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Got this today - says Eureka Super-Power on the hood - says it's a model 248. The brush roll is shot and I haven't turned it on yet, but the lady said it worked. Looks like it'll polish up really nicely!

$10 seemed more than fair?

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I'm having a hard time finding a replacement brush roll for this vacuum - the one that is on there is all wood with square shaped bits on the ends. -- if anyone can point me in a direction that I might find one, I'd greatly appreciate it!

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That should be it. it has the square ends on it and it is a vibra groomer 2. should be sufficient. btw the reason the brush roll has a pair of bigger brushes and a pair or regular size brushes it because back when this machine came out, hoover still had their patents on it's brush roll so eureka could not really copy that design yet so they made a pair of bigger brushes to act as beaters!

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Wow, that's an old one!  It obviously got a new cord and bag at some point and I don't think I've ever seen one from that era with a push-button switch.  As for the brush roll, I'm not an expert on vintage Eurekas but I would have expected it to have a Disturbulator....one row of fat stubby bristles and two rows of longer, thinner bristles spaced closely together.  Perhaps the brush roll you have there predates the Disturbulator.   I wonder if you could use the roller from a new Vibragroomer I but substitute the metal end caps from the old brush roll. 
 
in your picture of the underside you will see ( on the left side of pic ) a little nipple inside of a circle, most of the time this will have two numbers that are the year of production. I wonder if this one has those numbers?
 
Yes Graham, that bag will work perfectly. I think from the numbers on the bottom, it was produced in '67, don't know about the other numbers, forgot how to read them. That's a really nice Eureka, never have seen that one before. I don't think the VGII will fit due to the hex shaped fittings, might want to look further on that.
 
i jusr fugured that out!!!!!

Oct 7th 1967.......the 10 is the month and the 7 is the day...it makes perfect sence!!!

and graham, what is the amps of this machine, im guessing a 3.5...if so then why was it adveristing "super Powerd" on the front of the base?
 
I just realized that the vg2 had the hex endcaps. And as stated above that bag will work perfectly fine. I do recall seeing one before and know someone who had a eureka 260 I believe. I had found a brushroll for whim wit square end caps. I will look for ya and if I find one I will send you the link.
 
That's a super-cool find! Looks to be in spectacular condition! I love the "Super Power" script on the Eureka nameplate. I assume that pops off to accept a tool converter? I assume that was marketed as a commercial cleaner, and it looks like it has more durable, perhaps nylon wheels than its domestic counterpart. My Eureka "Twin Power Automatic" is from about 6 years earlier than this one and has plastic wheels. One of the rear wheels broke to pieces. I have since found a replacement.

Thanks for sharing!
 
huh....

3.35....are u shure?....that a odd amp rating.....ive seen only 3.0 , 3.2, 3.5, 4.0 , 4.5 , 5.0 , 5.5 , 6.0 , 6.5 , and 6.7amps...and in meatal based nothing over 3.5amps....even for the Tol machines....and eveything 4.0amps and above was for the plasic based series in the 80's and later....
 
@vacuumfan96

hunny that eureka in that video is a two speed 3.5amp...............this guy says his is a 3.35amp wich is higher than a 3.5.......and plus his has a one speed motor.....
 
Got the new black outer bag that lets me use F&G bags - it seems to work MUCH BETTER now! I'm still looking for a brushroll that will work. I thought the black bag complimented the lines of the vacuum better - I've also always thought that all machines should be either black or gray. What do you think?

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Graham that's a beauty! Love how it polished up. And I agree that the black bag does compliment the machines lines. What a wonderful addition to your collection.
 

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