Hoover Concepts

[hoover_elite_20]

Post your pictures of your Hoover Concepts 1 and 2 here if you have any.

 

[hoover1060]

How about a commmercial Concept One

The very rare Commercial Power Drive, from 1982

 

[hoover1060]

base detail

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[arh1953]

Here's my low level Concept One, the Commercial model is really sharp.

 

[kirbyvertibles]

wow Jeff, that is the coolest Concept I have ever seen.
i didn't know they made a commercial.
Alan,that Concept of yours is one of my favorites.

 

[ohio_tuec]

Yes, I'm sure that Concept 1 commercial is indeed a rarity. Thanks for posting. Was there ever a commercial version of its predecessor, the Dial-A-Matic?

 

[swiveltop]

Cool Commercial Concept, Alan,My tan one must be the lowest level,here are my three out of four, I have a concept two that got a spa treatment but I still need to clean up the Helpmate,Will post a pick later. Mark

 

[arh1953]

Thank you Phillip and Mark, I like the look of it the most, and the Concept trio above this post are first rate.

 

[swiveltop]

Thanks Alan

 

[hoover_elite_20]

Wow!

All of these Hoover Concepts are very cool! The commercial one is extremely interesting. What year is it?

 

[hoover_elite_20]

Whoops!

Stupid me! I didn't even read about the commercial one. It says the year right above the picture.

 

[hoover1060]

Commercial Concept

Thanks for all the nice words... Its one of the rarer cleaners I have, and one I had to almost totally reconstruct when I got it because it was pretty well trashed. Luckily the cord and bag and outside were ok, but the motor, tranny and agitator were ruined.
I rebuilt it using the Elite style brush roll and bottom plate, and probably used 2 other machines for internal parts. Today it runs quite nice, but the drive is kinda sluggish, probably from the worn clutch pivot.
Maybe I'll do a YOUTUBE video of it...

 

[hoover_elite_20]

Please!

I would love to see a video of the Commercial Hoover Concept! Please make one!

I noticed the bag is slightly different from the normal Hoover Concepts. Does it still use style "A" bags?

 

[sbnhvlvr]

Here are my Concept 1's and Concept 2

 

[sbnhvlvr]

The Concept 2 is still my favorite

 

[hoover1060]

Commercial Conncept Bag

is different...it uses an inner cloth bag, or it can be used with Type A bags

 

[petek]

Mine

 

[petek]

And the next generation PowerMax

 

[hoover_elite_20]

Jeff--
The bag system on the Commercial Hoover Concept One is very interesting. Thank you for posting pictures.

Pete--
That Hoover PowerMax is AWESOME! I love it! Can you post more pictures of it?

 

[bimmer740]

PowerMax

Pete that PowerMax is great. How long did Hoover make the PowerMax line? I remember seeing them in the Service Merchandise catalog when i was younger and always liked them. They are a very sharp looking machine. How well do they clean?

~Steven

 

[kirbyvertibles]

The power max cleanes as well as a concept. infact doesn't it use a concept motor? I remember them when they were new even though I was a tot. God that was almost 20 years ago. I love the power max. I even like the later called the power drive. It's the one that looks like a concept and an elite crossed and birthed the powerdrive.

 

[oldappliancenut]

here mine

mines a jcpenny

 

[oldappliancenut]

my other one

another

 

[clarkecombi]

ohhhhh

Love the J.CPenny..I bet its rare

 

[hoover_elite_20]

wow

That JC penny is...um...different. It looks so cool! thanks for posting pics

 

[hoover1060]

PowerMax & PowerDrive

The Powermax series came out in January 1992, it was essentially a Concept One with onboard tools(and wimpy tool suction)
I had one of the maroon ones brand new, and absolutely hated it. It was clumsy, heavy, awkward, and ear-splittingly loud!

The PowerMax series initially used the steel agitator(in 2 and 4 brush variations) and then later had a plastique Elite style brush roller.

The Powerdrive series came out in 1994, and as mention was kinda what you'd expect to get if you crossed and Elite and a Concept One. The PD series used a variation on the Elite motor, and was considerably quieter that the Powermax before. I like the PD cleaners better, but the handle is too short, and they are kinda top heavy. A counter-weight spring for the handle(such as on the DAM) would have been nice.
New Powerdrives can still be found on ebay!
The PD series was replaced in 1998 by the Self Propelled Windtunnel.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

I have a chance to

get a yellow concept for $10.00. I guess I should procure it, yes?

 

[hoover1060]

one more

Monkey Wards...I believe this ot have been a prototype

 

[riccarlover]

Pete

That next generation Power Max is........I'm speechless!
Just amazing!
I love how it has the Elite-style tools!
Clayton