Wheelchair Carrier

We need a wheelchair carrier which mounts without bolting to the roof of our car. Haven't had much luck finding a Braun chair lift dealer close by.

Hi Grammy,
You may want to try going to yahoo and enter your phrase, Braun wheelchair Greenville South Carolina, and see if it doesn't bring up the results you need.
I know in the past that worked for me. I truly hope it works for you.
Best of luck.

Lisa

2006-10-03 14:27:20 by GrammyKMoore

WHEELCHAIR CARRIER FOR THE BACK OF A VEHICLE WWW.LAGUARDDOG.COM

pep boys

2006-11-21 16:41:45 by branchwater_30525

Self storing loading ramp saves time when loading and unloading.
Accommodates most power wheelchairs and scooters
Heavy duty 500 lb. weight capacity

The car is a 1993...Can a carrier be installed on it ?...This is my 83 year old mother-In-Law who will be driving the car and having it installed. This ia a big car and I wonder about parking it with the extra length a carrier will add...We know nothing about price or where to have the work done...so..We will appreciate any help you may can give....
I suppose because of her age and handicap it needs to be easy to operate and to load the chair.....

There is a place in North Carolina. They have dealers elsewhere. Here is their site. If they can't help they may recommend someone who can. Give them a call. Good luck.

http://www.ameriglide.com/powerchair-lif ts.htm

2008-09-09 17:41:52 by foxygirl29303

Total length of ramp when expended is 42 inch; Weight of ramp (gate) 16 lbs .easy to lift; Weight Capacity of Ramp: Up to 500 lbs
Folding ramp is easily locked upright; Heavy duty internal spring loaded pull locks
Fits all 2" Receiver, hitch class III or IV; Folding ramp can also be locked flat when not in use; Heavy duty folding hitch makes our carrier more rigid and stronger

I installed a class 1 hitch onto my 2006 Chevy HHR (no problem), this is to allow my to load my son's power wheelchair onto a external carrier (with loading ramp). The hitch works great and is well within it's load rating. However, my vehicle "squats" about 4 inches when I load the chair. It weighs about 160 lbs total, the carrier weighs about 40 lbs.
Should I change springs, shocks, leaf springs? Not looking to completely eliminate the squat but would like to reduce it by 75%.

You can actually have airbags installed in between the leafsprings and frame of the vehicle. The air bags come with a small air compressor that is installed underneath the vehicle and inflates and deflates the bags from a control unit inside the vehicle on the dash. It will probably cost about $200-$400 for an airbag kit installed. Firestone actually manufactures the bags which are very durable and will last you a very long time. This will also help to releive some of the pressure the wieght is putting on your leaf springs and rear shocks. It is the best way to go because you can control the height of the rear of your vehicle from inside of the cab of your car. The air shocks that other people talk about require you to physically hook up an airhose when you want air in the shocks and physically let the air out when you don't want the shocks so high..I would not recommend these as they are a pain for someone in your situation where you are constantly changing the rear height of the vehicle. The air shocks were developed for street and drag racing assuming people would only make adjustments during racing, not everyday driving in which the rear load would dictate at what height you want the rear to be. Again, I would stay away from the air adjustable shocks and look into installing airbags, much more efficient and adjustments are made on the fly from the comfort of the cab of the vehicle. Good luck

2006-07-31 19:26:55 by Neil Hunwick

i live in portsmouth and need to hire a people carrier or similar to take my mother in law to blackpool as she is frail and is in a wheelchair this will be needed in november

Some taxi companies have this facility. Check yellow pages for ones in your area.

Aren't you nice taking Mum-in-law out for a trip! (at least I hope that's the plan and you aren't up to some foul play cos you can't face another of her Sunday roasts!!!)

2006-09-26 12:14:09 by gbg1946