Vertical Platform Lift - Vertical Platform Lifts


The beauty of a wheelchair is that it gives an instant feel of freedom and mobility to the user but there are still obstacles that a wheelchair by itself cannot get the user through such as getting into the front porch or the back deck of a house and this is where a very specialized mechanical device called the vertical platform lift comes into play. Vertical platform lifts are very sophisticated devices that can range in price from a few thousand dollars to up to $10,000. While the stair lift is made to lift the user from one floor of the house to the other the vertical platform lift is usually made to get the person through areas that require a lift from 6 inches to a couple of feet. Vertical platform lifts not only help the wheelchair-bound user but they also help the person that is trying to lift the wheelchair to get the user on the front porch. Imagine if the wheelchair-bound user weighed 250 pounds and the wheelchair itself weighed another 250 pounds, that is over 500 pounds of weight that you would need to lift up to get this person into the front porch or backyard deck. That money is definitely worth it not only to the person in a wheelchair but to the person lifting him up as it will save on future back injuries.

Bruno has a great line of vertical platform lifts that begin with their VPL-3100. It is their top-of-the-line vertical platform lift that was created not only for ease of use but also for its ruggedness and it also has all of the standard features that you would expect from a brutal product that includes the option of a folding ramp that is self lowering an automatic, and as you also would expect from a brutal product it has an awesome lifting capacity of 750 pounds. When there is an abstraction that is encountered it also has a sensitive bottom plate unit that shuts down automatically. Another great option that this vertical platform lift as is a specialized braking unit that is solenoid and hardly ever breaks down. It also has the option of giving you a hand crank that is manual which will allow you to lower the vertical platform lift when the automatic electronic part of the unit is not working. If this is not enough, Bruno also adds the option of giving you a rechargeable battery that makes sure that the unit keeps going strong just in case there is some kind of an electrical or power failure in the vertical platform lifts.

If you are wheelchair-bound user or one of their loved ones and you are looking for a product that gives you performance and reliability than the Bruno VPL-3100 is the perfect solution for you. The Bruno name is synonymous with 26 years of dependable service and great products that will last a long time.