I have never seen such a terrible "Repair" on a Kirby

[repairman]

What were they thinking on this 518 ?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-KIR...549748?hash=item488d6fa5f4:g:aQsAAOSwHJhXM9OT

 

[caligula]

What were they thinking is right, disgusting!

Have a look at these, all working, and with original parts.

 

[fantomfan57]

Industrious........

repair, looks like they used plumbing parts.

 

[human]

Yeah boy, that's whatcha call some first class redneck engineering right there.

 

[cb123]

Yeah, that looks like something a New York/LA collage liberal, snowflake would do with some duck tape, but not nearly as nice, though.

 

 

[rainbowd4]

@ that last reply...........

Wow! Smh.

 

[vacerator]

only difference

is a NY liberal knows how to spell college.
the defense rests.

 

[mchmike]

you're all just jealous of us New Yorkers. We've never played in the woods squealing like pigs or with banjos .

 

[TheSpiritOf76]

such as if.....

Genuine replacement handles are not available from Kirby, or could not be found..lol

 

[mchmike]

Looks good to me.

 

[marks_here]

Reply# 3 & Reply# 7

I resemble those remarks besides don't knock running in the woods squealing likes pigs until you've tried it. The banjo is optional of course but to each his own.

 

[ronni]

Sure, it doesn't look great, but I admire the DIY ingenuity of whomever made the revision. It reminds me of what persons did during the Great Depression--they used what they had available to make repairs since money was scarce.

I'm glad the person chose to salvage the cleaner rather than dispose of it as many would have done in the situation.

 

[cb123]

Vacerator,

I think I finally got a nickname that will fit you to a T,(Possum Crap), because, on account, you got possum crap lodged in the windmill of your mind. Take care PC!!!

 

[human]

Sorry to have set off such a shit storm with my redneck comment. I made it as a native of the Carolinas, where backwoods people aren't necessarily seen as ignorant rubes but also respected for the adaptive ingenuity required to live life on one's own terms. Thinking outside the box comes natural when you ain't got no box to be trapped in. But then I'm also a lefty college professor, so there you have it.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

Now, now, let's be kind.

It is the Christmas season.....


 If it were mine, (wouldn't/couldn't be),  BUT.


 I'd maybe give it to someone who would/could repair it.....  from tons of Kirby parts... lots of cadavers out there.  It wouldn't even have to match....I've seen HOOVERS like that... it makes me nervous, but,I'll survive.


 

 

[fantomfan57]

Hey Fred!..

perhaps someone on here never heard or studied anything about the Great Depression to know what you are talking about. And yes, that is what people would have done back then, when they would "use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without".

 

[tolivac]

"Needs Belt and handle"--also the REAL bag and emptor.

 

[vacerator]

My dad said

he ate possum during the depression.
They were so poor, they didn't have an inside bathroom or central heat until after the war.
He told me son, go to college, get an education. He was no dummy either. Self taught on many things, but he went to night school and had a good skilled trade.
I think they even have colleges in and around Mobile Al. Calem.
Might be a good resolution.
That said, mine is not to feed ignorance. I'm old enough to recall George Wallace.

 

[cb123]

Like I said it fits you to a T, PC, like garland hanging around a Christmas tree. Happy New Years my friend!

 

[mchmike]

I lived through the Great Depression, it ended after a few cocktails and some good sex.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

That is a T shirt

DYING to be made!

 

[vacerator]

We all

lived through it last decade. Shana Tova!

 

[cb123]

Well, let me get my trumpet out!

 

[vacuumkid47]

Its a frigging bike handle

 

[real1shep]

It's a .....

chrome, tail piece section(plumbing), the top part. The bottom piece is part of a chrome P-trap sawed off, ...probably 1 1/2" both by the look of it, but I have no frame of reference to go by.


 


Kevin

 

[vacerator]

get out

that trumpet! LOL. .1.
Hey Jim, one day at band camp! Like warm apple pie.

 

[davetranter]

Replies # 11/12, etc.

I agree! For a non-collector that is a functional (if rather rough) repair. It is easy to forget that for most people, a vacuum cleaner (of whatever make/model) is simply a tool to be used. Presumably this repair kept the machine in use (and out of landfill) for long enough to be found by a collector, which we (I hope) must all applaud.

All best

Dave T

 

[vacerator]

"Kirby Tradition"

then some break with tradition. Thats called progression.
Every decision has a consequence.