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Thread Number: 8512
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| Post# 94682 , Reply# 1 3/27/2010 at 14:31 (5,137 days old) by constellation86 (Roy, UT) | ||
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Bag inflated 
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| Post# 94683 , Reply# 2 3/27/2010 at 14:32 (5,137 days old) by constellation86 (Roy, UT) | ||
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The bottom. It looks like part of the back wheel bracket is broke off. 
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| Post# 94684 , Reply# 3 3/27/2010 at 14:34 (5,137 days old) by constellation86 (Roy, UT) | ||
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Only 400 watts! And my first vacuum from England. 
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| Post# 94685 , Reply# 4 3/27/2010 at 14:35 (5,137 days old) by constellation86 (Roy, UT) | ||
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close up of back wheels. 
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| Post# 94686 , Reply# 5 3/27/2010 at 14:36 (5,137 days old) by constellation86 (Roy, UT) | ||
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I rigged up a C bag and got this from two small rooms! 
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| Post# 94687 , Reply# 6 3/27/2010 at 14:38 (5,137 days old) by constellation86 (Roy, UT) | ||
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And last a hood shot. I love this vacuum! This thing is built to survive world war 3! I wish there were more like this around. Nicholas 
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| Post# 94691 , Reply# 7 3/27/2010 at 15:06 (5,136 days old) by funvacfan (Canada) | ||
Love the styling | ||
| Post# 94696 , Reply# 8 3/27/2010 at 16:32 (5,136 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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Very good!!! And VERY heavy, I found one of these at a yard sale a while back,it cleans great,and despite weighing a ton, is very easy to use! | ||
| Post# 94697 , Reply# 9 3/27/2010 at 16:33 (5,136 days old) by hooverbaby (Dalton in Furness, UK) | ||
Looks good!
It's very similar to the model 912, which we had over in the UK. The back wheel bracket looks OK. It's designed so that the whole axle can rotate freely to adjust the height of back wheels and thus the height of the nozzle above the carpet. This is achieved using a sort of cam/eccentric mechanism - simply pull out the spring-loaded central knob and rotate the axle. Stephen | ||
| Post# 94703 , Reply# 11 3/27/2010 at 17:03 (5,136 days old) by joe22 () | ||
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looks like a commercial model | ||
| Post# 94723 , Reply# 12 3/27/2010 at 21:09 (5,136 days old) by electrolux~137 () | ||
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Yes, these are terrific machines. I have a number of fond childhood memories about seeing and using them. | ||
| Post# 94727 , Reply# 15 3/27/2010 at 21:30 (5,136 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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This video is now over 2 years old, and doesn't really compare to the videos I make nowadays! However, it shows you how the 912 looks and sounds in use! | ||
| Post# 94783 , Reply# 17 3/28/2010 at 16:50 (5,135 days old) by hooverbaby (Dalton in Furness, UK) | ||
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The 912 was one of my first re-builds
I remember back in about 1986, whilst I was still at school, going to work part-time on a farm. I would turn up and do a couple of hours or so of work, cut the grass etc for the parents of a colleague, who was in my class. Then one day I noticed the 912 Hoover and wondered why it had been abandoned. At the time, they were using a Hoover Ranger U4002 Senior IIRC. Anyway, to cut a long story short, the machine was given to me for repair/servicing. I remember fully stripping the machine down, including the motor, removing the Field Coils, replacing bearings etc. Once rebuilt, the machine ran like a dream. It was no trouble to work on. The only trouble I think I had was in getting some of the screws undone holding the steel plate (holding the motor) onto the chassis. They can sometimes be awkward, since they seize on tight. Stephen | ||
| Post# 95845 , Reply# 18 4/10/2010 at 22:27 (5,122 days old) by electrolux~137 () | ||
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Speaking of the 913... ... I picked up a box of 'sweeper' archives in my office today and this fluttered out when I opened the flaps. Thot y'all might like to see it as I do not believe it has been posted before. 
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| Post# 95847 , Reply# 19 4/10/2010 at 22:29 (5,122 days old) by electrolux~137 () | ||
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Back side-- (sorry these are such lousy copies but my scanner is acting up.) 
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| Post# 95850 , Reply# 20 4/10/2010 at 22:37 (5,122 days old) by electrolux~137 () | ||
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btw Nicholas, I see your 913 has a replacement bag. You should try to find an original bag -- it's enormously big and fat!! Here's a couple of photos of my 918 which has the same bag-- 
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| Post# 95851 , Reply# 21 4/10/2010 at 22:40 (5,122 days old) by electrolux~137 () | ||
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Post# 95852 , Reply# 22 4/10/2010 at 22:44 (5,122 days old) by gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I have 3 of them | ||
| Post# 95857 , Reply# 23 4/10/2010 at 22:56 (5,122 days old) by electroluxxxx (……) | ||
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I have actually seen and tried one today for the very first time in my life and I must say that this machine is extremely heavy and powerful. I would actually love to get my hands on one to use as a daily driver | ||
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