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[Okie Rick]

Greetz,

Here in the States most folks in power chairs who are actve in/on forums try to get quality equipment; Invacare, Pride, Quantum, Jazzy etc.

Invacare's CWD (center wheel drive), the Frontier X5 ( http://www.planetmob...tier/index.html ) and the Quantum 600 & 6000 are up and comers among the out door / indoor type folks. The CWD make the chair more maneuverable than any others before.

RWD chairs are still a mainstay among users as are scooters.

What are you in? A country specific model of brand name chair? I'm in a '05 Invacare TDX5 w/ Formula Contura Tilt, Recline & Elevate seating. I came from a '97 Invacare Action Ranger. I'm a full quad and drive / control my chair(s) with a head control. The unit has switches and proximity sensors built in a control most people think is just a head rest. It's made by Creative Rehab Associates, a division of Adaptive Switch Labs, http://www.asl-inc.com

My cushion in a RoHo high profile Quadtro.

okie
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[RYAN68]

thats the same chair i use, i dont need it, but since i cant drive at the moment, i use it to get across campuss and at our farm

[Joed]

I use an Invacare around the house...the back tilts...CWD. It has enough power to help me move furniture...and it can run over toy Grave Digger monster trucks quite nicely. It can also kill small pets, however.

[SuzyQ]

Quickie 646 with tilt and head controls but just starting to use joystick control with bracing.
Varilite Pro form cushion and backrest.
Ottobock armrests.
Vent/beer tray on back.
It's quite a machine!

[Okie Rick]

SuzyQ, on Sep 12 2006, 12:20 PM, said:

Quickie 646 with tilt and head controls but just starting to use joystick control with bracing.
Varilite Pro form cushion and backrest.
Ottobock armrests.
Vent/beer tray on back.
It's quite a machine!

SuzyQ,

What type / brand head controls are you using? I tried the RIM but they just didn't work out for me. I tried chin control but bounced around too much. I finally found a head control called a Peachtree. My 1st one was made in Georgia but they sold out to a Texan - Rucker Ashmore who owns Adaptive Switch Labs and Creative Rehab Associates. CRA makes the Peachtree proportional head control now. Works great for me.

See http://www.wheelchai...s/mobility.html

okie
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Edited by Okie Rick, 13 September 2006 - 02:50 AM.

[MargaretWilson]

I have tried the RIM too and find that they definitely bounce around too much. I have heard this complaint from some other people as well. Too bad I didn't hear it until after I'd already tried it.

[Okie Rick]

I'm paralyzed from my armpit area down with no arm / hand movement at all. This Head Controll lets me drive this TDX5 powerchair forward, reverse, tilt, recline and elevate all by head movement using proximity sensors and switches built into what looks like a head rest.

PHC-4 (Proportional Head Controll v. 4)

Front:



Side:



Reclined:





okie
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[QuadMedic]

Predator 4 x 4 -- C3/6
Chin control
Tilt-in-space
Power recline
ROHO for me butt
From South Africa

[CaptDave4499]

Quantum Blast 850

[crab453]

2004 Invacare Arrow w/ GB motors.

[Okie Rick]

QuadMedic, on Sep 20 2006, 02:03 PM, said:

Predator 4 x 4 -- C3/6
Chin control
Tilt-in-space
Power recline
ROHO for me butt
From South Africa

Thatsa helluva machine! And you drive it with chin controls? My hat is off to you!

okie
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[Quadzter]

Hi Okie, 15 weeks ago I got a TDX 5 with the a 2 GT tilt system and power footrests. Since then I put 981 miles on it and love it. The suspension is awesome for going over rough ground. The most miles I've put on in one day is 27. The only thing I had to get use to with the mid-wheel drive, as I was use to the real drive chairs. Before this chair I had the action storm and put on roughly 4000 miles in five years. I don't think that I go back to a real wheel drive. I love to be a man on the move when it's warm as I live in Canada and I don't like snow anymore. Winter is just around the corner and I am getting ready to hibernate.

