HELP!! Wheelchair carrier hitched to TT???
Hello all. I'm a newb to RVing, and the forum. I have 15+ years experience towing automobiles as well as some experience with towing TTs. I have been recently diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (M.S.) ...
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I'm very sorry to hear about your health, at the same time, admire your desire to continue to move forward with a positive attitude.
I would install a lift in the bed of the truck. I would not fabricate anything on the TT.
A 350# chair is heavy and would need extensive welding to build framework to safely support that kind of weight on a TT.
It would off balance the TT on the rear or add too much TW in front of the TT.
IF...i had to fabricate something that is used on a public highway, i would speak to a D.O.T. certified welder to learn your options and your liability.
I think using the truck is your best option because the trucks bed is a solid platform that is normally used to transport cargo, opposed to (you) fabricating something on a TT .
I would lift and lower it using a crane not a ramp. There are many lifts made today, research them.
http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/material-handling/hoists-cranes/cranes-pickup-truck-jib/manual-lift-low-profile-van-truck-jib-crane
I would install a lift in the bed of the truck. I would not fabricate anything on the TT.
A 350# chair is heavy and would need extensive welding to build framework to safely support that kind of weight on a TT.
It would off balance the TT on the rear or add too much TW in front of the TT.
IF...i had to fabricate something that is used on a public highway, i would speak to a D.O.T. certified welder to learn your options and your liability.
I think using the truck is your best option because the trucks bed is a solid platform that is normally used to transport cargo, opposed to (you) fabricating something on a TT .
I would lift and lower it using a crane not a ramp. There are many lifts made today, research them.
http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/material-handling/hoists-cranes/cranes-pickup-truck-jib/manual-lift-low-profile-van-truck-jib-crane
