Thread Number: 36092
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
Kirby – it’s definitely more than a vacuum |
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Post# 387057 , Reply# 2   3/2/2018 at 22:24 (2,244 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH)   |   | |
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Post# 387543 , Reply# 4   3/8/2018 at 23:11 (2,238 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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The Kirbys that use the power tool attachments are more than just a vacuum!
I use my Ultimate G when I brush my Husky. Hose first so I don't die of sneezing to death and then I go over the entire room with the brushroll. It can suck up cantaloupe sized wads of fur sheddings and never miss a beat, and the key thing is - it never clogs...unlike certain...umm.."other" vacuums out there. ;-) Also I just got a Heritage II 2HD that was flooded out, and not a thing wrong with it. Didn't take it apart or anything, plugged it in to make sure I didn't blow $50, and it still runs and operates just fine even though it was wet to the point where mostly all the screws are rusted and the safety switch on the brushroll was jammed. Some of the bag has a rough spot on it too where it looked like it had an electrical fire on the cord at one point in the past. It does have a slight high pitched whining to the motor though like a sewing machine on maximum speed but it seems to be okay and the suction is fine. Also have a 1950's Kirby someone used to vacuum up drywall dust with, and a 1CR that was a goodwill find 8 years ago that needs a new fan or bearings. |
Post# 387559 , Reply# 5   3/9/2018 at 09:10 (2,237 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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I love my Kirbys and have been somewhat fascinated with them ever since a Kirby salesman did a demo of a Classic Omega in our living room when I was nine or ten years old. We didn't get the machine, but it definitely left an impression. I've got four of them in my possession and another that's nominally mine, although I have my doubts whether I'll ever have custody of it again. All but one are G-series machines. I've got a G5 that's a motley collection of parts from various G-series models, but that gives it character. Then there are the twins--two Gsixes, one of which I rescued from a dumpster (needed a bag and a belt) and the other I snagged from Goodwill for $50 with a standard accessory kit. The latest addition is a beautiful Sentria that I grabbed off of eBay. I paid more for it than I should have but it was still a good deal, given what they generally go for. Since acquiring it, I've gotten a Shampoo System to match the Sentria and a Turbo Sander in Gsix livery. The machine that's not presently in my possession is a Heritage 1HD that my on again, off again girlfriend 'borrowed' about five years ago. She's been making noises lately about getting some sort of cheapo plasticrap vac because she thinks the Heritage weighs too much. Like most of today's consumers, weight for her apparently does not equal substance. I didn't discourage her but I did make her promise not to pitch Kirby in the dumpster like she did her Oreck, so I guess there's an outside chance I'll be getting it back eventually. Either way, I'm pretty much Kirby'd up these days.
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Post# 387580 , Reply# 6   3/9/2018 at 12:00 (2,237 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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