Pickup-Mounted Lift Great For The Farm

Pickup-Mounted Lift Great For The Farm PICKUPS Accessories 25-6-37 If you or anyone you know is confined to a wheelchair but still works on a farm, you'll be interested in this new pickup-mounted lift. It gets people into almost any machine, eliminating the need to alter each piece of equipment. It mounts in the back of a 1/2-ton or larger pickup. Rotates 180 degrees and reaches out 8 ft. and up as high as 10 ft. The unit has its own self-contained electric-powered hydraulic unit that mounts in the pickup bed and runs off the pickup's 12-volt battery. It's equipped with a hydraulic post lift and two hydraulic stabilizer jacks. The lift seat lowers close to the ground so the user can slide over from his wheelchair onto the seat. The rig is operated by a handheld remote control. No outside assistance is needed. "For transport, it folds down into the back of the truck and over the cab. The smooth hydraulic operation of the lift allows for infinite movement and delicate maneuvering," says H.B. Von Holten, Life Essentials, West Lafayette, Ind. The lift mounts with four bolts to the pickup frame and fits all makes of pickups without modification. Sells for about $14,000. The company also offers a new trailer-mounted "Equestrian Lift" that's designed to lift a person onto a horse. It's equipped with a padded holder that tucks in under your arms and a belt that goes under your thighs. Once on the horse you simply unsnap the belt and remove the holder. The strap can be replaced by a seat, allowing the unit to lift you up into a tractor or combine cab, etc. The unit is operated by a self-contained electric-powered hydraulic unit. Sells for about $9,900. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Life Essentials, 345 Burnett Road, West Lafayette, Ind. 47906 (ph 800 543-3740; E-mail: kathy@life-essentials.net).

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