rugsucker
Well-known member
At a recent estate sale I found that barn finds are not just for cars!
Barn find Hoover and GE
- Thread starter rugsucker
- Start date
Help Support VacuumLand:
eurekaprince
Well-known member
Poor vacuums. They look like they have been to hell and back…
rugsucker
Well-known member
Looking better -
-with some dirt, dust and hay removed.
-with some dirt, dust and hay removed.
human
Well-known member
You've done a good day's work on them already. It will be interesting to see how they progress. There was a Hoover like that in the basement at my grandparents' house when I was a kid. I never saw it in use, but I remember being scared of it. No idea what became of it.
convertible18
Well-known member
Nice Machine
hope they were the right price because those suckers are going to need a lot. Any idea if they run at all??
hope they were the right price because those suckers are going to need a lot. Any idea if they run at all??
I can just picture a black widow under the motor shell...
I'm always nervous when tearing into an old machine that was stored in a shed, attic, garage or barn. I have an irrational fear of black widow spiders. Luckily I haven't come across any even though a few vacs I've taken were just covered in webs.
I've been an HVACR tech for almost eight years now and the absolute worst part of the job out of anything in my opinion (even compressor terminal blowouts!) is encountering a black widow, especially in confined spaces. Doesn't happen too often but you'll go into a crawlspace, attic or whatever and there they are. Day ruined, lol
I'm always nervous when tearing into an old machine that was stored in a shed, attic, garage or barn. I have an irrational fear of black widow spiders. Luckily I haven't come across any even though a few vacs I've taken were just covered in webs.
I've been an HVACR tech for almost eight years now and the absolute worst part of the job out of anything in my opinion (even compressor terminal blowouts!) is encountering a black widow, especially in confined spaces. Doesn't happen too often but you'll go into a crawlspace, attic or whatever and there they are. Day ruined, lol
rugsucker
Well-known member
Barn Vacs
The price was low.The Hoover runs well on both speeds with a good fan. The GE doesn't run for unknown reasons. The replacement Hoover bag is in the nearest trash can. I have little time for them. Does anyone want to continue the fun? I have seen 1 black widow spider years ago in a downtown parking lot and it was 1 to many. Has anyone noticed that this is not just an old Hoover but is a Mo 150?
The price was low.The Hoover runs well on both speeds with a good fan. The GE doesn't run for unknown reasons. The replacement Hoover bag is in the nearest trash can. I have little time for them. Does anyone want to continue the fun? I have seen 1 black widow spider years ago in a downtown parking lot and it was 1 to many. Has anyone noticed that this is not just an old Hoover but is a Mo 150?
rugsucker
Well-known member
GE
Will try for pictures later. I did notice that bulb wires are taped at end and socket seems to be missing.
Will try for pictures later. I did notice that bulb wires are taped at end and socket seems to be missing.
rugsucker
Well-known member
"a hole"
Seems to be one problem the GE doesn't have.
Seems to be one problem the GE doesn't have.
eurekaprince
Well-known member
So cool that this old GE had a headlight right at the lower front bumper! Years before Raymond Loewy’s revolutionary Singer upright. Would love to see a video of that light illuminating the surface of a rug! Amazing!!!
