Stihl SE 122 Shop Vacuum

I do have a Ridgid which is a beast, but I do like a nice well made refined machine. :) The Ridgid is not bad for the dollar though - I went through 2 Shop Vacs before I decided I did not like them.

My first one the motor had bearing noise out of the box and it's motor burnt up in the first year of me owning my house. I then upgraded to a "bigger" model and it too had a less than acceptable motor for the $100+ I spent on it.

I got the Ridgid which makes quick work of cleaning up the 2-3" of caked mud / sand / gravel from under 2 cars in the garage each winter. I also used it for at least 20 hours of sanding in my basement finishing project with a Kirby Turbo Sander. Since the motor is bypass cooled, it never overheated, and believe it or not, I only had to use 2 bags for the entire project. The first bag was so heavy with drywall dust I tore it trying to lift it out of the tank. The motor has excellent airflow and suction at the hose end is nuts with the big hose on it.

I wonder if you can replace carbon brushes on a Ridgid motor?

Andrew


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Post# 133461 4/21/2011 at 16:37 (4,746 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE)
Checkrate/Likes Has anyone had any experience or tried one of the Stihl shop vacuums in person? This model looks really nice and well built. MSRP is $349 www.stihlusa.com/vacuums/se122.ht... Owner's Manual Link: www.stihlusa.com/stihl_ownersmanu... Andrew CLICK HERE TO GO TO vacfanatic's LINK

Post# 133502 , Reply# 1 4/21/2011 at 21:07 (4,745 days old) by Eluxca ()
Checkrate/Likes It looks llike an Alto Attix 8. If it is made by Alto it will be good. I bought an Attix 12 5 years ago, and it is an indestructible workhorse, not that I would abuse it, mind you. They're good German engineering.

Post# 133508 , Reply# 2 4/21/2011 at 21:16 (4,745 days old) by Brandon_W_T ()
Checkrate/Likes Looks nice. A different looking take on a shop-vac for sure Ill stick with my rigid. I need something with a BIG hose diameter. I find that if a shop vac doesn't have much of a hose diameter, it doesn't work well for what I use them for.

Post# 133511 , Reply# 3 4/21/2011 at 21:56 (4,745 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE)
Checkrate/Likes I do have a Ridgid which is a beast, but I do like a nice well made refined machine. :) The Ridgid is not bad for the dollar though - I went through 2 Shop Vacs before I decided I did not like them. My first one the motor had bearing noise out of the box and it's motor burnt up in the first year of me owning my house. I then upgraded to a "bigger" model and it too had a less than acceptable motor for the $100+ I spent on it. I got the Ridgid which makes quick work of cleaning up the 2-3" of caked mud / sand / gravel from under 2 cars in the garage each winter. I also used it for at least 20 hours of sanding in my basement finishing project with a Kirby Turbo Sander. Since the motor is bypass cooled, it never overheated, and believe it or not, I only had to use 2 bags for the entire project. The first bag was so heavy with drywall dust I tore it trying to lift it out of the tank. The motor has excellent airflow and suction at the hose end is nuts with the big hose on it. I wonder if you can replace carbon brushes on a Ridgid motor? Andrew

Post# 133516 , Reply# 4 4/21/2011 at 22:19 (4,745 days old) by Brandon_W_T ()
Checkrate/Likes LOL. Interesting story! Had no idea they made bags for rigid machines. Which model do you have? This one is close to the one we have. Dont know if I can ever go back to anything else!

Post# 133517 , Reply# 5 4/21/2011 at 22:20 (4,745 days old) by Brandon_W_T ()
Checkrate/Likes And I totally just realized I misspelled Ridgid two times. :P

Post# 133532 , Reply# 6 4/21/2011 at 22:58 (4,745 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE)
Checkrate/Likes I have the WD1450 and also picked up the auto detailing kit with the pro hose.

Post# 133534 , Reply# 7 4/21/2011 at 23:00 (4,745 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE)
Checkrate/Likes Auto Detailing Kit