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Thread Number: 16468
What's your favorite vintage Kirby model? |
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| Post# 175656 4/3/2012 at 08:23 (4,405 days old) by cparman (Wylie, Texas) | ||
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What's your favorite vintage Kirby model? If you own the particular model, post pictures if you have them, thanks. | ||
| Post# 175657 , Reply# 1 4/3/2012 at 08:45 (4,405 days old) by kirby (passadena md) | ||
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kirby clasicIII i think or is it the kirby TRadition hard choice | ||
| Post# 175798 , Reply# 2 4/3/2012 at 21:52 (4,404 days old) by Kirbysthebest (Midwest) | ||
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D-80, Omega, Tradition. | ||
| Post# 175799 , Reply# 3 4/3/2012 at 22:02 (4,404 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 175800 , Reply# 4 4/3/2012 at 22:16 (4,404 days old) by Brandon_W_T () | ||
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Here are some of my favorites from my collection past and present. The two kirbys I currently have in my collection. Kirby Vacuette wireless model C, and a completely restored Dual Sanitronic 80. 
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| Post# 175803 , Reply# 6 4/3/2012 at 22:24 (4,404 days old) by mieles7 (TX) | ||
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| Post# 175884 , Reply# 7 4/4/2012 at 15:12 (4,404 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire ) | ||
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Post# 175976 , Reply# 8 4/5/2012 at 10:34 (4,403 days old) by jfalberti  (Visalia, CA) |
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For me it's | ||
| Post# 177269 , Reply# 9 4/16/2012 at 08:49 (4,392 days old) by kirby (passadena md) | ||
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nice | ||
| Post# 177390 , Reply# 10 4/17/2012 at 16:09 (4,391 days old) by djtaylor (Salt Lake City, Utah) | ||
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| Post# 178076 , Reply# 11 4/22/2012 at 20:15 (4,386 days old) by truckerx (Palm Springs, CA) | ||
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| Post# 178118 , Reply# 12 4/23/2012 at 09:29 (4,385 days old) by kirby (passadena md) | ||
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nice looking machines | ||
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Post# 178154 , Reply# 13 4/23/2012 at 13:55 (4,385 days old) by kloveland (Tulsa) |
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The 560 is mine!! | ||
| Post# 178423 , Reply# 14 4/24/2012 at 17:45 (4,384 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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@djtaylor & @jfalberti That style Kirby bag was what came with my Classic 1CR Out of all the Kirbys I own, the one I'm buying from vacuumaniac is going to be my #1 favorite Kirby. :) 
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Post# 178496 , Reply# 15 4/25/2012 at 09:56 (4,383 days old) by jfalberti (Visalia, CA) |
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That's a nice machine Erik | ||
| Post# 178847 , Reply# 16 4/27/2012 at 16:31 (4,381 days old) by kirbykid (Horseheads,New York 14845) | ||
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My favorite would be a kirby tradition and 561 with the golden belt lifter and bag. sadly, i dont have any of these:( | ||
| Post# 178854 , Reply# 17 4/27/2012 at 17:02 (4,381 days old) by adambomb (Undisclosed ) | ||
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jfalberti Actually the bag that originally came with the Sanitronic VII was the closely spaced circles. The ovals didn't come out until the Dual Sanitronic 50. ;) | ||
| Post# 247099 , Reply# 18 8/22/2013 at 07:47 (3,899 days old) by stunnerable () | ||
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560/561 without question. Something about that red against a well polished aluminum body just looks right. | ||
| Post# 247104 , Reply# 19 8/22/2013 at 08:15 (3,899 days old) by kirbyvacuum (Long Island New York) | ||
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505 Hi All Mine is the Kirby 505 | ||
| Post# 247119 , Reply# 20 8/22/2013 at 11:31 (3,899 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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Any up until The Classic, they are too big from then on, I would say if I just had to pick 1 it would be the D-50, I like it better than the D-80 because the handle is better. | ||
| Post# 247121 , Reply# 21 8/22/2013 at 11:41 (3,899 days old) by reo580 (Holland, Michigan) | ||
Favorite Kirby
Mine would have to be the Classic Omega, late model with the armored bag. Mine looked like it was ready for the scrap yard when I found it. It had the armored bag and a very healthy motor which is why I bought it. I'm glad I did because after I restored it; the more I use it the fonder I get of it. I think I run this almost everyday.
