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

 

[suckolux]

I would also say of my newer vintage??? machines, the Silverado pulls really well. Decent grooming as well, brushroll was replaced by Electrolux along with new breaker when I bought it used 15 years ago, new hose then too.Very nice machine.

 

[mercuryman]

Miele!

My mother's Miele s230i that was purchased in October of 1985 is still hands-down the most powerful vacuum cleaner I've ever encountered. The motor was rebuilt in 1996, and when it has a new bag in it and the pre-motor filter has been cleaned and/or changed, that thing literally pulls the carpet up, and she doesn't have a power nozzle. (Sometimes I think the ridiculously powerful suction might be a bad thing, though. Last time I used her vacuum and I checked the bag, it seemed like the "dirt" was nothing but carpet fibers...and she doesn't even have a new rug.)

In fact, when I vacuum the guest room where I stay when I visit mom, I have to use the suction relief to tone down the suction so I can pass the nozzle over the rug, because the suction is so strong.

 

[suckolux]

My Titan does that too.

 

[briankirbyclass]

I remember A relative that had a 1975 Eureka (Ironside) orange cannister with a VG1 brush roll, that when on the full power suction setting would seal down to the carpet so tightly you could not push or pull it. Was not good for glued down, no nap indoor/outdoor type carpet, but was excellent on thick piled shag, or any carpet with a thick nap.

 

[djtaylor]

Kirby Dual Sanitronic 50

To Sablekid
I was once told by a Kirby salesman, when he came into the store to pick up a new machine and supplie, that he hated to go into a house to sell a new Kirby if they had an old D50. He said that they were some of the best machines Kirby ever made. I don't know if that's true, but I don't care. I love the D50, it's my favorite Kirby.
Justin

 

[Elektrolux]

My Most Powerful vintage pre '80 Upright; (DS50)

... has got to be hands down my 1965 Kirby Dual Sanitronic 50 (DS50) I don't have any current running 70's Kirby's yet so I can't speak for them but as said many times in these forums, the D50 was one well built machine for its time and was a strong workhorse for decades to come.

Kristopher

 

[Elektrolux]

My Most Powerful vintage pre '80 tank;

right now will have to be my 1959 Electrolux Automatic F with motor upgrades for more power to the performance of the 70's.
This is 1 of my favorite Lux classics as it is an industry icon in modern vacuums of its time. (step in to correct me if I am mistaken) This was the industries 1st 2 motor system, "1" for vacuum & a 2nd to power all new "PowerMate 1" (PN-1) Power nozzle. Lux's 1st powered nozzle, $99 extra. The Automatic F carried over cool features of the still new 1956 - 1960 Automatic G including the automatic cord winder (optional at $19), automatic bag full release & onboard combination rug/floor brush & dust/upholstery tool making this 1 of the lightest tank units on the market at time.

I've always liked the old Fairfax tank units so if I owned 1 I may have to say it could be stronger dare to its straight suction and larger profile build.

Kristopher

 

[smow69]

my strongest

.my canister would be my eureka rotomatic with power head sucks to carpet like brian was saying hard to push.

 

[smow69]

my upright

my upright would be my eureka uprights`both have sanitaire motors work great my mom bought these new one upstairs one down.

 

[smow69]

uprights

THESE VACS CAME FROM OTASCO IN DISNEY OKLAHOMA HOME OF GRAND RIVER DAM THE LARGEST DAM IN THE USA.THEY HAVE BOTH BEEN UPGRADED YOU CAN SEE DOWNSTAIRS GETS VACUUMED MORE WE DONT HARDLY USE THE UPSTAIRS. NO ONE GOES UP THERE IT IS SPOOKY MY NIECE SAYS ITS AN OLD VICTORIAN 2 STORY BUILT IN 1955.......BUT THESE VACS ARE GREAT THE ONE STILL LOOKS NEW.