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Thread Number: 24210
Riccar 8850 Find! |
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| Post# 270837 3/9/2014 at 11:40 (3,694 days old) by vacuumfreak95 (Aransas Pass, Tx) | ||
I visited my favorite thrift store yesterday and picked up this Riccar 8850 for $16.00! Its in pretty good condition for it's age and seems to sound fine, but it is going to need a new belt and bag. It's also missing all of the attachments except for the dusting brush....Next weekend I'll head over to the vacuum store and pick up a new belt and package of bags. All in all I think I did good on this find!
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| Post# 270850 , Reply# 1 3/9/2014 at 12:32 (3,694 days old) by jade_angel (Fort Collins, CO) | ||
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Can't argue with that! Durable, well-performing, and quite maintainable. They may be often imitated, but the Riccar clean-air uprights are still some of the best in their class. | ||
| Post# 270918 , Reply# 2 3/9/2014 at 18:22 (3,693 days old) by TASE (Colorado) | ||
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Post# 270988 , Reply# 3 3/10/2014 at 00:24 (3,693 days old) by Durango159  (State College, PA) |
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FANTASTIC!!! | ||
| Post# 273461 , Reply# 4 3/25/2014 at 21:35 (3,677 days old) by vacu-finder () | ||
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$16.00 crazy absolutely nuts, that machine is a real work horse and ya "Good USA made quality!!"" Have you had a good look at the inards yet..? like the brush roll bearings and all that good stuff.... | ||
| Post# 378068 , Reply# 6 9/7/2017 at 14:39 (2,416 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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Post# 378074 , Reply# 7 9/7/2017 at 17:00 (2,416 days old) by n0oxy (Saint Louis Missouri, United States) |
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two stage motor I think this machine uses a two stage motor unless I'm getting it mixed up with another model, if it's the one I think it is, it has a great sound to it, almost sounds like a canister. Sounds like you got a great deal, enjoy. Mike | ||
| Post# 378119 , Reply# 9 9/8/2017 at 17:52 (2,415 days old) by camelotshadow (Valley Village) | ||
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Simplicity 7350 has dual fans not motors...lol Probably Riccar 8955 has the same. Not sure of the Riccar 8850.??? | ||
| Post# 378126 , Reply# 10 9/8/2017 at 20:40 (2,414 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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The Riccar 8850 and the Simplicity 7350 both used the same Ametek twin fan motor because they are both sister machines. The 8850 and the 7350 were both older machines from Tacony, but they later came out with their newer versions such as the 8955 and the 7850 with a few improvements such as rubber wheels, the stretch hose, the motor, the filtration, and the warranty.
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| Post# 450525 , Reply# 11 3/4/2022 at 21:49 (776 days old) by Kitra (Oregon, USA) | ||
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Just parting out a Riccar 8850 which was probably a mistake. I tore it down and the Vacuum Motor is an Ametek 117406-00. I tried to determine if it's a single-stage or dual stage motor? I googled 117406-00 and came up empty. Trying to see which models it fits so I can list it somewhere. | ||
| Post# 450527 , Reply# 12 3/4/2022 at 22:50 (776 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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