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From: John.Lynch@f1000.n261.z1.fidonet.org (John Lynch)
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Subject: Re: Loading wheel chair into car
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Date: 21 Dec 90 05:33:51 GMT
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[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

Jay, it has been a while for me also, but this is my method.  Get in 
passanger side, slide seat full forward.  Fold chair, and foot pedels, 
leave them on.  Then trun chair and set pedels on rocker pannel.  Slide 
to drivers side anf push passanger seat forward.  Reach over, lift 
pedels up  to get the small FRONT wheels up on the rocker pannel.  Then 
push down on the pedals, while they are still on the pannel to use them 
as a leverage point to get main wheels up off aslphalt and pull in t he 
chair at the saim time.  
The trick is using the pedals for leverage.  Good luck.  What happened 
to your van.
Regards, John

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