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| Post# 247142 , Reply# 22 8/22/2013 at 13:29 (3,899 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 247143 , Reply# 23 8/22/2013 at 13:30 (3,899 days old) by kirbyvacuum (Long Island New York) | ||
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Derek very nice job Doug | ||
| Post# 247146 , Reply# 24 8/22/2013 at 13:35 (3,899 days old) by thunderhexed (Edmond, OK) | ||
Classic Omega
Out of all of my Kirbys, I find that I always go back to my Omega, I love the way it handles, how smoothly it glides across the carpet while still forming the tightest of seals,how well it grooms and pulls the nap up, the color combo, its beastly look. I always love emptying the bag after a vacuum just to see what I'm pulling up. It pulls even the finest of grit up from under the pad. I can tell it keeps my carpets clean as with each vacuum, the results that come out of the bag are becoming less and less and this in a new house with new carpet.
I recently took the bag off, beat the dust from it, turned it inside out and whisked it with a broom - cleaned all the seals - performs like a champ! | ||
| Post# 247183 , Reply# 25 8/22/2013 at 16:01 (3,899 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
Favorite Kirby's. | ||
| Post# 247189 , Reply# 26 8/22/2013 at 16:20 (3,899 days old) by 2011hoover700 (owosso michigan) | ||
Question regarding my personal favorites,
would a 6 amp armature in a 6 amp field make a same motor system significantly more powerful than a 5.5 amp armature in a 6 amp field? I noticed my omega has a completely identical motor set up to my tradition but has much greater power. Thanks for your input. | ||
| Post# 247212 , Reply# 27 8/22/2013 at 18:24 (3,899 days old) by TASE (Colorado) | ||
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Post# 247231 , Reply# 29 8/22/2013 at 20:21 (3,899 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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The Heritage/Legend line would indeed use the same armature (#114973) as the Classic Omega/III/Tradition, but not the same field.
The original field for the Heritage 1HD and Heritage II 2HD (the latter prior to March 1986) was part #103981, but Kirby discontinued that and says to use the 8-wire #103986 field as used on 1986 and later Heritage II models. ~Ben | ||
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Post# 247280 , Reply# 30 8/23/2013 at 04:10 (3,898 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC) |
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Kirby-can't narrow it down to one-D50,511,Tradition,Classic series. | ||
| Post# 276254 , Reply# 32 4/14/2014 at 20:50 (3,664 days old) by Elektrolux () | ||
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1981 Heritage 1-HD Sookie helps with restoration & now rug cleaning. Shown here; my 1981 Kirby Heritage 1-HD in carpet shampoo mode set up. 
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| Post# 276276 , Reply# 35 4/15/2014 at 01:34 (3,663 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
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| Post# 276279 , Reply# 36 4/15/2014 at 01:47 (3,663 days old) by vacuser (milford,ohio) | ||
FAVORITE KIRBY | ||
| Post# 276280 , Reply# 37 4/15/2014 at 01:49 (3,663 days old) by vacuser (milford,ohio) | ||
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FAVORITE KIRBYS | ||
| Post# 276306 , Reply# 38 4/15/2014 at 08:14 (3,663 days old) by jade_angel (Fort Collins, CO) | ||
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I believe my favorite would be the Legend II. It's a little on the modern side, but to me, it's the best of the modern and classic Kirby - classic look and feel with modern convenience. | ||
| Post# 276422 , Reply# 39 4/15/2014 at 20:27 (3,663 days old) by firebirdman55 (Owensboro Kentucky) | ||
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| Post# 279033 , Reply# 41 5/2/2014 at 18:21 (3,646 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH) | ||
Mine would be... | ||
| Post# 279249 , Reply# 43 5/4/2014 at 11:22 (3,644 days old) by kirbyds50 () | ||
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Here it is after I spent some time polishing. 
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| Post# 279250 , Reply# 44 5/4/2014 at 11:23 (3,644 days old) by kirbyds50 () | ||
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And here is the Dual 80 I've got headed my way that I purchased off eBay a few days ago! Eventually plan to have both vacs restored when I save some money. 
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