UTV Wheelchair

[rtate1050]

I know that this may be a bit outside the forum , but has anyone had any experience with all terrain wheelchairs ? I live on 5 sandy acres in Florida and am currently wheelchair bound. I have a power wheelchair but it doesn't work very well on my property . I.m looking at one that has rubber treads like a tank . It's pretty expensive so I was wondering if anyone had any experience or knows anything about them before I pulled the trigger.

I do have aa side-by-side but can't get in and out.

Thanks , Rich

[Nutcase]

For ability to get around your UTV/atv is much more capable than any existing wheelchairs including the track style. Their range is very limited and they are not good on wet slippery surfaces or any kind of steep hill or sidehill. Can you modify or have somebody else modify your side by side to make it easy to access.

[Nutcase]

For ability to get around your UTV/atv is much more capable than any existing wheelchairs including the track style. Their range is very limited and they are not good on wet slippery surfaces or any kind of steep hill or sidehill. Can you modify or have somebody else modify your side by side to make it easy to access. Looking at your side by side it looks like some overhead straps could help your access. You didn't mention if you are paraplegic or quadriplegic.

[Joe Breaux]

if you can climb into a UTV, you would have much more mobility and probably spend 1/2 the money of a trackchair

[rtate1050]

I've tried to modify my side by side but haven't come up with anything that works. My problem is with my knees ( failed replacements) . I can stand for a brief time but cannot get my foot high enough to get in and  the seat is too high to go in butt first. Still trying to work it out but since I made this initial post I got a chair that works pretty well in the sandy soil so I'm now out and about a little bit.

Thanks for your thoughts

Rich

[Nutcase]

I also got my knees replaced but they work pretty well. You might look at the rear pickup bed drop steps available to help us step into the back bed of a pickup, which you could mount on the side of you buggy and it flips up out of the way when you are riding. That way you carry your step with you. It helps me for the same reason. The bed is to high to sit up on and the bumper is to high for my knees to get up to it.

[rtate1050]

That's a good idea. I'll look into it. 

The knee replacement went well but I tore the ligaments during rehab. Now can't straighten the leg all the way.

[Nutcase]

Getting old aint for sissies.

[rtate1050]

I agree . The thing that I never understood was why it is so popular . Almost everyone 

does it ....

[Nutcase]

They forgot to mention that your golden years are when you spend all of your gold trying not to hurt.

[Joe Breaux]

lol  got that right..I got pains in places I didnt know I had

[ibike]

Dang I hope I never get that old.  You old geezers……..wait dang it I am that old. How’d it go so fast?

[Joe Breaux]

15 minutes ago, ibike said:

Dang I hope I never get that old.  You old geezers……..wait dang it I am that old. How’d it go so fast?

IF we knew we were gonna live this long, we would taken better care of ourselves😄

[ibike]

7:44

• The inventor of the treadmill died at the age of 54.
• The inventor of gymnastics died at the age of 57.
• The world bodybuilding champion died at the age of 41.
• The best footballer in the world, Maradona, died at the age of 60.
• James Fuller Fixx, credited with helping start America's fitness revolution by popularizing running, died of a heart attack while jogging at age 52.

However ...

• The Kentucky Fried Chicken inventor died at 94.
• Cigarette maker Charles Winston died at the age of 102.
• The inventor of opium died at the age of 116, not even of natural causes but in an earthquake.
• And, the Hennessey whiskey creator died at 98.

How did smart people come to the conclusion that exercise prolongs life?

The rabbit is always jumping up and down, but it lives for only two years, and the turtle, that doesn't exercise at all, lives for 200 years.

Oh yes of course, Hugh Hefner died at 90 on the job ( or shortly thereafter)

So in 2024 chill, stay cool, eat, drink and enjoy your life. 

[rtate1050]

2 hours ago, Joe Breaux said:

IF we knew we were gonna live this long, we would taken better care of ourselves😄

Naaaaa What would we have to talk about now My motto always was "Here , hold my beer . Watch this "

[Nutcase]

Look at it this way. We are still driving utv's like there is no tomorrow, eating good food and discovering new pain meds every day, I have 10 grandkids and I feel totally wealthy even though I don't have any money. I still wouldn't trade it for the world. Family is what it is all about.