Are most of the parts made of plastic? If so, is it good quality or cheap plastic. Have a Hoover and parts are made from plastic and break.
634049
They are made of plastic, but heavy duty plastic. I am rough on my stuff and they hold up great.
634050
My experience: the belt is 'permanent'. In Oreck-speak, that means it can only be replaced by one of their service centers. The belt on the one I purchased broke in less than 3 months. I would not recommend this product.
634051
Do Not Buy! This is very cheap breakable plastic. So far the hose hook, the tool caddy, the pivot thing in the base and other various parts have broke on this thing. I just got it back from a one week stay at Oreck for a clog! Worst junk ever! The repair guy said they already discontinued it. It should be on a recall this thing is so bad
1301041
It's made with hard plastic. I think the plastic has a good quality. Good Luck in your search Jessica :)
1589420
It's just plastic. Not cheap quality, I don't think it is at risk of breaking with wear and tear.
505514
many of the parts are made of plastic you will need to replace with aluminum parts the differential gears, castor mounts, drive shafts and front steering hubs as they break or strip out. also you will want to get a larger mah battery if you want any kind of run time. trail running is ok but rock crawling with this unit is just going to keep breaking stuff. good luck finding parts.
2091939
Hi Piyush. The majority of the unit is made of cheap plastic. Parts of it are stainless steel and that's why I made the purchase. I thought it would be a quality item. However, just lifting it out of the box by the handle made the handle break right off. I super glued it back on but when filling up the individual containers with seasonings, the clear cover caved in and my seasoning spilled right out. This is not a purchase I would make if I could do it again.
720410
I have owned Hoover Vacs my whole life. My wife and I are in our 70s. After our recent purchase of our Hoover WindTunnel, the quality and many, many attempts to get it repaired were so bad, that we returned it. We were very dis-appointed. We owned it for 5 days.
1614784
Sorry to be so slow...I've been out of town. I'm not sure about plastic or not but it is beautiful and works well. I am very happy. Judy
829484
from all the research I've read, the new hoovers ARE crap and don't last like they used to. They work well for a while and then break.
1657955
It is made of plastic, it is fairly sturdy for ages 4-8. I'm not sure if it can be repaired if broken. I've had mine for about a year and it still works fine.
932885
It's not recommended. The Hoover cleaner is great, however, do not use it full strength.
606822
just a minute, I'' go look. Wait right here. They are a hard plastic covered with a somewhat softer plastic and that is covered with dog hair. hahaha it's a good vacuum for the price.
1351909
It is plastic... Kind of hard plastic...For me, manual drive option did not work shortly after 30 days, I was told I have pay for the parts. They literally counted the days from the day I placed the order and told me that I was past 30 day mark... Never got to replace the parts... Beware of their customer service...
919058
it is made of plastic. i don't know if is a good plastic but i don't reccomend this one. i returned it. too much little things attached and it looked difficult to use and parts would be lost very soon.
373154
It's made of both metal and plastic. I can't say if it's of the same quality as the original because this is the oldest one I've gotten my hands on but it really is a great quality. Sturdy. I got it for my nephew and he wanted to play with it so I let him take it out and he's played with it a hundred times, transforming it back and forth, and it is still fully functional and nothing has broken on it or anything.
151934
Im pretty sure it is all plastic. I am a little disappointed with the quality because of how expensive it is. With that said - I have had this for about a year now and although it needs cleaning (soak in vinegar) it has been working really nicely especially at low flows. The switch for flow settings is really tight - the only functional flaw I could find. It is cheaply made - does anyone make a full metal shower head these days!?
1457077
As far as I can tell, there are no plastic parts. The back pieces slide on metal, also. It's very sturdy.
121993
Ive had this model before and the adjustable plastic piece broke. Replaced it and it broke again. Id say expect two to three years out of it. Can buy a new one for the cost of the replacement part.