob
 
Congratulations Kevin

I had no doubt you'd end up with that beauty. Greg's right, she needs a name. What do you think about Hazel. I always thought she was a fun. Put your votes in guys!
 
I vote for "Jenny, the GE".

Jenny the GE?? That's an odd name for a Lady Kenmore.......... hmmmm.

Thank you all for your wonderful and positive comments! We made it home safely and she is still strapped securely in the back of my truck!

I'm off to Minneapolis this morning.... and Justin, I'm sorry but I just won't have time to drop the LK combo off in Phoenix on the way!! LOL

Kevin
 
There is no suspension system nor balance system in this machine and its simplicity makes it far more likely to successfully complete a cycle after years of sitting than a 29" model with the air-driven clutches in the tranny and the problem-plagued air pump.

The "off balance" switch in the 33" combos is activated by a bar that runs across the frame at the mounting of the pulley onto the drum shaft. An unbalanced load causes this bar to seesaw first against one side of the frame and then against the other side of the frame. If it rocks too much, it hits a pneumatic switch, knocking the air out of a little bellows. This trips the circuit to the little motor that winds up the chain which pulls up the pivoting portion of the variable sheave pulley. With its power interrupted, the motor lets the chain unwind, pulled down by the weight of the pulley. The drum returns to a tumble for about 15 seconds to redistribute the load as the bellows in the pneumatic switch refills with air, completing the circuit which allows the little motor to wind up the chain which pulls up the pivoting part of the pulley which increases the drum speed to the rip-roaring spin speed. Unfortunately, nothing in this process interrupts the power to the timer motor so the very short spin periods can time out if the load does not distribute to spin properly.

The exciting moment in this came when, initially, WP used too weak a cross bar. Instead of remaining rigid and seesawing back and forth, it flexed and did not trip the pneumatic switch. The machines which rock a bit during spin anyway, started walking. If undetected, they had plenty of time, especially during the final 4 minute spin to walk out of their position to the extent their power cords or water hoses allowed, sometimes blocking doors to utility rooms so that nobody could enter to free the laundry the machines held captive.

No substation will be needed since it is a gas-drying model.
 

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