Well, I found this thing at goodwill a year ago. Long story short: I thought it was just rusty, but as a result of it possibly being in a flood, the brush was seized, rusted and frozen, the baseplate was starting to rust away, several screws were in such bad shape that they required drilling, and the motor needed a pry bar behind the fan to unjam it. I’ve had no luck getting the fan off and an alternate screwdriver through the vent to jam it method resulted in breaking several blades off a cheap plastic aftermarket armature fan. Currently the machine is in a state of disassembly after I made a final attempt to remove the fan after not touching it for over a year while on what turned out to be an extended visit back home. I’ve already tried last year to put it on eBay, but nobody ever bought it. Now I honestly just, at the very least, want to break even with it. I’d list it on eBay, but they now want my bank info. Please include shipping in your costs unless you want to come to Florida and pick it up. I’ll email you info with regards to payment if you choose to buy it (mainly since eBay decided to be a pain with regards to selling stuff). I’d hate to throw out a working vacuum.
If it has many usable parts I would think that would be the most likely way of making your money back. Since most parts on these old Royals are NLA people are willing to pay decent amounts for used parts in good working condition. I would think you could get close to $50 for the motor alone if you can get the carbon brushes sorted out. I just sold a used (albeit excellent) brushroll for a Royal metal upright for $40. You said you hate to throw out a working machine, in the condition you described it I would say it is not working any more. It is a shame to throw out a well made machine but everything serves its purpose. Maybe this one can at least help someone else keep their nicer vacuum going longer.
Tyler, the machine runs, it just is in poor shape and impossible to tear down due to stuck screws and a stubborn fan. I can put a belt and brush in it, and it’ll be ready, but beyond that, there’s not much I can do about all the rust.
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