Pickup Add-Ons Give Teen Independence

Pickup Add-Ons Give Teen Independence PICKUPS Miscellaneous Glen Cummings says his “best buys” have given his son Parker who is paralyzed from the chest down the ability to be an independent teenager “Finding the Freedom Seat® www freedom-lift com and the Bruno Pow’r Topper and Curb Sider® hoist www bruno com was a big step forward ” says Cummings a plumber who believes there’s nothing he can’t do to help his son achieve independence Parker was 11 when he was paralyzed in an auto accident Father and son started researching equipment well before Parker’s 16th birthday last July and put together all the pieces needed to equip an F-150 Ford Super Crew pickup They worked with Mobility Works in Waukesha Wis a company that installed all of the special-built equipment With a remote control the Freedom Seat $8 000 to $10 000 swivels and lowers to the ground next to the driver’s door so Parker can transfer from his wheelchair to the seat Then he uses a control to open the Bruno Pow’r Topper $3 500 to $5 000 and pivot the Curb-Sider hoist $3 500 to $5 500 to lift his chair into the back of the pickup “We also put remote start on the truck so we don’t run the batteries low ” Cummings says For safety he placed a protector plate over the gas and brakes since Parker uses hand brake and gas controls and a spinner knob on the steering wheel Cummings also added a 55-light LED spotlight in the cab to shine down on the ground to make it easier to see where the chair is being placed on fields and other uneven surfaces at night Parker enjoys target shooting and snowmobiling and going to tractor pulls Cummings got the ultimate seal of approval for the pickup modifications Parker told him: “Dad I think you did it perfect ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Glenn Cummings 233 2nd St Hilbert Wis 54129 ph 920 427-5661

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