The largest dustbag ?

[shinymac]

Hi

I have always been fascinated by the sight of a fully inflated dustbag on the older upright vacs.

I was wondering what everyones opinion would be as to which vac had or has the largest dustbag when fully inflated ?

Thanks

 

[oreck_xl]

I don't know if it's the biggest, but certainly one of the biggest I can recall is the cloth dustbag on the Hoover Commercial 91/913/918. Somehow it seemed larger than the residential cleaners, but I could be wrong.

- Hershel

 

[electrolux137]

 


 


Yes, the old Hoover 913 et al bags were pretty big, but I think the older Kirby bags (509 thru Tradition) were fatter at the top than the Hoover commercial bags.

 

[brandon_w_t]

I think the Hoover model 0 could take the cake for that. It had a pretty large cylinder shaped bag. Also the Hoover Conquest has a massive bag too.

 

[tolivac]

How about NSS M1 bags or bags on external filter wet-dry vacuums.The external bags on 55 gal drum vacuums are huge!They can hold several bushels of dust.

 

[super-sweeper]

One Word,

Clarke 500.

 

[pr-21]

General Electric/Premier Vacuums of the 40's....

Has to be one of the biggest....pr-21

 

[kirbybag]

kirby

i think the older kirby the dustbag inflat big.

 

[parwaz786]

Numatics take approx 3-6 months to fill up

 

[ultimatevacman]

You're right Tayyab. Although I never let the bag get full In my Numatic's, I usally change the bag once it's 1/3 full.

- Joe

 

[parwaz786]

Fab idea

 

[packardmanken]

clarke 500

I just found and bought a clarke 500 and it runs beautifully. Very quite and lots of suction. I found bags for it as well as a belt online (not bought yet) and need brush strips. The vac was stored somewhere outside, maybe a barn because it has dirt daubers mud nests built on the bag?
I need to find replacement brush strips as something has nibbled at them and there is not much left ! (probably a critter in the barn)
Any ideas? This thing is a caricature of a vaccum. It it HUGE!!
Thanks!

 

[gottahaveahoove]

Well, if you look at a HOOVER 28, for instance,

that is one large bag when inflated.

 

[vacman117]

There was a Mastercraft upright that I know of, probably from the 80s, that had a HUGE bag. It was very wide from what I remember. It was in my local vac shop for the longest time when I was little. Maybe someone can confirm that?


 


Chase

 

[kirbyvacuum]

I think the Kirby 505

 

[super-sweeper]

Oh, I think I know what you're talking about!

One of those big cormerical wide-track cleaner thingys!


 


Disney-World uses them, I remember seeing an out-door version being pushed around by a custodian during a vacation some time ago


 


@packardmanken, Where did you find a Clarke 500? I've always dreamed of finding one of those!


As for brush strips, Good luck, the vacuum itself is an insane find! perhaps you could find a similar replacement, though, would it be possible for you to post some pictures?


 


Thanks,


-Alex.