Most powerful vintage vacuum?

[kirby16]

What is your most powerful vintage vacuum? Mine is my Kirby Classic 3. Whats yours?

 

[briankirbyclass]

As far as an upright Id have to say my Kirby Heritage 2 with G Series fill tube, and 4 row brush roll,,and a new belt!
Cannister id have to say either the Filter Queen Tripple Crown with a new cone, or the TriStar CXL with new bag liner.

 

[kirby16]

Isnt the heritage 2 made around '85? Oh well, it doesnt matter.

 

[eurekastar]

I would say my Kirby Classic Omega. I don't know if it actually is the most powerful, but it certainly "feels" that way. [this post was last edited: 11/27/2010-16:51]

 

[suckolux]

Vintage, I have to go for the Compact! 59 being pretty good vintage.

 

[vacman117]

Suction Wise- Definitely my Filter Queen 33!

Deep Cleaning Wise- Probably my Eureka Imperial or Eureka ESP 2011. They aren't made before 1980, but I still consider them "Vintage"..

 

[vinvac]

Any canister made by Sunbeam...

They will take the paper off the wall!!!


Morgan

 

[suckolux]

From the one I have seen, I believe you may be right!

 

[briankirbyclass]

Woops, you are right,,the Kirby Heritage 2 is from 1985,,and come to think of it, the Filter Queen Mejestic and Tri Star are from the early 90s. Ok,,the most powerful pre 1980s vac in my collection would have to be my Tan Lux G from the late 1960s, or the Golden J from 1975. Both with a newer upgraded hose and PN.

 

[dustin]

Upright- Kirby Classic 3 with 4 row brush and clean bag!
Canister- TOL Hoover celebrity Quiet series!

 

[2011hoover700]

Well deep cleaning wise I think my hoover model 700 wins for me.
Talk about hose suction my lux models xxx & r are my pick.
Again this is from my experiance

 

[kirbyotronic]

Right now, for an upright I'd say my Hoover 61, but if I had a 60's/70's Eureka, that would be it (hope to find one soon).

For the most powerful canister, either of my Compacts (C6 and C8).

 

[Sablekid]

My Dual Sanitronic 50 seems to have the best power. It even sounds pretty mean when I use it...I always get quite a bit of dirt too. That and it just seems to "stick" to the floor unlike most I use.

 

[kenkart]

A P E X!!!!!

STRATO CLEANER! This along with the Dual Deluxe Sunbeam will truly suck the paint off the wall!!!

 

[djkain2007]

Its not vintage... but since its the only cleaner I use, the tristar cxl

 

[thunderhexed]

My Kirby Classic Omega seems to really pull the dirt and grit out of my carpet the best. I can feel it form a nice tight seal with the carpet. Its the one vac i use that i feel really cleans my carpets well. My DS 50 and 80 don't seem to feel as tight but I'm still amazed at the amount of crud they pull up.

 

[electroluxxxx]

I gotta think about this one...

I am thinking my electrolux Models E and 89, both of these machines will rip paint off of a wall with no issue. the weakest one that I have has to be the GE MV1.

 

[Klectrolux]

My Electrolux Silverado, not sure if its because I have the "Franken-hose" on it or not. But either way, out powers my Diplomat LX and AP280.

 

[hygiene903]

Most Powerful?

Upright would be Kirby Classic III or Electro-Hygiene 903. Tank would be Electro-Hygiene 966 or 950, Royalaire 260, or Lux G or AE. Canister would be Filter Queen 350, Hoover Constellation, or pink GE Swiveltop.
Jeff