Re: [TMIC] lifts for power wheelchairs

[bobby jim hijar]

Can the rear suspension of your Subaru handle the weight of the lift AND the chair......??? Check that out before you buy anything.   If the new combo is too heavy and you can't beef up the rear end of your Subaru, you might hafta get a bigger car or van.   Bobberino in a cool cloudy Elvisland. ------------------------------ From: "Alton Ryder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "TM list" <tmic-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 8:11 PM Subject: [TMIC] lifts for power wheelchairs > I just got a shiny new Quantum 600 from Pride Mobility. I like this  > chair a lot - it is more maneuverable than my manual and more narrow,  > too. But it weighs a ton; Betty cannot toss it into the station wagon.  :) > > We can't afford a van, wouldn't like the milage if we did, so we will  > keep the Subaru station wagon. I'm thinking of transporting it with a  > tailgate lift, using a cover to keep the snow/ice/rain off it. > > I need some advice/feedback from those who have bought a lift. Which  > one?  Am I on a correct path? > > Alton, zapped in NH this morning by the latest killing frost I can  > remember  28°F this morning.