tooldummy
01-22-2005, 11:37 AM
I subscribe to a magazine called Farm Show. It's a magazine for farmers with ideas they make in their farmshops. They might take an old combine and convert it into a forklift or snowblower or something else. Anyway, there was an artilce in it this time about a man that made a side car for a motorcycle that I just had to tell you all about.
He made it by installing a flat bottom sidecar on the side. He had a wheel, complete with disc brake on the right hand side. He then moved the handlebar and windshield in front of the sidecar. He then runs his wheelchair up on the sidecar and fastens it in so it doesn't roll off. He can then steer the bike from his wheelchair. He shifts it with a hand shifter. He said he had about $3000 in the conversion.
If anyone is interested in the article I can scan it and e-mail it to you Monday. Or I can give you the gentlemans phone number, but I don't want to post it on the internet without his permission.
I thought this might work on a 4 wheeler even.
There was also an article on a hand-cranked wheelchair that would get around in the woods a lot easier than a conventional wheelchair. It has flotation pneumatic tires and costs about $250 to build and is put together by volunteers. Their website is www.giftofmobility.org
Then there was an article on a motorized bar stool that looked pretty simple, but would provide some mobility in the woods.
He made it by installing a flat bottom sidecar on the side. He had a wheel, complete with disc brake on the right hand side. He then moved the handlebar and windshield in front of the sidecar. He then runs his wheelchair up on the sidecar and fastens it in so it doesn't roll off. He can then steer the bike from his wheelchair. He shifts it with a hand shifter. He said he had about $3000 in the conversion.
If anyone is interested in the article I can scan it and e-mail it to you Monday. Or I can give you the gentlemans phone number, but I don't want to post it on the internet without his permission.
I thought this might work on a 4 wheeler even.
There was also an article on a hand-cranked wheelchair that would get around in the woods a lot easier than a conventional wheelchair. It has flotation pneumatic tires and costs about $250 to build and is put together by volunteers. Their website is www.giftofmobility.org
Then there was an article on a motorized bar stool that looked pretty simple, but would provide some mobility in the woods.