Thread Number: 19017
Bizzare Electrolux Silverado carry handle |
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Post# 209628   12/11/2012 at 22:46 (4,125 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH)   |   | |
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got this beauty for $5 including the pn4a at a local estate sale with the help of sean curry. when i first layed eyes upon i was baffled. the carry handle was not the typical grey handle that sticks up from the canister like it's olympia brother, but some oddball. it's clearly a silverado, maybe an early production run change that didnt last? any ideas?
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Post# 209740 , Reply# 2   12/12/2012 at 21:30 (4,124 days old) by BrianKirbyClass (Eudora Kansas)   |   | |
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An Electrolux salesman told me once that THIS very machine was the LAST of the good ol, long lasting Electrolux's,,like the kind that hardly NEVER wear out, no matter how abused or old they get. Especially when owned by the proverbial little old lady that only used it once a week!
He said that ANY machine that has the red lettering inside the lid, above the bag cage that says "Use Only Genuine Electrolux Bags" is made after this first model of Silverado, and is also only going to last 10- 15 years,,maybe a few yrs longer under the right conditions, but NOT NEAR as long as this machine and the ones before it. (if your Silverado does have the red letters,AND this style of handle,its had some work done and replacement parts installed at some point) So, you did VERY well! Good Job! |
Post# 209865 , Reply# 4   12/13/2012 at 23:32 (4,123 days old) by BrianKirbyClass (Eudora Kansas)   |   | |
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Sure did!! The Lux salesman who told me that had been selling since the days of the model XXX,,,and was also a part time minister. So, i assumed he knew of what he spoke,,and wasnt lying!
I know he was really disapointed in the quality of the motors after this Model of Silverado came out. He sold me a Marquis (the tan one) when they first came out, and it only lasted about 15 yrs. The motor just quit one day without warning. I still have the PN from it, which is still going strong tho. That old salesman retired from selling and the entire Electrolux business when they changed to Aerus. Said it was time to retire, and the quality just wasnt what it once was, and neither was the company. I asked him one time what HIS favorite model was and what HE (or his wife) used at home. He answered without hesitation, a Bronze MODEL G. |
Post# 209908 , Reply# 5   12/14/2012 at 09:33 (4,122 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN)   |   | |
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Brian,Was he by any chance a Mr. Fry?If so he was known through Electrolux News company newsletters as a top salesman year after year. I recall he was always pictured with a beard. |
Post# 209964 , Reply# 6   12/14/2012 at 16:59 (4,122 days old) by BrianKirbyClass (Eudora Kansas)   |   | |
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Post# 210002 , Reply# 7   12/14/2012 at 23:43 (4,122 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH)   |   | |
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thanks for the input jimmy and brian. i knew about the silverado being the last of the good luxes for a while, but never had seen this very early production run before. the owner who's estate i got it from loved the machine. it purrs great and gobs of airflow. the pn4a works amazingly as well, just needs a new belt. ill need to take beauty shots of it and with the golden j as well.
both luxes i have never had to service, because thier owners loved them and have had proper parts repaired (bearings/carbons) as they should have. also happen to be my cheapest machines. $5 total for the silverado, $5 for the tank. straight suction attachments for the golden j, $37 for the pn and sheath. Will Hemb |
Post# 210049 , Reply# 8   12/15/2012 at 11:52 (4,121 days old) by BrianKirbyClass (Eudora Kansas)   |   | |
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Post# 210080 , Reply# 9   12/15/2012 at 17:07 (4,121 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 210114 , Reply# 10   12/16/2012 at 00:06 (4,121 days old) by Davinator1977 ()   |   | |
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here is an ad for the introduction of the silverado deluxe |
Post# 210117 , Reply# 11   12/16/2012 at 01:15 (4,121 days old) by BrianKirbyClass (Eudora Kansas)   |   | |
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Oh wow,,cool ad! Thanks for posting that!
Suckolux, stand the cleaner up and open the bag door of your Silverado. Pull out the bag. If there is printed RED lettering at the top of the bag cage that says "Use Only Genuine Electrolux Bag",you have a later model Silverado, and short life motor. Sorry to say. IF there is NO red lettering, you have (what i call) a LIFETIME motor. (There again, depending on how much abuse its had, but in general, with good care, it will last a lifetime,assuming it hasnt been thrown off a 20 story building, over a cliff,,or sat at the bottom of the ocean for the last 30 years.) Also, this first run model of Silverado is the exact one in bnsd.'s picture, at the top of this post. Notice that this machine also does NOT have the front carry handle behind the ON/OFF switch, that all other later Silverado's have. This is another indication of this early model Silverado. Man, 5 dollars for a lifetime Silverado,,dosent get any better than that! |
Post# 210118 , Reply# 12   12/16/2012 at 01:43 (4,121 days old) by BrianKirbyClass (Eudora Kansas)   |   | |
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Forgot to say, as you can tell by the pic above in Davinator's post, this is the first time we meet the PN4. Which, i have to say, i was disapointed with.
Was pretty much the same as the PN3. And, just didnt seem all that powerful to me. HOWEVER, when Electrolux came out with the new PN5, "Omni-Flo" Automatic,,,THAT was a HUGE improvement. Much more agressive brush roll, has the cut out foot, and excellent edge cleaning. Infact, thats exactly what i use for a daily driver( in rotation with other machines of course) is a first run model Silverado, with a mid 90s PN6 (1692) with headlight. Bought the Silverado in 1997 at an estate auction,,was the proverbial little old lady deal. She had a maid that brought her own vac, so the Silverado was like brand new and had been used very little. Infact, Still had the original box it came in, and the usual 3 pack of free bags. There was one in the machine half way full, and one left in the little box, so the machine had only been used enough to fill one and a half bags. The Automatic Control was set at 3. So, the fist bag had ejected fairly early too, evidently. Now, in 2012, this machine still has the new "Electrolux smell". I have to say, Next to the Golden J/Super J, the Silverado is my favorite Electrolux. Like they say,,,"Super Cleaning, the Electrolux Way"! "Your Home is the BEST place to see why we're better!" |
Post# 210132 , Reply# 13   12/16/2012 at 08:14 (4,120 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 210140 , Reply# 14   12/16/2012 at 10:22 (4,120 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 210147 , Reply# 15   12/16/2012 at 11:39 (4,120 days old) by BrianKirbyClass (Eudora Kansas)   |   | |
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Excellent!! You have an awsome machine there. DONT ever sell it and keep it forever,,these models of Silverado are rare, and hard to find (usually), because the original owner, (or someone in their family that the machine has been passed down to), is STILL using it, because its STILL going strong,,as always! Good job!
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Post# 210180 , Reply# 16   12/16/2012 at 18:00 (4,120 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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