?vertical wheelchair lift???

[Ed of all trades]

Anyone have any experience with a vertical wheelchair lift. Thinking of one for a family member. I need about 50" of lift to get up to the deck. Any help will be welcome. Thanks. Ed

 

[Bird]

See Jinman's Lift Project for some folks with some experience.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...nmans-lift-project.html?highlight=jinman+lift

 

[Ed of all trades]

Thanks Bird. Any idea of the brand?

 

[Bird]

Go to Post #12 in that thread and click on the picture of the label to see the stats. Just in case it doesn't work for you, its:
Hercules II 750 series, by AmeriGlide, Inc.

You can find lots of websites about them, just one being:

AmeriGlide Hercules II 750 Commercial Wheelchair Lift

 

[Ed of all trades]

Thanks Bird.

 

[Pirate]

My wife and I recently went on a train ride in the lancaster, pa area. The train place and a platform lift like those linked but it was a hand crank model, which would undoubtedly be much cheaper than those fancy ones listed.

 

[Ed of all trades]

Thanks Pirite I need an electronic one. I don't have much wend and need to use it where I need to.

 

[coveredbridge]

I had a Bruno installed for my Mom a couple years ago.

The Vertical Platform Lift Makes Your Porch or Deck Easily Accessible

About $5,000

 

[Ed of all trades]

Thanks Coverdbridge I have to do something soon. Hope to find something a bit cheaper.

 

[coveredbridge]

Yes I know what you mean, but I shopped around quite a bit and wasn't able to find anything less expensive. Maybe you'll have better luck than me.

Another possibility may be a ramp, but to get 50" lift it would need to be an awful long ramp. at 1:12 slope you'd need a 50 ft ramp.