[Okie Rick]

Quadzter, on Sep 20 2006, 11:55 PM, said:

Hi Okie, 15 weeks ago I got a TDX 5 with the a 2 GT tilt system and power footrests. Since then I put 981 miles on it and love it. The suspension is awesome for going over rough ground. The most miles I've put on in one day is 27. The only thing I had to get use to with the mid-wheel drive, as I was use to the real drive chairs. Before this chair I had the action storm and put on roughly 4000 miles in five years. I don't think that I go back to a real wheel drive. I love to be a man on the move when it's warm as I live in Canada and I don't like snow anymore. Winter is just around the corner and I am getting ready to hibernate.

Damn, you're a travelin' son of a gun, aint ya? I've put 147 miles on mine total. I don't have the luxury (or problems) of city driving - I'm 4 miles from the nearest city, 3/4 miles to the nearest highway and 50 yards from the nearest blacktop County road. I'm genuine rural in the sticks. You must have 24's in that thing. My 22's haven't given me a lo battery bar yet 'n I'm on from 10'ish am to 11'ish pm...mostly inside.

My backup chair is a Storm - 1997 model. I keep the batteries up on it and drive it a couple times a year. I've got a heavy duty timer connected to it's charger that kicks it on for 20 minutes a day - keeps it ready.

Cool weather is blowing in here too. Tomorrow is to be 90f but next week is forecast for 70's. I'm not ready, seems like m,y garden just started producing.

later-
okie
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[SuzyQ]

Okie Rick, on Sep 13 2006, 01:48 AM, said:

SuzyQ, on Sep 12 2006, 12:20 PM, said:

Quickie 646 with tilt and head controls but just starting to use joystick control with bracing.
Varilite Pro form cushion and backrest.
Ottobock armrests.
Vent/beer tray on back.
It's quite a machine!

SuzyQ,

What type / brand head controls are you using? I tried the RIM but they just didn't work out for me. I tried chin control but bounced around too much. I finally found a head control called a Peachtree. My 1st one was made in Georgia but they sold out to a Texan - Rucker Ashmore who owns Adaptive Switch Labs and Creative Rehab Associates. CRA makes the Peachtree proportional head control now. Works great for me.

See http://www.wheelchai...s/mobility.html

okie
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ASL head controls - look something like this

http://www.asl-inc.c...p?productid=114


I can't get the picture to paste.

Used them for a year - on to a T joystick now with an arm brace but sometimes at the end of the day or if I am cold I have trouble driving and wish for my head controls back.

[cvelusc]

SuzyQ, on Nov 22 2006, 12:14 AM, said:

I can't get the picture to paste.

Hi SuzyQ. That website was using some JavaScript that made getting the image to post more difficult. So here it is:



Still thinking of your dear Kate. Best wishes

[Tarkus]

Being a "Walkie" I use a base model Invacare Tracer for when the body wont allow me to use my favorite ride.........



The Segway HT with fold-able Segseat. It's like a standing wheelchair.
Seat up when I need it, down the stand a bit.

Regards,
Alan

[rkzenrage]

Hoveround FWD. Love it. Very powerful, front wheel drive. Lot more powerful than a lot of other chairs, you sit right over the drive shaft (that is also direct-drive, less stuff to go wrong, no chains, belts or UV joints to have "issues" with, along with the extra torque) along with the frame and batteries. It helps. It is super comfortable, springs like a spring mattress instead of just foam, and great lumbar support. The tech support is awesome as well as the warranty.
I want to get a seat cover for it, I don't like the grey.
It holds a charge forever, up to twenty-miles, and goes over seven miles per hour... It has changed my life.

[advanced-mobiity]

The power chair I sell the most of is the Golden Technologies Compass CWD GP600. It's also my favorite chair to ride in.

[rkzenrage]

Good lookin' chair... seems to have a lot of the features that I like about mine. Mainly the drive shaft over the main weight-load.