Thread Number: 5769
Tristar All Spruced Up! |
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Post# 64144 , Reply# 1   3/28/2009 at 17:24 (5,479 days old) by methodistbill ()   |   | |
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The floor tool didn't come with it, but I got it at a really great price. |
Post# 64146 , Reply# 2   3/28/2009 at 17:26 (5,479 days old) by xraytech ()   |   | |
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very nice,I have been wanting one for a while and just was outbid on a beautiful 50th Anniversary edition in gold and black, that is ultimately the model I want. Great find for $31 Sam |
Post# 64147 , Reply# 3   3/28/2009 at 17:27 (5,479 days old) by methodistbill ()   |   | |
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What I especially like about this machine is that EVEN I can work on it! My thanks especially to Sandy McLendon for providing some excellent guidance. |
Post# 64154 , Reply# 5   3/28/2009 at 18:02 (5,479 days old) by kirbyotronic ()   |   | |
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It looks great! How did you get rid of the cigarette smell? And another thing, I love Compacts/Tristars because you can easily see what's in the bag after you've vacuumed. ;) ~Alex |
Post# 64161 , Reply# 7   3/28/2009 at 19:37 (5,479 days old) by methodistbill ()   |   | |
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I did buy the attachments too. I was hoping they would be the clear speckled ones. Perhaps one day I'll find them! Bill |
Post# 64190 , Reply# 8   3/28/2009 at 21:58 (5,479 days old) by normvac (COLUMBUS, OHIO)   |   | |
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Great buy Bill, cleaned very nicely. I know you'll enjoy it! When I used a Compact for cleaning plaster dust in new condos and Apts. I would always be cking the bag. Because it never lost suction, so I've have to see what was going on !! Norm |
Post# 64199 , Reply# 10   3/28/2009 at 22:34 (5,479 days old) by ttuee2006 ()   |   | |
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I have a generic hose on mine with the gas-pump handle with the PN switch. I LOVE this hose! 100000000000000x better than the original one it came with. |
Post# 64200 , Reply# 11   3/28/2009 at 22:35 (5,479 days old) by ttuee2006 ()   |   | |
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How could we forget the VGII brushroll? |
Post# 64228 , Reply# 12   3/29/2009 at 01:29 (5,479 days old) by ericaustin (Dallas, TX)   |   | |
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I love the VGII in mind made a man out of my Tristar.. |
Post# 64242 , Reply# 14   3/29/2009 at 08:03 (5,478 days old) by luxg ()   |   | |
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Bill that sure is a beautiful Tri-Star, you have done a great job with the restoration!! Thanks for sharing. |
Post# 64263 , Reply# 16   3/29/2009 at 09:25 (5,478 days old) by petek (Ontario)   |   | |
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Hmmmm I"m liking those vacs more and more. The big warthog filter though has to go LOL |
Post# 64269 , Reply# 17   3/29/2009 at 10:34 (5,478 days old) by dsmiler ()   |   | |
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I was looking at the first picture. Check the pn something looks off a bit. Might be the bottom plate. |
Post# 64270 , Reply# 18   3/29/2009 at 10:44 (5,478 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Bill, that's a real handsome color combo on your Tristar. Eric, the one I just got is all mottled silver like yours with the PN. I've been singing the praises of Compact/Tristar for decades - smaller and more 'uptown' pretty than a Filter Queen and equally effective and 'clogless' cleaner for the Modern Home. Pete, I have both styles of afterfilters. The 'warthog filter' is transparent grey showing the pleated carburetor FRAM filter ring and looks like a space saucer shuttle docking on the MotherSow Ship - keeping to the Space Theme I'm on this weekend. :-) Dave |
Post# 64304 , Reply# 20   3/29/2009 at 13:58 (5,478 days old) by methodistbill ()   |   | |
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I probably shouldn't say this, but the "wart hog" filter looks a little pornographic to me! LOL! |
Post# 64326 , Reply# 21   3/29/2009 at 17:41 (5,478 days old) by xraytech ()   |   | |
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I too really want one of these more and more, here is a pic of the model I want most, the 50th Anniversary Edition in a beautiful black and gold. Sam |
Post# 64345 , Reply# 22   3/29/2009 at 20:38 (5,478 days old) by methodistbill ()   |   | |
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That's a very nice vac. I like the muli-color schemes a lot. |
Post# 64361 , Reply# 24   3/29/2009 at 22:16 (5,478 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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To be honest Eric, I called it a Fram because we have a Fram Filter factory here in Stratford...and it sure does look like one. If I had the time I'd take the Tristar filter ring to an auto parts store and start searching. Best bet tho is to deal with the Canadian Tristar website for the correct part. Dave |