If I need to lift up the wheelchair to pass the edge or stair, are there anything that I can use it like foot pads? Thanks.
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Yes. I just used this model of Drive transport wheelchair for a 3-day weekend with my father. If you look at the photos, each side has a rubber-padded tube extending in the back just inside each rear wheel. You can push down on either one with a foot while you pull back the handles at the top with your hands. This helps lift the chair over a small bump or ridge. Just be careful! This isn't meant for off-roading. ;)
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Hmm. Not sure what you mean by foot pads and can't say that I have an answer for you, especially since I gave the chair I had away years ago. But, as I remember, going UP or OVER the edge of something on a fairly level or slightly elevated surface was not too hard because there were two protrusions from the rear of the chair. If you stepped on one to tilt the chair up, you could roll the front wheels over the edge and then lift and push the rear wheels over the edge. This won't work going DOWN. Most places have ramps.
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There is a footstep on the back to allow you to easily tilt the chair back to go up over a curb or one stair.
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Yes you can....there are settings to steup or step down depending on where you use it..
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I have this ramp and am in a wheelchair. I think it would work well for both steps, but I think you'll need two of them. Hope this helps.
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I'm guessing that you mean "legrests", as opposed to armrests? I never remove the armrests, though it seems that they can be pulled up and out, if desired. The legrests can just be folded outward (each one has a simple latch) for patient transfer, but I typically remove them (easy), because they can otherwise flap about while I'm folding the wheelchair and placing it into the trunk of the car.
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Well, I've never used it that way but you could use it to pull the bottom part of the leg opening over your foot I would think. Its kind of long to use to pull them all the way up.
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We lift and move ours all the time, no problem. But it's kind of an awkward shape to carry up & down a long staircase. Maybe if you did it all the time you'd get used to it - I don't know.
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It's not easy to go over threshholds because the wheels are relatively small. Have to wrestle with it. A regular wheelchair works better there, with a notch on the back that the steering party can put their foot on to raise the front wheel slightly as needed. & the large wheels make it easier to push too. Can't speak to carpet, but almost tumbled my Mom out trying to do down a cobble stoned ramp at an art show in the streets. This chair is handy sometimes, but a real wheelchair probably works best for long-term situations. Mom used it to push her laundry to the laundry room yesterday...
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We include them, but you may not even need them.Use foam pads as needed. Electric scooters/wheelchairs with padded armrests will need 1 pad (if any), manual wheelchairs may require both foam pads for additional grip/support.Previous users have also cut one of the extra foam pads into strips and placed inside the cup holder portion for a more secure grip on beverages.
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i would not use it in a wheelchair. move it the wrong why and the device may send you out of your wheelchair.
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Hello Thomas, Look under wheelchair accessories or parts and look for the foot rests for the Invacare Tracer IV (or for those compatible for the Tracer IV). Hope this helps!
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Black magic anti-skid tape would work good for something like the wheelchair foot rest.
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Hi. We wondered about this too but ordered anyway. The "elevating legrest" means that those feet supports actually raise up to just about parallel to the wheelchair seat. They do also have calf supports built in, but ours at least were not padded--they are more of a hard plastic. The elevating feature is really helpful for my wife when she needs to rest her legs. In order for the elevated feature to work, we fold the bottom footrest portion out of the way then elevate the leg rests and her legs rest on the calf supports. If we don't fold the foot part out of the way it's too cramped, and she's not a large lady by any means (about 5'4"). These elevating footrests are still removable from the chair too when you need to load it in a car, etc. It has worked out great for us. Hope that info helps. Any specific questions let me knwo and I'll try to answer.
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I have used it with a powered wheelchair without drilling holes and using the pins, since the ramp had to be removed and stored after each use.
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Rommel, I would not use the ramp for a step higher than 6". If I were you I would call a medical supply house ( wheelchairs, etc,) to check. I know the manufacturer of the ramp makes longer ramps for higher steps.
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Tammi, no I don't believe the grabber could help much in that department. It's horrible trying to find things to help when your mobility is impaired. Sorry!
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IT IS not hard to lift if you are not disabled. I would not spend this kind of money on it, I returned mine. The $35.00 one does the same thing. The bumpy things in the bottom are very painful to sensitive feet.
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Depends on the use and whether you are wanting to be ADA compliant. For use with an assisted occupied wheelchair the maximum slope is 12 & 2 which means 1 foot of run length for each two inches of rise. If you have an 18 inch rise then the point at which the ramp ends should be 9 feet out from where it begins. The actual ramp length in this scenario is just about 12 feet. The formula is ramp length = the square root of (Rise squared + Run squared). Calculate in units of feet rather than inches.