back up steering and Back-up braking is only designed to be used for a short distance/period of time. more or less enough just to get the vehicle to the curb. as for some of the other incidents that folks encountered are sad to hear but absolutely frightening as they are all life threatening. When I was in themobility business we had incidents occur, why they occurred could be a stupid technician, bolts or fasteners from China or even the client not telling the technician or checking that the repair was really done. The key to any of this equipment is to have it maintained every six months or so by knowledgeable caring mobility dealer or a great mechanically knowledgeable friend. Good Luck to all-nothing is perfect.Tom C.
On Monday, March 30, 2015 4:13 PM, Gmail <bobbiehumphre...@gmail.com> wrote: Me too. I have the back-up steering. Bobbie Smile Everyday On Mar 30, 2015, at 12:40 PM, Larry Willis <lwillis82...@gmail.com> wrote: The van I have now, a Ford E150, has backup steering and brakes, a switch and button mounted on the door. I don't know if they actually work as I have never had to use them. They do come on when pressed, so that's a good sign. Hope I never need them. Larry WillisRetired and proud of it Begin forwarded message: Resent-From: quad-list@eskimo.com From: diannal...@aol.com Date: March 30, 2015 at 11:38:39 AM EDT To: r.pra...@sbcglobal.net, quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Cushions y'all are scaring me! the only back-up i have on my van is for the 0-effort steering. it has a button to push should something happen to that for whatever reason. should i have a back up system on hand controls or check the brand? other than that, it's a 07 caravan with EZ-locks. Ive had two situations in my van that were crazy.One time I pressed down on the monarch hand control from a stop light and the accelerator got stuck at 85 percent throttle. The other time I was coming down a hill and the engine died, the people that installed my hand controls never accounted for the engine being off when you apply the brake using the hand control. Because I had to press much harder because the engine died there wasn't enough travel for the control and the control was hitting the dashboard and I couldn't stop. I quickly put the emergency brake on, then pressed as hard as I could on the hand control bending the plastic on the dash. I was able to get about 60 percent brake control and the added help from the emergency brake to be able to top just short of a pole. I mean only 20 feet to spare. Ron -----Original Message----- From: RONALD L PRACHT <r.pra...@sbcglobal.net> To: Quad-list Post <quad-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Sun, Mar 29, 2015 8:15 pm Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Cushions Ive had two situations in my van that were crazy.One time I pressed down on the monarch hand control from a stop light and the accelerator got stuck at 85 percent throttle. The other time I was coming down a hill and the engine died, the people that installed my hand controls never accounted for the engine being off when you apply the brake using the hand control. Because I had to press much harder because the engine died there wasn't enough travel for the control and the control was hitting the dashboard and I couldn't stop. I quickly put the emergency brake on, then pressed as hard as I could on the hand control bending the plastic on the dash. I was able to get about 60 percent brake control and the added help from the emergency brake to be able to top just short of a pole. I mean only 20 feet to spare. Ron On Sunday, March 29, 2015 2:47 PM, Joan Anglin <poaj...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: #yiv2952633485 #yiv2952633485AOLMsgPart_2_672f99b6-6db2-4251-80f6-406b8703d02a td{color:black;}#yiv2952633485 .yiv2952633485aolReplacedBody -- filtered {font-family:Helvetica;panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;}#yiv2952633485 .yiv2952633485aolReplacedBody filtered {panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}#yiv2952633485 .yiv2952633485aolReplacedBody filtered {font-family:Calibri;panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}#yiv2952633485 .yiv2952633485aolReplacedBody filtered {font-family:Tahoma;panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}#yiv2952633485 .yiv2952633485aolReplacedBody p.yiv2952633485MsoNormal, #yiv2952633485 .yiv2952633485aolReplacedBody li.yiv2952633485MsoNormal, #yiv2952633485 .yiv2952633485aolReplacedBody div.yiv2952633485MsoNormal {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;}#yiv2952633485 .yiv2952633485aolReplacedBody a:link, #yiv2952633485 .yiv2952633485aolReplacedBody span.yiv2952633485MsoHyperlink {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv2952633485 .yiv2952633485aolReplacedBody a:visited, #yiv2952633485 .yiv2952633485aolReplacedBody span.yiv2952633485MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv2952633485 .yiv2952633485aolReplacedBody span.yiv2952633485EmailStyle17 {color:#1F497D;}#yiv2952633485 .yiv2952633485aolReplacedBody .yiv2952633485MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;}#yiv2952633485 .yiv2952633485aolReplacedBody filtered {margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}#yiv2952633485 .yiv2952633485aolReplacedBody div.yiv2952633485WordSection1 {}#yiv2952633485 WOW, and I thought that breaking my leg when my chair brakes failed was traumatic! But here you are still contributing to this group, thank goodness. Glad that you made it through what had to have been a miserable time of your life. Joan From: lwillis...@yahoo.com [mailto:lwillis...@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015 10:17 AM To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Fwd: [QUAD-L] Cushions Back in the nineties I bought a brand new Caravan, an IMS conversion. The tie-down was a floor-post with the latch on the chair. In the first month it released me twice without cause. Fortunately I was going slow and able to stop both times. Until.... On July 14 I backed out of my parents drive. I pulled it into drive and pulled back on the accelerator. The van lurched forward....and my tie-down released. The van picked up speed and I went rolling helplessly to the back of the van. I left the road, jumped a ditch, and hit a large tree head-on at 45 mph. I was thrown forward violently and jammed under the dashboard. The van was totaled. It took EMT nearly three hours to get me out. My chair was bent like a pretzel, my legs broke and knees shattered, concussion and internal bleeding. The docs wanted to amputate my legs but I refused. Today they stay bent and spastic and make me miserable. I should have let them cut. Anyway, that's how I broke my legs. Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: Resent-From: quad-list@eskimo.com From: Larry Willis < lwillis82...@gmail.com> Date: March 28, 2015 at 10:34:02 PM EDT To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Fwd: [QUAD-L] Cushions Hit a tree in my van. I'll fill in the details tomorrow. Larry Willis Retired and proud of it Begin forwarded message: Resent-From: quad-list@eskimo.com From: RONALD L PRACHT < r.pra...@sbcglobal.net> Date: March 28, 2015 at 8:53:11 PM EDT To: Quad-list Post < quad-list@eskimo.com> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Cushions Reply-To: RONALD L PRACHT < r.pra...@sbcglobal.net> How did you break your legs Larry? I would like to hear the story............................. Ron On Saturday, March 28, 2015 7:37 PM, Larry Willis <lwillis82...@gmail.com> wrote: For the first 25 years of my quad life I used a simple ten dollar inflatable cushion....or nothing. I never had even a hint of a sore. Then I broke both legs and had to wear casts for six months. The lousy things created awful sores on my heels, ankles, knees, everywhere the cast touched with any pressure. It was like that opened the floodgates. I have fought sores constantly since then. They simply will not heal. I have three right now -- on my butt, hip, and ankle. Had them for over five years. I have resigned to take them with me to the grave. I am near 63 years old; can't be that much longer. Larry Willis Retired and proud of it