Ardith Hinton -> Doug Connor wrote:
 AH> Hi, Doug!  Recently you wrote in a message to James Bradley:

 AH> [re power chair vs. scooter]
 DC>>  modifications to the buggy could be a better plan.


 AH>           Maybe.  If your scooter is no longer meeting your needs & you
 AH> qualify for Medicare, however, you may get a bit of help with the cost
 AH> of a wheelchair. The procedure here is to contact an occupational
 AH> therapist via the local health unit.  S/he will assess the situation &
 AH> explain it to the "bean counters".  :-)

Yes I intend to look into what i can get help with :)



 DC>>  the suspention is totaly dependant on the amount of
 DC>>  air in the tires


 AH>           In a power chair, the drive wheels may be filled with air
 AH> (giving the user a softer ride) or with foam (meaning you needn't worry
 AH> about flat tires if you run over a nail or some bits of broken glass, as
 AH> our daughter has)....  :-)
Now thats an idea :)
I have a lawn tractor that I bought a bottle of that green gook
for the tires, it seems to work.



 DC>>  I wonder if I could get abt 8 miles of travel with
 DC>>  one of those.


 AH>           Probably.  Most brands advertise "up to" ten or twelve
 AH> miles... but a lot depends on the terrain!  If it's uphill, you may get
 AH> considerably less than that and/or find the chair slowing to a crawl on
 AH> your return home.  I'd suggest you borrow or rent at least one example
 AH> before making a final decision.  Around these parts various dealers are
 AH> usually quite co-operative in that regard.  :-)
I Think in order to find a (dealership) I would need to get out
of these bushes and goto Albany, NY or Concord NH.

I cant even getem to work on mine here, They site Liability issues :(

Well Springfield here is a river valley city. Every where I may go
means buggying down off this hill and getting back up after.

The "Flyer" i have has done around 7 miles (4.5 hours)
but I have not run it till dead eather.


 AH> P.S.

 DC>>  I have a Flyer 3 wheeled buggy and the sidewalks are
 DC>>  the last place I care to travel unless im in need of
 DC>>  a laxative effect.


 AH>           With a power chair, an unexpected drop of more than a few
 AH> inches over a curb or a gap in the pavement may result in a broken front
 AH> wheel.  I know two people who have had such experiences.  That is a
 AH> consideration as well....  ;-)




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