Thread Number: 40330
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
Early Model G3??? |
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Post# 428365 , Reply# 1   7/9/2020 at 14:09 (1,386 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Post# 428371 , Reply# 2   7/9/2020 at 16:43 (1,386 days old) by bikerray (Middle Earth)   |   | |
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Post# 428376 , Reply# 3   7/9/2020 at 17:54 (1,386 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 428389 , Reply# 4   7/9/2020 at 21:21 (1,386 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Yes, Kirby had running changes throughout the production of each of their machines.
For example: model 513 had the new red trim for the headlight and nozzle bumpers, the new "push-push" foot switch and the new brush roll and rug plate from the beginning of production, but in the early days it still had the old 3 amp motor, gray handle grip and stationary top cord hook from model 512; the running changes for the model included a new swiveling top cord hook, red handle grip, and 4 amp motor. Model 514 was mostly similar to the revised model 513 except for a revised handle fork and slightly revised handle grip, and the one running change was to the brush roll's adjusting screws at serial no. 482228: they were lengthened from 1" to 1-3/8"; you cannot use the brush rolls from a late 514 to Dual Sanitronic 80 or COMVAC 1300 or a 13" wide Heritage/Legend nozzle on any 513 or 514 nozzle (at serial no. 482227 or lower) unless you remove these longer adjusting screws first (and one at a time). Model 515 was mostly similar to the 514, except for a new and improved 10-blade aluminum fan; the few running changes to the machine during the 4th quarter of production were all cosmetic: the previously black wheels were now gray, and the mostly gray basic attachments were now red, with the gray braided hose replaced by a red vinyl one (a preview of what we'd see on the all-new model 516). But to discuss the topic at hand: early Generation 3s also had a clear Emtor body and sleeve-bearing brush roll with different brush adjustment caps. I believe your cleaner was built in January 1990 (serial number X9001XXXXX). ~Ben This post was last edited 07/10/2020 at 01:02 |