| Thread Number: 379 Arco Wand vacuum cleaner |
Post# 3552-11/6/2006-07:58 ||| Centralvacman (Indiana) |
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I saw this very well made and MASSIVE!!! vacuum cleaner at a tractor show in Indiana, built by American radiator Company of chicago IL. has cast iron parts & on a heavy duty cart,the suction system consists of a roots type pump(simular to the ones usaed on detroit Diesel engines & top fuel dragsters)
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Post# 3553-11/6/2006-08:04 ||| Centralvacman (Indiana) |
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another photo of the Arco Wand
be a nice machine for a collector of really rare vacuums,looks like the rubber tires are missing from the wheels
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Post# 4129-11/17/2006-09:31 ||| centralvacman (Indiana) |
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the arco wand???
no one has replyed to it.maybe its a ugly duckling LOL |
Post# 4146-11/17/2006-18:33 ||| hygiene903 (Galion, OH) |
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I've never seen anything like it. Where would you connect the hose or attachments?
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Post# 4210-11/18/2006-20:31 ||| centralvacman (Indiana) |
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the inlet
its on the elbow comming out of the top of the canister,sort of like a Airway upright canister |
Post# 4212-11/18/2006-20:56 ||| vacuumkid3 (Alabama) |
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But this is an electric "giant?"
This thing is so big, I don't know who would want to use it!! Where do you think it would be used? |
Post# 4353-11/22/2006-07:16 ||| centralvacman (Indiana) |
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was used in homes
like many old things they were enormous,& heavy.look at the first cell phones they were the size of a box of saltine crackers.heres a 55 hp engine it makes the semi tires that are carrying it look small!!!  |
Post# 4715-11/27/2006-06:48 ||| centralvacman (Indiana) |
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boy if you thout this was big
seen the "secret life of machines" & one vacuum on there was as big as a full size van
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not to let my ugly duckling die
the arco wand HE HE trying to keep this thread on here!!!!!! LOL |