f3cbboy said:
i am about 2 hr and 20 min from woodbury nj, and 1/2 hr from new rochelle. I live 20 min from the turnpike in jersey, i can definately help with that leg from woodbury to new ro. will two people be able to move this chair from truck to truck without mechanical help at each persons house, or drop off point.
i am definatly willing to help.
In terms of moving the chair, I'd say that if it was broken down a bit, two strong people shouldn't have to much trouble. Per the
manufacturer's website the chair weighs 128 lbs w/o batteries. The batteries are supposed to be two "Group 24" sized sealed "gel cell" units, at approximately 55 lbs each. (think large car battery size) There are some parts that should be readily removable, such as the control pods, arm and leg rests, etc. which might lighten the chair some, but not sure just how much... Thus you'd end up with around 4-5 pieces - the chair, two batteries, and a box or two of other parts...
When the power is off, there are brakes on each of the motors that lock the drive wheels, but there are levers on each motor to put it into free-wheel mode. If not powered, the recommended approach is to put it into free-wheel mode to move it, then lock the wheels again when the chair is where you want it.
If I was moving the chair, I'd probably try to back the two trucks up to each other so their tailgates are close as possible, and push the chair from one to the other, possibly with a sheet of plywood or a couple of 2x6's to help bridge the gap...
As mentioned, I've gotten two bids from U-Ship in a decent range, one for $350, one for $325. The higher one expires tonight, but the shipper has pretty good feedback, the other has NO feed back at all, but doesn't expire for several days... I'm willing to consider the low bid if we can't put this chain together before his offer expires...
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