mobility scooter

[cranky]

Morning all
hope you are all keeping well and enjoying getting out in the moho at last. I know we are!
I am looking at possibly investing in a folding mobility scooter for my beloved. she is finding it increasingly difficult to walk any distance. obviously would need to cope with grass/gravel etc. so if anyone has any recommendations I would be most grateful.
thanks in advance.
C

 

[Oldbob]

There are some good ones around, got one for mil and it splits into 3 bits, heaviest is the battery box that has two small lead acid batteries in.

They cope with grass as long as it's dry, and not uneven, go best on tarmac though.
I may even know for one if you are interested.

 

[Just smiffy]

Don’t buy a new one... there are hundreds for sale on gumtree and other auction sites nearly new for a few hundred or less..

 

[TheBig1]

none of the little scooter can cope with loose gravel, as no traction

 

[cranky]

thanks all. I was thinking pre owned. there seems to be plenty of choice!!

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[chrisgreen]

I repair mobility scooters and for your needs, you need one with inflatable tires, not rigid tires.
if you buy secondhand make sure the batteries are good and don't go by the batterie meter on the scooter it might show fully charged but a mile down the road could be flat.

 

[george w menzies]

i have a small tha split into three bits easy to split and put togethar it not bad on grasas long as its cut short i also have a greenpower three weeler witch went in the garage off our burstner using light ramps this will go places the wee one cant and much quicker.

 

[raymarg]

My wife, who has knee problems and so reg disabled, has a Drive auto fold mobility scooter that folds completely at the push of a button, its limitations are that it not suitable for uneven ground especially pavements with tree roots protruding etc . The advantages are that she is independant for a trip to the beach/shop eg on a promenade. I carry it on and off the bus/train quite easily as only weighs 26 kgs.You can pull it along like a trolley on the two small wheels, It stores under the side settee when travelling.At home she slides over the low car boot lip on a piece of carpet and slides it back up on return, we also are able to eat out with choice not just the nearest or on site. Hope this is of some help.

 

[TheBig1]

At home she slides over the low car boot lip on a piece of carpet and slides it back up on return, we also are able to eat out with choice not just the nearest or on site. Hope this is of some help.

I would help the wife get into and out of the passenger seat rather than her struggle with a piece of carpet

 

[thebriars]

My OH has an eFoldi, its brilliant. Folds up to the size of a suitcase, weight 17kg (including the battery), goes over rough ground as well as tarmac, yes it works on gravel too so long as there isn't a steep slope. Its road
legal too, 8mph, 14 mile range. The handle folds down too when not needed.

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[Revolvor]

My OH has an eFoldi, its brilliant.

I got one for my wife last autumn. It's also good that it can be used like a shopping trolley, that easily turns into a seat. So far it's only been used once, on The Camel Trail in Cornwall. She loves it, but is worried about how it will cope with hills. It has three reasonable pneumatic tyres. I've experimented with it the garden and found I got wheelspin on our steeply sloping law and gravel paths, which improved when I leant forward to get more weight over the front wheel.

 

[thebriars]

I got one for my wife last autumn. It's also good that it can be used like a shopping trolley, that easily turns into a seat. So far it's only been used once, on The Camel Trail in Cornwall. She loves it, but is worried about how it will cope with hills. It has three reasonable pneumatic tyres. I've experimented with it the garden and found I got wheelspin on our steeply sloping law and gravel paths, which improved when I leant forward to get more weight over the front wheel.

It copes quite well with hills, much depends on the surface underneath the tyres of course.