Hi,
They make bike racks that are designed to slip into a standard trailer
hitch receptacle. Seems like this might be an ideal solution. The
hitch wouldnt need to hold all that much weight so it wouldnt have to
be something heavy duty. It would allow the wheelchair to be
transported when needed but could be removed when it wasnt needed.
There would be no danger of the load shifting or scratching the paint
since the wheelchair "rack" would extend beyond the rear bumper. This
would also allow for easy loading and unloading since you wouldnt have
to lift an awkward shaped weight either in and out of the car or on and
off the car. My two cents.
Aaron
Aaron Cropley
71 TR6 (Throttle Body Injection!)
http://www.triumphowners.com/108
Topsham, Maine
-----Original Message-----
From: Francis P. Gowash <fpgowash@cox.net>
To: Triumph TR3A <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 13:26:26 -0500
Subject: TR3A Wheelchair type and transport
Hi All,
My wife and I love to travel locally to LBC shows and such. Since my
wife
needs a wheelchair to get around it has becomes a problem to manage
transport of such. Currently it is simply placed on the bench seat. The
chair is a standard size/weight and thus is somewhat clumsy to handle.
We
also miss out on bringing our dog along because of space issues. I tried
tying the chair to the rack but it is really too bulky for that...plus
it is
easy to scratch up the finish when loading/unloading. I looked at bumper
racks and prefer not to go that way...so:
I'm sure that somewhere out there this type of problem has been
encountered
and am interested in solutions.
If light weight travel chairs have been used with the rack I am very
interested in hearing about model/types and what you have done. Are
these
chairs manageable once at the show site ( grass, etc.)?
Thanks very much
Fran & Sharon
TR3A
Somers, CT
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