Stihl SE 122 Shop Vacuum

[vacfanatic]

Has anyone had any experience or tried one of the Stihl shop vacuums in person? This model looks really nice and well built. MSRP is $349

http://www.stihlusa.com/vacuums/se122.html

Owner's Manual Link:
http://www.stihlusa.com/stihl_ownersmanuals/SE122InstructionManual.pdf

Andrew



http://www.stihlusa.com/vacuums/se122.html

 

[eluxca]

It looks llike an Alto Attix 8. If it is made by Alto it will be good. I bought an Attix 12 5 years ago, and it is an indestructible workhorse, not that I would abuse it, mind you. They're good German engineering.

 

[brandon_w_t]

Looks nice. A different looking take on a shop-vac for sure

Ill stick with my rigid. I need something with a BIG hose diameter. I find that if a shop vac doesn't have much of a hose diameter, it doesn't work well for what I use them for.

 

[vacfanatic]

I do have a Ridgid which is a beast, but I do like a nice well made refined machine. The Ridgid is not bad for the dollar though - I went through 2 Shop Vacs before I decided I did not like them.

My first one the motor had bearing noise out of the box and it's motor burnt up in the first year of me owning my house. I then upgraded to a "bigger" model and it too had a less than acceptable motor for the $100+ I spent on it.

I got the Ridgid which makes quick work of cleaning up the 2-3" of caked mud / sand / gravel from under 2 cars in the garage each winter. I also used it for at least 20 hours of sanding in my basement finishing project with a Kirby Turbo Sander. Since the motor is bypass cooled, it never overheated, and believe it or not, I only had to use 2 bags for the entire project. The first bag was so heavy with drywall dust I tore it trying to lift it out of the tank. The motor has excellent airflow and suction at the hose end is nuts with the big hose on it.

I wonder if you can replace carbon brushes on a Ridgid motor?

Andrew

 

[brandon_w_t]

LOL. Interesting story!


Had no idea they made bags for rigid machines. Which model do you have?

This one is close to the one we have.


Dont know if I can ever go back to anything else!

 

[brandon_w_t]

And I totally just realized I misspelled Ridgid two times.

 

[vacfanatic]

I have the WD1450 and also picked up the auto detailing kit with the pro hose.

 

[vacfanatic]

Auto Detailing Kit