Recent content by macmansam

Hey guys I haven't posted on this site for a while! I became a new home owner back in August and I moved in with my girlfriend. My main vacuum is my Kirby Heritage 2 that I restored back in high school. I have every attachment for that, but I was wondering if there a third party that made new...

At the end of this fruit by the foot commercial you can see a Heritage II.

Ben I can't thank you enough for the information that you have given me. I gave this machine the a good cleaning and now just have to shine it up. This is my first metal fan Kirby that I own, so hearing sand and other things hit the fan is very satisfying for some reason.

So I got around to giving this Kirby the Spa treatment today. I also examined the info plate and found out that it was rebuilt in 1970. I'm having trouble trying to put the spring back into the safety switch. How do I get it back in?

I spun the fan with the nozzle off and it wouldn't spin freely. I assume that the bearings are in need of grease. How do I pull it out of the motor?

Here is another picture. I'll upload one of the attachments later.

I went to Savers again and found a beautiful Kirby Classic III. It is in wonderful cosmetic condition. The previous owner put on a mini emptor, so it uses disposable bags. It even came with attachments and the shag king. Other non-original parts are the handle and bag of course. It has the later...

I found this utensil set at savers. I'm wondering if the Kirby salesperson gave it to the original owner of the 510 that I bought. They both have to same old Kirby logo. Are there any others like this?

How should I clean the bag? Is it ok to put it in the washer?

the other side

side view

I picked this up at my local savers today in Rochester for $20. Once I saw that it had a metal fan I grabbed it. I can't wait to restore this! Sadly I have to wait a week until finals are over.

Can you post more pictures of that Kenmore? That looks really interesting.

What do I need to seal the fan housing with? Where can I buy it?

Same kind of thing happened in an episode of Family Guy. Lois chases Brian with a hoover that sounds like a Kirby.