----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 10:40
AM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] help getting
wheelchair into van
Patricia,
If you got him inside, I doubt
there would be enough headroom. I have a Dodge Caravan with a 10 inch
dropped floor. A Caravan has about the same headroom as a
Windstar. The ramp needs to be lower, the floor dropped (or the roof
raised) and you need tie-downs.
Bill age 56
C6 Incomplete
since 7/20/68
Leesburg, FL
It's scary when you start making the same
noises as your coffee maker.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 9:34
AM
Subject: [QUAD-L] help getting
wheelchair into van
I just bought a Ford Windstar minivan to be able to take my
brother
on outings. He weighs a 175 lbs, and his chair probably
weighs a
good 50 pounds. We bought a 7 foot wheelchair rampfor
$300, but it
is still next to impossible for me to push him up the ramp
by myself.
Are there any low cost options that would help me pull the
chair.
Thanks.
Patricia
