If I need to lift up the wheelchair to pass the edge or stair, are there anything that I can use it like foot pads? Thanks.
8683
Yes. I just used this model of Drive transport wheelchair for a 3-day weekend with my father. If you look at the photos, each side has a rubber-padded tube extending in the back just inside each rear wheel. You can push down on either one with a foot while you pull back the handles at the top with your hands. This helps lift the chair over a small bump or ridge. Just be careful! This isn't meant for off-roading. ;)
8684
Hmm. Not sure what you mean by foot pads and can't say that I have an answer for you, especially since I gave the chair I had away years ago. But, as I remember, going UP or OVER the edge of something on a fairly level or slightly elevated surface was not too hard because there were two protrusions from the rear of the chair. If you stepped on one to tilt the chair up, you could roll the front wheels over the edge and then lift and push the rear wheels over the edge. This won't work going DOWN. Most places have ramps.
8685
There is a footstep on the back to allow you to easily tilt the chair back to go up over a curb or one stair.
8686
buenos días, disculpe las ruedas de estas silla de rueda son resistentes gracias
1808374
i would not use it in a wheelchair. move it the wrong why and the device may send you out of your wheelchair.
538964
While agreeing with the other 2 answers I see here, you need to realize you will have a 15 degree slope, which works very well with an assistant rolling a wheelchair up or down the ramp, but I would think that is too steep to manage either up or down unassisted.
1236090
I have used it with a powered wheelchair without drilling holes and using the pins, since the ramp had to be removed and stored after each use.
222855
Cane was bought for my daughter who has MS. She uses it primarily for walking but she says it will work as an assist for getting up.
993416
I believe that this chair requires a min. 25" width clearance. So obviously someone could push the wheelchair thru a 26" wide door or use your feet (if possible) to 'walk' thru, however self propelling by using the back wheels would be difficult - not a lot of extra elbow room/most likely scraped fingers.
991537
I don't actually have a wheelchair, I use it to transport my snow thrower back and forth to my mom's house. Like the others, I use ratchet tie down straps, which you can get at the local Tractor Supply store, or Lowes, or Home Depot.
1197698
As in a permanent ramp? Not a good fit. Also, don't use this 10 for model for more than 3 steps. The angle is too great for that. If you need a permanent ramp, build one. We got this for our daughter because she is in the choir and some places they goto don't have access to the stage. Her 350 pound permobile wheelchair does great on this. As a temporary solution. If it were used several times a day every day it would eventually fail.
222857
Yes you can. Although I have two bilaterally, which allows stability on both sides to hoist yourself up from seated position. The springed feet allow you to place and keep cane feet compketely on floor as you push off even at an angle which is often the case as cane will be taller than seated height and the angled position will give you good traction. Lifting from seated to standing is one of my main uses to help w lower deficits. Note as w any cane including this great one - the user needs good upper body control to support weight from sitting standing
1772568
Get the correct size. It makes a difference. Placing a board or something under the ramp means you will have a lip of 1 inch at the end making it harder to use.These ramps are great when placed correctly. It has saved my back from lifting a wheelchair with mom, now she just rolls up and down.
1919884
yes, you can tilt or lift up, depending on the variation in height of the surfaces you are traversing.
2272005
You can maneuver the wheelchair by using the grips to push the big wheels, use your good leg to push, or do a combo of both. In the house, my Mom uses the grips to push the wheels and she uses her feet as well. Outside, she just uses the wheels.
1773866
So sorry but they do not. But what makes it easy is that the foot rests do come off and they are very easy to put back on. I am the user of the wheelchair and I can do this myself. Hope this helps.
678204
Depends on the use and whether you are wanting to be ADA compliant. For use with an assisted occupied wheelchair the maximum slope is 12 & 2 which means 1 foot of run length for each two inches of rise. If you have an 18 inch rise then the point at which the ramp ends should be 9 feet out from where it begins. The actual ramp length in this scenario is just about 12 feet. The formula is ramp length = the square root of (Rise squared + Run squared). Calculate in units of feet rather than inches.
1750788
Hello, 1) only apply pressure in a scrubbing motion for specific stubborn spots (dried foods etc) 2) it is not heave, but the handle is not adjustable for height, I think you should be ok using from the wheelchair. 3) it unfortunately does not stand on its own because of the swivel head.
1444946
Hi Jan, thank you for your interest in Drive Medical! The handrail is more for balance when you are utilizing the step. It may be able to be used to aid in lifting yourself onto the step if you are careful to not tip the step.
1449537
My husband says they come off but with difficulty, especially with one person. If it were him depending on the person's problem, he'd try to get a winch of some kind and work out some kind of system with that. Another thought is a wheel carrier which attaches to the driver's door from then window which might require a lot of strength. We're new to this wheelchair game so he's still adapting and thinking about how to make life with a wheelchair better.