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I purchased a $10 royal from goodwill under the impression that I could fix it up and sell it. Unfortunately, it looked like the damage had already been done. The base plate was rusty and upon discovering that the rust was eating away at the metal, the decision was made to toss it. Then the...

Well I took it apart, and wasn’t sure it the rust was good or bad. Not sure how to adjust the slide blocks.

Found this at thrift store. The only thing I’ve done is just clean it out and remove all the crud from the brushroll. It’s looking rough, but it runs. Wanted to refurbish it, but don’t think I can emove scuffs from plastic...

Huskyvacs, Thanks for the insight. I tried removing the cam, and still had no luck. Even without the cam, i had to jam the handle forward. The pivot will not easily glide back and forth over the plate it sits over. Grease didn’t help either. Tried greasing the yoke and the joints, nothing. This...

I’ve got a $10 Kirby goodwill find that I’m in the process of refurbishing, and I’ve run into a problem: tech drive won’t engage. If I jam it forward (well not nesscessarily Jam as much as just shoving it), it’ll go. Hitting the plate in the back of the tech drive does hardly anything except...

I’ve got a rare Dirt Devil 08510. Needs a new fan and reassembly. 2.6 amps with the later style square belt plug. A possible prototype model. I’ll even throw in a free converter, the strap, A spare belt plug, a brush, a spare baseplate, AND bags. I’ve also got a 3 amp motor that looks rough in 2...

this guy MAY have what you are looking for. https://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREADM.cgi?39219.

Looking for a certain convertible... I lost my Kmart Hoover convertible because some guy at a vacuum store ended up throwing it out without my knowledge. It’s same one as the brown convertible in picture number 7, but has the hood style of the convertible in the lower left hand corner in...

Hey david, haven't heard back from you in a while. I emailed you from a different email, and am patiently waiting your response. Let me know if you're still thinking of letting go of the vacuum.

So I was a little curious about these early vacuums that Kirby and royal evolved from, and I need to buy one at the right price. So I found this majestic vacuum for $30 total on eBay, and it was quite the odd ball, it had a latch on the top on the front where you could put a hose converter on...

dumb question: does this have the ability to record?

david, Yes this is who you think it is I go by john erikson on youtube. it is possible we did indeed chat. Let me know about price, and I will email you regarding shipping (where to send it) and payment. This might be the happiest easter for me considering that I found my childhood favorite vacuum!

I don’t mean to bump an old thread, but... Unfortunately things didn’t work out, after waiting 2 months starting in December) with no word from the vacuum store I took it to for repair, I discovered last month that the vacuum was thrown out at the end of February. The guy repairing it said he...

I can still occasionally and very faintly hear my old Custom Convertible from my grandma and late grandpa that was sadly tossed by a repairman (another story). I wonder if that means that there's another one out there waiting to go to a new home.

do you have a model u4395?

Thanks constellation86!, man do I miss mine! I miss it more than I miss any vacuum I remember seeing/using and more than I would miss any vacuum I currently have (even my Kirby)! That’s how special it was. But fingers crossed, and praying and hoping that I WILL eventually find one (hopefully soon!)

So, I am looking for anyone that is willing to part with a hoover model u4395. Unfortunately, I received word that my vacuum was disposed of last month. I was heart broken as that vacuum was a hand me down. So I am wondering if anybody by any chance has this specific model as I loved it as a child.

Broomvac, yes I saw your reply, and I now use hepa bags! They work great!

I’ve tried putting it in different spots, but apparently, both halves won’t come back together and it falls out. Maybe I’m doing something wrong and putting it on the bad instead of inside the handle? I’ve attached photos of some spots I’ve tried it in. It slots in in some spots, but it feels...

So one thing I noticed after taking apart my dirt devil model 720 for cleaning was that after reassembly, the head always fell down when tipping the cleaner back and the handle adjustment to adjust the height of the nozzle wasn’t working too well (didn’t work good in the first place, but more...