Awesome to see one of the first Kenmore direct drives. Judging by the prehistoric tub ring and gold agitator, this must have been a 1980-81 machine, which also means it'd be a rear-facing-motor machine. Would be awesome to have a look at the underside of it!
@Makesdonsdonsoney2 ай бұрын
Don't you have an 1985-86 model right
@lizboz2 ай бұрын
@Makesdonsdonsoney Used to. Sold it months ago, there's even a video that was posted the day I sold it.
@roblitchke488619 күн бұрын
Wow! I didn't know Sears sold a 24-inch machine in black. I thought that was reserved for the higher-end, more feature-laden models like the Lady Kenmore.
@Makesdonsdonsoney18 күн бұрын
@@roblitchke4886 yeah Sears and whirlpool were just selling prototypes models and sold it until 1983 where the white models were released
@biggysmoovemusic77773 ай бұрын
An early direct drive! How rare! This is what I call treasure 🔥🔥🔥
@operationbs76102 ай бұрын
Long live the king of major appliances. At one time one out of 2 appliances sold was a kenmore applaince..man i miss Sears
@thebiglt21873 ай бұрын
I've always wanted to see one of these first generation direct drives in action for years.
@patcola73353 ай бұрын
WOW! The first generation DD lint barrel straight vane ? Too cool
@MatthewJames-st5wv3 ай бұрын
Interesting. Never seen one like this before with the older belt style design in black.
@railfantrevinkaler2373 ай бұрын
That Kenmore washing machine looks beautiful
@dougwright5014Ай бұрын
This washer looks so much different then kenmores here in the USA
@MatthewJames-st5wv3 ай бұрын
Finally.. a direct drive that spin drains naturally.
@simonemartini3017Ай бұрын
Great rollover. Simple to use
@MinecraftPro97k2 ай бұрын
this feels more nostalgic than the other direct drives.
@brunoshow1243 ай бұрын
That's the only black direct drive I've seen besides mine. I'd be really interested in seeing underneath and/or inside this machine. I'm curious how much they changed after the first couple years. I'm most interested in seeing the transmission and clutch.
@dougwright50143 ай бұрын
THIS YEAR DOESNT HAVE THAT OPTION. THIS IS BEFORE ALL THAT. THERE IS NO PAUSE IN THE SPIN CYCLE WORKED IN THE TIMER
@brunoshow1243 ай бұрын
@dougwright5014 What year did they end up putting a neutral drain in these machines? I'm curious to see the difference in the drive train on these verses the neutral drain models.
@dougwright50143 ай бұрын
@@brunoshow124 1985 I BELIEVE
@brunoshow1243 ай бұрын
@dougwright5014 Interesting. Both of my machines are from 1989 and 1990 so they both have a neutral drain. Do you know why they changed it? Was it something to do with wearing out the clutch early or something?
@dougwright50143 ай бұрын
@@brunoshow124 YES iTS WAS HARD ON THE CLUTCH /MOTOR
@petermaz7013 ай бұрын
I love how upscale it looks.
@mm_xx88273 ай бұрын
I've never seen the gold agitator in a direct drive. I thought by the end of the belt drives they had gone to all white agitators.
@Washing953 ай бұрын
My 2nd gen model behaved very similarly when I first got it. definitely made a lot of noise when it had the original gear case in it.
@sodiebergh3 ай бұрын
Look at that TURNOVER!! 🖤💛
@Michael-uu9nv3 ай бұрын
Very nice it looks like it could glow in the dark
@tristangardner38893 ай бұрын
Very cool. I never thought I'd see a direct drive washer with a gold agitator. I remember many of the belt drives had gold agitators, like my grandparents' 1976 Kenmore All American alphabet washer they used to have. Is it possible to get a gold dual action agitator for a direct drive washer?
@robertgwisdala57952 ай бұрын
Wow! This early Kenmore Standard Capacity Direct Drive washer is from 1981-1982! Why is it so noisy compared to the 1986-2011 Whirlpool/Kenmore Large Capacity & Standard Capacity Direct Drive washers? Please enlighten me!
@ScantPear3 ай бұрын
I thought the whirlpool agitator was white with the wings on the base… and the kenmore was the gold with the lint barrel…
@Johns-Insights3 ай бұрын
Just passed a similar machine on the side of the road this morning, seems to have a busted belt as the agitator moved freely. Too bad I couldn’t save it
@raptorbirdsfan20242 ай бұрын
Can you do a Large Load on Cotton Sturdy (14) with High Water Level, Hot Wash/Cold Rinse, & with Prewash?
@Makesdonsdonsoney3 ай бұрын
Wow the 1981 Kenmore dd is beautiful and rare but it does need a little bit of fixing including where's the vented ring around the tub and the tub is kinda noisy but east fix
@pony71243 ай бұрын
The agitator is interesting, could I see the permanent press cycle on this machine? Edit: what is the model number of this machine?
@kimberleytui1793 ай бұрын
Center inner basket then begin leveling.
@TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY27 күн бұрын
the agitation sounds really grindey
@Noahandrews-fu1dy3 ай бұрын
It sounds weird during agitation
@MaytagMachineManiac3 ай бұрын
from my understanding the reason it sounds like that is because of the gearbox, pretty much everything in this machine is original.
@Noahandrews-fu1dy3 ай бұрын
@@MaytagMachineManiac i love the washer i love modern old school washer s and i miss them too they worked the best and lasted forever
@MaytagMachineManiac3 ай бұрын
@@Noahandrews-fu1dy Agreed, any machine built today is lucky to see 10 years, if that.