Horse-Drawn Carriage With Wheelchair Lift
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We spotted this unusual horse-drawn carriage at a recent farm show in Indiana. It's equipped with a battery-powered electric winch that raises and lowers a lift platform on back, making it safe and easy for people in wheelchairs to go for a ride.
The wheelchair is raised to the level of the carriage floor by pushing a button, then rolled forward onto the floor and locked in place. The platform can then be folded up to form a tailgate, if desired.
"It requires less effort than a fold-down ramp and is safer because it's more stable during entry and exit," say inventors Jerry and Barbara Garner, Wabash, Ind. "And, it keeps the wheelchair level at all times. Lift capacity is 250 lbs."
The carriage has a steel frame and varnished wood body and wheels, with hydraulic brakes on the rear wheels. It's equipped with two removable front seats and an optional rear bench seat.
The carriage and wheelchair lift sell for $3,500.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jerry & Barbara Garner, 6495 S 750 W-6, Wabash, Ind. 46992 (ph 219 569-0054).
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Horse-Drawn Carriage With Wheelchair Lift LIVESTOCK Horses/Mules 22-1-24 We spotted this unusual horse-drawn carriage at a recent farm show in Indiana. It's equipped with a battery-powered electric winch that raises and lowers a lift platform on back, making it safe and easy for people in wheelchairs to go for a ride.
The wheelchair is raised to the level of the carriage floor by pushing a button, then rolled forward onto the floor and locked in place. The platform can then be folded up to form a tailgate, if desired.
"It requires less effort than a fold-down ramp and is safer because it's more stable during entry and exit," say inventors Jerry and Barbara Garner, Wabash, Ind. "And, it keeps the wheelchair level at all times. Lift capacity is 250 lbs."
The carriage has a steel frame and varnished wood body and wheels, with hydraulic brakes on the rear wheels. It's equipped with two removable front seats and an optional rear bench seat.
The carriage and wheelchair lift sell for $3,500.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jerry & Barbara Garner, 6495 S 750 W-6, Wabash, Ind. 46992 (ph 219 569-0054).
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