Hoover 714
That Convertible is a rare bird! This is what it should look like. Not produced long, nor many produced. The Hood that is on that one is from a Plastic Based Anniversary Dust Cup cleaner.
This Hoover...
Is a mid 80's commercial machine based off of the Decade 80 platform. The cord on it does not belong, as it is a cheap generic replacement. I am not sure if this machine was a 3 wire grounded machine. The bag is not original and if the model plate does not specify a bag type...
Junior Question
How do these things come apart? Seems that they are all screwed and glued. I wanted to take the hood off and fix the two imperfections however I was afraid I would break the machine, as the hood is part of the brush roll housing and the motor has no easy way to take it...
Here is the data plate.
This machine has shipped with ball bearings apparently as the bottom portion has been filled in. I've not done anything with the unit yet (after I restore them I never use them again) as I wanted to enjoy it pre-restoration.
I have seen a couple of variations of this...
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I tried in every way to understand this story and it makes no sense to me? What are you trying to say about the dealer?
I guess that I really can't believe this story.
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