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[hurbshankin]

I just got my first manual chair, a Ti-Lite. In my power chair I can lay back very easy. In the manual I can throw my weight back and rest on the anti-tip bars, will the tippers hold up to the strain of me (6'-3", 185lbs) leaning on them for periods of time? Thanks in advance.

Hurb

[hurbshankin]

Bueller?......Bueller?............................Bueller?



Anyone?

Hurb

[Trinity]

Sorry Hurb

Don't have anti tips, am of absolutely no help whatsoever!

Sorry!!

Trin X

[LuckyinKentucky]

I would guess no...but that is a guess I recall being told at rehab they would eventually give out. but then again i take off my tippers the day i get my chair.... What I like to do is back up close to something and lean back into a wheelie.. when either your back or your wheels are touching what you against lock your brakes...but then again this may not work with tippers on.

[KimAndSophie]

hurbshankin, on Aug 2 2008, 05:40 PM, said:

I just got my first manual chair, a Ti-Lite. In my power chair I can lay back very easy. In the manual I can throw my weight back and rest on the anti-tip bars, will the tippers hold up to the strain of me (6'-3", 185lbs) leaning on them for periods of time? Thanks in advance.

Hurb

I don't have any myself. I took them off my first chair and don't even bother ordering any with new chairs. I don't think I would trust leaning back that way. After all they were just designed to stop you from tipping over backwards every so often, not for a constant 185lbs of pressure. I'm pretty sure the stresswould be too much for them after awhile. Also, if you did it and the ground wasn't completely level where they hit you could still tip over if they hit the wrong way.

[E-DOG]

hurbshankin, on Aug 2 2008, 02:40 PM, said:

I just got my first manual chair, a Ti-Lite. In my power chair I can lay back very easy. In the manual I can throw my weight back and rest on the anti-tip bars, will the tippers hold up to the strain of me (6'-3", 185lbs) leaning on them for periods of time? Thanks in advance.

Hurb

Come on Hurb, at six three and a buck eightyfive yer tempting fate. Be happy with the injury you have.
We don't need another one. If you're bored, read a book, have a cracker, anything. Just keep yer wheels on the floor.
E

[mikeC5/6]

The man who sold me my wheelchair said to not, if at all avoidable, lay back on the anti-tips for any length of time because after so many times they will break. They are only supposed to be there for precaution

[Ches]

Nicey put Edog.. lol

Mike get your ass to a chair or couch and transfer over if you really wanna lean back.. or learn to scoot ur ass to the front of your chair and lean back to have a rest.

I dont mess with the wheelies. Im too afraid to mess up this face..

[hurbshankin]

Thanks for the info guys. I didn't think the aluminium would hold up. I can't slump forward, as soon as I break 90 degrees with my hips my whole body spazs into a board and I slide forward outta my chair. I'm working on transfers right now in therapy, just yesterday I almost transferred myself from chair to matt table, had a spaz and I fell over. I'm working on core strength so I can sit better in my manual chair. I've only had the chair a week now, I'm incredibly sore but I can tell my strength is improving already.


Hurb

Edited by hurbshankin, 05 August 2008 - 01:41 PM.

[edlee]

Hurb***,

Don't sweat it. The tippers HAVE to be strong enough or there would be a ton of lawsuits.

I've been doing the same thing ( tilting back ) since I got my chair ( 3 yars) and have had no problems.

It's, definitely, an easy way to do a weight shift.

What the naysayers above don't get is that we aren't tipping back very far,,,, only slightly past the balance point,,,,not enough to put undue weight on the tippers.

Don't believe it???? Talk to your geometry teacher about vectors of force,,,, She,ll explain it better than me. (Or is that better than I?,,, Guess I better talk to a grammar teacher)
ed

[Slowlegs]

Hi Hurb,

I think that if they were designed to stop you tipping over (where the energy absorbed would be greater as they would have to stop the inertia which would be greater than your weight alone) they should be OK. Don't quote or sue me on that though. Just make sure you get them checked regularly for cracks or looseness. You could perhaps also call the manufacturer although they may say no because they don't want the liability risk.

edlee, on Aug 5 2008, 09:28 PM, said:

Hurb***,

Don't sweat it. The tippers HAVE to be strong enough or there would be a ton of lawsuits.

I've been doing the same thing ( tilting back ) since I got my chair ( 3 yars) and have had no problems.

It's, definitely, an easy way to do a weight shift.

What the naysayers above don't get is that we aren't tipping back very far,,,, only slightly past the balance point,,,,not enough to put undue weight on the tippers.

Don't believe it???? Talk to your geometry teacher about vectors of force,,,, She,ll explain it better than me. (Or is that better than I?,,, Guess I better talk to a grammar teacher)
ed

[carbar]

Can anyone recommend where to buy an anti-tip device for a manual chair? Fell backwards for the first time today and now thinking it might be a good idea. Online purchase is easiest as I am in France but any suggestions welcome. Thanks.

[KimAndSophie]

carbar, on Aug 6 2008, 07:26 AM, said:

Can anyone recommend where to buy an anti-tip device for a manual chair? Fell backwards for the first time today and now thinking it might be a good idea. Online purchase is easiest as I am in France but any suggestions welcome. Thanks.

I'm not sure where you can order from online there, but you would have to make sure you did order the right part for your chair model. You could also try adjusting your back wheels so they are moved back a bit if your chair is too tippy.

[Jackiefff]

I always lean back on my tippers, its more comfy =] and ive been doing it for about a year..but im maybe 150? i told my chair guy that i couldnt do that on my new chair i got so hes rigging them so I can tip back, he didnt seem to have any concern about it