I think your biggest problem is going to be that medicare believes wheelchairs are for indoor use only. I have a quantum 600 from pride mobility, it is okay outside in gravel until you have to back up, then it seems to get hung up. Some kind of design flaw with the rear casters. All of the casters seem very cheaply built.
On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 3:46 PM, Joan Anglin <poaj...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > OK you guys I need some help. I hoped that I would never have to look > for another wheelchair, because I just love my omega trac. But since > Medicare will not pay for repairs for it because I bought it privately and > came into the Medicare System with a wheelchair, I have to start looking for > a new chair. > > I want front wheel drive, enough power to get around outside-read that not > on cement-with enough clearance to get over small rocks, 2s4s, low center of > gravity because I am on a hillside. > > I have to have tilt and recline, I’ve always had elevating leg rests, but I > hardly ever use them so they are not necessary. > > My omega trac has true tracking, when I go across the slope it does not try > to move downhill, an air compressor on board which is extremely handy when I > get stuck in the horse pasture, because I can raise the chair 4 inches to > get over obstacles, tilt and recline, and will easily go up a 45°slope > without trying to tip over. It weighs 450 pounds and is not the fastest > maneuvering wheelchair out there. JBut is the first wheelchair I have > felt comfortable and safe in. My first two chairs were quickie and Invacare > storm, both of them broke down innumerable times, and I often ripped wires > loose out in the brush, even though we tried to zip tie everything very > tight. > > We are very limited as to DME’s, Med Tech really dominates the area and > offers very poor service. So I am trying Accelance and hoping they have > some expertise with high quads. > > Any suggestions before I meet with a sales Rep? Any of you familiar with > center drive on rough terrain? It appears to me that I would get hung up a > lot of times. I really like front wheel drive as I do not feel that I will > tip over going uphill, as I did in both a quickie and Invacare. > > Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks. Joan in hot Reno-100° today. >
