AL003 Tilt n Tote

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vivian k. from st.george, ut

Was to be used by wife, age 76 who has back issues.

cost and overall ease of use.

locking the wheel chair into position takes some muscle and exact position to get the carrier to lock. Removing the chair from the carrier is very easy.

pamela l. from skokie, il (caregiver)

age 56; wheelchair bound.

IT IS SIMPLE TO USE, SECURE, AND IT CAN BE EASILY REMOVED WHEN NOT NEEDED. iT GIVES YOU BACK THE FULL USE OF YOUR CAR.

Rust related to the red knobs and having to park in a non level area. For my auto there was minimum clearance beyond the rear bumper and the wheelchair was too close to the ground. After I made appropriate modifications, the system is now terrific.

desmond c. from bethesda, md (caregiver)

A 70 year old female suffering from MS, the progressive type, for 23 years. She is now dependant on a wheelchair for any activity away from home.

Easy installation.

Sticks out too far from bumper.

peter v. from barnegat, nj

I am 69 & hemi-plegic. My wife finds it very easy to use.

The quality and ease of use makes this product rank on the top of other products designed for the same purpose.

I have not experienced any weaknesses relating to this product.

douglas c. from elfrida, az (caregiver)

Wife of 51 year old man with degenerative disc disease and neuropathy in both legs.

ease of installation, ease of use, duribility,

the arm that holds the wheelchair gets in the way when loading and unloading I wish it would go all the way up. I use an elastic belt to secure the chair when using

karen o. from dallas, tx (caregiver)

She is 66 yrs with serious back problems aggravated by lifting.

Eas of design and use.

Not all latches work smoothly. I thought it was latched in the up position, when I drove away, the loading ramp fell down and dragged.

charles w. from windsor, ca

Transport wheelchair.

The AL003 Tilt n Tote is well made and simple to use. The design and operation are very straight-forward.

The one drawback that I ran into was the fact that this wheelchair carrier is really designed for a standard-sized chair and not a XL chair. Extra wide chairs for 300+lbs users stand taller when folded because they are wider. The new fold down arm that is supposed to secure the chair by clamping across the armrests of the chair accually rests on the up-raised middle of the chair. The adjustable bar the raises the height of the bar isn't long enough to set the bar high enough to get the chair in under it without having to struggle with it. Since I'm under 5 foot tall and am the one loading a 58 lbs chair, this is a major issue. This is the one area where the AL001 Tilt n Tote was easier to operate. The anchor arm locked down on the wheel, not the arm rests and height didn't matter. The company needs to address this problem. The chair folds to less than 15 inches and weighes less than 100 lbs; but, technically, it doesn't fit on the carrier.

frances m. from saint johns, fl (caregiver)

The user is my 66 yr old husband who is unable to get around without a walker or manual wheelchair.

Folds up and out of the way, drops down to open rear doors

Tilt latch difficult sometimes when loading chair

ray p. from chico, ca (caregiver)

Transport chair for child

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jack b. from fort worth, tx (caregiver)

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It is pretty easy to use (but easiest with two people guiding front and back wheels of chair into position) and it frees up the trunk for other use and is much easier than lifting wheelchair in and out of trunk.

Although there was a warning about going up steep driveways, it actually can hit the ground on a Toyota Camry when simply backing out of a normal driveway with a standard gutter. I have to turn at an angle even then so I do have some concerns about driving with it both loaded with the chair or empty.

nancy w. from havelock, nc (caregiver)

Husband, age 82, walks with a cane but uses a folding wheelchair when going places that would require more walking than is comfortable for him.