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Message: <blockquote data-quote="djtaylor" data-source="post: 118756" data-attributes="member: 527">The Beltless BisonI understand that the Bison was belt less. The brush roller was driven by gears. I was also told that the gears were prone to break, were very loud and the company had many complaints. However, the idea was good. You could push a leaver on the side with your foot and disconnect the nozzle from the motor unit. I believe that the designer of the Bison had worked for Kirby, had the idea for the belt-less design but Kirby did not want to use it, so he started his own company. My former boss told me that a lot of Kirby salesmen went to Bison. Someone once told me that he had converted a Bison to use Kirby belts, but I don't know how well that worked. Weather it was a good design or not I'd love to have one. It's certainly a one-of-a-kind vac.</blockquote>