Recent content by Jcontoni

I have and they have no interest in helping me modify a chair. There are liability issues and I understand. I was hoping someone knowledgeable in wheel chairs would stumble into this thread. It's a fun project for me for my father. thanks for your interest

Hi, thanks for the reply. I have considered an all terrain wheelchair but they are too costly. I can build and fix many things and I thought it would give me an opportunity to build this for my father. I'm an OK welder and fabricator and have most tools at my disposal so it seemed like an...

The smaller gear would have a smaller diameter so it would no longer align to the larger gear. The axles are fixed in a very tight gearbox.

I have disassembled and cleaned the motors along with 2 new batteries. I believe these are 24v motors. This chair is for my father who I'm trying to give access to more of his property off the driveway and sidewalks. The smaller tires don't have the traction or stability needed.

The brakes seem to be fine. The stance I have widened with wheel adaptors I made on a lathe and I also mounted larger wheels and mounts on the rear tires. I have a small lathe and mill in my basement. Attached are a few photos. thanks for your help!

I thought of that and I opened the motor transmission to find it very neatly packed. I thought in order to put a smaller gear on the drive side, I would need a larger gear to match up to it on the other side but there is no room. The case is tight. I couldn't find much information on line and...

I have a jazzy pride 1121 power wheelchair that I need help with. I have installed larger tires so I wasn't limited to where I could take it in my yard. Because of the increased size of the wheels, it now lacks the power to climb inclines. I was told that possibly a more powerful controller...