The "Tradition" Comes Home!

[air-waycharlie]

In September I was attending a mini-meet and Duane Taylor was kind enough to give me a Kirby Tradition as I have never had one. He also gave me a beautiful set of tools and the tool box.

Later over the Halloween weekend, I was at Fred Nelson's and Tania Voigt gave me a mint hose for the Tradition.

Well, here it is back from the Kirby spa in Cleveland!

 

[air-waycharlie]

And here it is with the tools.

When it came back, it had a black cord and a black bag guard. Fearing that even more would be black, I purchased a lot of trim from ESSCO--now I have extra pieces!

Fred N. had given me a NOS blue cord which is now on it and I was able to find a NOS blue bag guard on ebay which is on it as well.

It had a "dump" back which I have converted to the Kirby disposable paper bag system. I also upgraded the brush roll and belt and it is a very nice vacuum.

 

[air-waycharlie]

The tools and carrying case, from Duane, "glam" shot.

 

[air-waycharlie]

The hose from Tania, "glam" shot.

 

[air-waycharlie]

The Tradition joins is fellow Kirby's from left to right:

The Dual Sanitronic 50, the Dual Sanitronic 80, Classic III, Tradition, Legend II and the Sentria.

All the colors of the rainbow in one room!

Soon to be joining the lineup is a 519 after it returns from the Kirby spa in Omaha! Then I can add a gray and red model to the line up.

 

[joe22]

nice grouping of kirbys.

 

[kirbyultimateg]

Congrats! Enjoy your Kirby Tradition!

 

[normvac]

Awesome Kirby Show !!

You rock Air way Charlie!! It is a beautiful rainbow !! I mean Kirby Rainbow !!! LOL !
Norm

 

[crevicetool]

Beautiful display of shiny - highly polished cast aluminum!!

Blue is my favorite color!!! The new Kirby matches my, eh, It matches my...

Green is my favorite color!!! The Sani....


Kirby didn't make a hazel-colored machine huh?


Great display Charlie!!!

Rick

 

[kirbyotronic]

Very nice!

 

[luxg]

Charlie, it is truly beautiful!! And what a nice display of Kirby's. I love that toolbox for the attachments, what a neat idea. I remember when Duane gave you the machine. Amazing what they can do!!

Terry

 

[air-waycharlie]

Terry,

Fred N. and I were just talking on the phone earlier and we said how powerful the Kirby's are. I know there are a lot of Kirby, "naysayers", out there as I was one of them in years gone by, but, they really are wonderful vacuums.

It always amazes me how much dirt/crud comes out of the carpet even after you use another vacuum. I like to look inside the bags for dirt after multiple times using a vacuum. The Kirby bags always have an incredible amount of dirt!

When you put the 4-brush strip brush rolls on the older small head Kirby's and large head Kirby's, their performance is really something.

Terry, you saw that Tradition when we were in Milwaukee.......isn't amazing what Kirby can do?

I am very thankful to Duane for giving me this Tradition and all the tools and to Tania for providing the hose. I love my Kirby's!

Charlie

 

[airwaylady]

BEAUTIFUL BLUE TRADITION!

Charlie: It is home safe and sound and it does look beautiful! Happy you're happy with your Kirbys. Super Beautiful collection of Kirbys.
Happy Vacuuming!!

P.S ...The "Kitchen" looks beautiful too!

Your friendly "Airway" lady.

 

[hygiene903]

Beautiful Tradition, Charlie!

Very kind of Duane to give it to you! Enjoyed the group shot as well, you have some nice Kirbys there! I love my Kirbys, too!
Jeff

 

[vinvac]

Charlie,

Great pictures. The Tradition and Classic have always been favorites of mine. Give me a Kirby or a Royal any day.

Morgan

 

[briankirbyclass]

That is a beautiful Tradition! I was selling for Kirby during the last of the Traditions and into the Heritage 1 years.
That pic reminds me of how shiny new the Tradition was when brand new out of the box.
I totally agree that with a 4 row brush roll, new belt, and one of the newer (G4 and up)hepa type bags,,the Kirby of any model is a force to be reckoned with,,and in a class by itself.
The Heritage 2 Legend has been my daily driver ever since it came out in the late 1980s.
As they say, Kirby means:
Quality
Reliabality
Performance!

 

[luxg]

Charlie, you are so right!! What Kirby does is nothing short of a miracle!! I am so glad that we got to tour the part of the factory where this all happens.

All the talk here about the 4 row brush rolls makes me realize I am going to have to break down and order some!!

Charlie, enjoy your "new Tradition" !!

Terry

 

[air-waycharlie]

Brian,

You are so right about the brush rolls, belts and bags. I think the only way to use the Micron Magic bag on the Tradition is to remove the cardboard collar, (from the original yellow paper bag--it has a unique oval opening), and use a glue gun to affix it to the Micron Magic bag.

I've even put 4 brush strip brush rolls on my small head Kirby's. If you look closely at the Dual Sanitronic 50, you will see it has a mini-emptor conversion, (from a Legend II), and I had a zipper installed on the bag and it uses the Micron Magic bags!

After the Dual Sanitronic and Classic III came back from the "Kirby Spa", I never used them. I want to keep them like time capsules. I have the tools, hoses, rug shampooers, tool caddies, etc., for everyone of them. The Classic III even has the big outer box.

Terry GET those upgraded brush rolls. They are worth the money and you will also see a huge difference in the performance of the vacuum.

 

[air-waycharlie]

PS--I forgot to add:

I have a new respect for all Kirby products after seeing how they are made and the professional integrity of the employees. Many have worked for Kirby for years and some are multi-generational. They really take pride in their product.

The same goes for the rebuild department. After seeing what goes into the rebuild you just shake your head in wonderment!

What has, unfortunately, given Kirby a less than stellar name are the salespeople and their pressure techniques to buy. I hope someday that they will be available new in vacuum stores and not just door to door. It would certainly reduce the problem with, "buyer remorse".