Hoover PowerMax U3729-910 Upright Vacuum (A Concept Two With A Hose)

This is my vintage Hoover Powermax Supreme upright vacuum (from 1992), model U3729-910, that I bought locally from another local vacuum collector after always wanting an older model Powermax. I do have another Powermax (   • Hoover PowerMax Supreme U3737-930 Upright ...  ), and this one is another great piece and is a good example of an early Powermax, though this example may need a little bit more parts thrown at it to make it perfect. For someone who has been exposed to many Hoover Elite Uprights, I've really loved the Concept series since their architecture is basically the same as the Elite. The Concept series was made back in the late 70s as the top of the line in the Hoover lineup and replaced the Dial-a-Matic series, and the Powermax was the latest model as a successor to the Concept Two and introduced on board tools compared to the help mate that was mounted on front of the Concept Two. It features a 7.4 amp motor with direct air design and takes Hoover Type A bags (this example is running the Hepa bags that are hard to find these days but worth it in the filtration and surely increases performance). The suction is average, the airflow is amazing, the tool airflow is not good (it's honestly worse than any Elite I've owned), the agitation (even for only having a 2 brush "Duo-Flex brush roll") is great for a machine that's as old as this is, being that it has it's original brushroll. My only complaints about this machine is that this is stupidly loud when in use (I think even my loudest Elite seems more quiet than this), and you can't find parts for these machines anymore since Hoover discontinued most of the parts (thanks a lot TTI!). Overall, I absolutely love this vacuum and is certainly better than anything Hoover makes today.