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Royal rubber wheels Royal does make a rubber covered wheel, it is not super soft, but better than the hard plastic, almost bakelite type wheel. Part # is 1671705000 The pound on cap style wheel retainers are part # 1801711-000.

I've seen photos of yours Tom. Wish mine had the brass badge. In your vdta article about the senior, it was mentioned how early machines had an elastic bag that often would blow off. The bag clamp was quickly put into production to end that problem. I have a bag that came with the machine...

I have been wanting to create a thread about this machine since joining the forum. This machine was purchased from a family in central Ohio. The story goes that Mr. Hanner was a Hoover salesman, and took this machine in on trade. The family contacted my father back in the early 80's about this...

frieze carpet The new Smartstrand silk carpets by Mohawk are very thick and most vacuums snowplow into them. They recommend that the beater bar just gently hits the top of the carpet. Heavy agitation can unwind the twist of the carpet fiber and make the individual carpet strands to become...

That Canadian model looks exactly like our model 300. The U.S. model 300 was made between 1935 and 1938. The cord and bag are not original, the bottom plate is rusty, it is not worth a great deal, depends how bad someone wants it. Because it is a Canadian model it could bring some attention to...

Airway I've got one. Send me your email info, and I will get you a price with shipping.

To replace the hose, you have to remove the two housings that wrap around the machine. The hose rack has a sticker, heat it up with a hair dryer and it will peel off. There are 4 or 5 screws under that sticker. Once the two halves are removed, remove the vacuum stack two screws, and it will...

Royal Pony Tank I have a blue model that I primarily use in my garage for cleaning out cars. Yours looks like it is the two speed model, because of the toggle switch. I think what you have done to yours makes it look so old school, which is a good thing. I kind of like the beer belly tool...

The infinite adjustment is more reliable. It would be the one to get if you are using it mainly on one height of commercial carpet. The step adjuster can get the steps rounded off, and sometimes the wheel fork will wear and even crack where it meets the step adjuster. It does keep you from...

super J felt washer Sometimes when the cap is pulled off, the felt will look burned on the inside where it fits around the bearing. Bronze bearings are full of microscopic pores. If you heat one with a torch, oil will drip out of them. The felt will act like a wick and will allow oil to get to...

bag cleaner I have one of the short tube models that is pictured. I used it this afternoon to clean a cloth bag on a commercial Koblenz cloth bag. My great uncle use to make the tube portion of bag cleaners, under the Finkes manufacturing company. I still have some, I will post a picture on...

Eureka had an ad campaign, I think in the 1980's that stated "Lets get down to the nitty gritty" It was about the ESP line of uprights. It showed a rug or carpet and the "critters" that resided in it. If I remember there were three different cartoonish type characters that lived in the carpet...

coffee can parts interchange I have been wanting to start a thread about this. I have about 20 different coffee cans. With the age of these vacuums, many parts have been changed on them over the years. The first thing is the handle. Early machines (700 and earlier) had the closed top bag and...

Of course the brush and the control rod coming off of the selector must be installed properly. On the end of the brush is a rubber clutch that cams back and forth when the rod is moved by the selector. The rubber clutch can wear, it is part # C012-0400. They also have a washer kit for the...

loose handle I remembered that on your model which is not self propelled, the handle has a plug so the wiring will disconnect at the bottom of the handle without removing the wiring under the switch plate. Self propelled models do not have this plug. There is also a plastic piece under the...

Rivet under handle is loose When you take the screw completely out and pull the handle out, usually the wires need to be unhooked under the switch plate, you will see the top of a rivet head when looking down the hole in the bag housing. The other side of the rivet is inside the bag...

Brush strips I have a box of brush strips. It looks like I have them. The plastic ones have no part # on them. The aluminum backed brush strips look like the same profile as the plastic. There part # is 34012. I have plenty of both.

Specials I only have the 700 special. I will have to look to see, but I know some of the badging is different on them, (I have 3). I also have a Hoover Senior that was "Serviced" at the factory on June 30th 1938. I always wish it had the original badge, but this has to be very unusual. I plan...

Kirby bags Allright to clear up any confusion, I gave them a call. It seems they will discontinue the brown Hepa bags which are usually labeled G6 and Ultimate G, Part #'s 197201 (3pk) and 197301 (9pk). So if you want HEPA you have to go with the Universal Style F bags which are the cloth...

Found out from my distributor that Kirby will discontinue the g4&5 bags as well as the g6&Ultimate G style. He claims that they will only have the G3 bags and the Style F Universal HEPA bags in the future for all late model machines.