Now I'm thinking of something like a little two-wheeled trailer to pull,
maybe something like people pull with bicycles.

That was what I was thinking. But I doubt if your rig will have enough

I still have a 3-wheel electric handicap scooter from the time I could not
walk before I had the knee replacement. I bought a basket that plugs into
a receiver under the seat, like a trailer hitch. It will be just behind
the seat. Now I'm thinking of something like a little two-wheeled trailer
to pull, maybe something like people pull with bicycles.

Seems like my main trips are to Costco (6 blocks) and Walmart (1.5 miles).
This also puts Subway, Walgreen, Golden Fried Chicken, Church's Chicken,
Chili's, Home Depot, Auto Zone, Petco, Office Depot, and probably a few
more I can't think of within range.

I'm going to make a test run to see how far it can go before the battery
runs down. That will be with a cell phone in my pocket and Martha ready
to come get me with the Highlander.

If anyone has any ideas for a trailer, I would really appreciate it.

Neal

"Neal" <nealbrown1 at (no spam) msn.com> wrote in message
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I still have a 3-wheel electric handicap scooter from the time I could not
walk before I had the knee replacement. I bought a basket that plugs
into a receiver under the seat, like a trailer hitch. It will be just
behind the seat. Now I'm thinking of something like a little two-wheeled
trailer to pull, maybe something like people pull with bicycles.

Seems like my main trips are to Costco (6 blocks) and Walmart (1.5
miles). This also puts Subway, Walgreen, Golden Fried Chicken, Church's
Chicken, Chili's, Home Depot, Auto Zone, Petco, Office Depot, and
probably a few more I can't think of within range.

I'm going to make a test run to see how far it can go before the battery
runs down. That will be with a cell phone in my pocket and Martha ready
to come get me with the Highlander.

If anyone has any ideas for a trailer, I would really appreciate it.

Neal


Probably the cheapest solution would be a "little red wagon." You might
have to modify the connection to the receiver a bit, but it's probably
very doable. It should track OK because of the pivoting front axle.

You could put an ice chest on it to make it even more suitable for
groceries.

ed

I'm going to make a test run to see how far it can go before the battery
runs down. That will be with a cell phone in my pocket and Martha ready to
come get me with the Highlander.

"Ed Chait" <edchait4remove at (no spam) earthlink.net> wrote in message
You could also put a second battery in the trailer and connect it in
parallel with the primary battery. This would maintain the same voltage,
double your range, and you wouldn't have to swap out the batteries.

ed


I'm thinking now of just putting another basket on the front. My trips to
the stores are usually for a few things that were forgotten or things we
have run out of, get a couple of sandwiches at Subway, pick up a
prescription, etc. For example, a stop light blub burned out on Martha's
car yesterday. I drove to Auto Zone for one blub. That would have been a
perfect trip for the scooter.

Neal

Ed Chait wrote:

You could also put a second battery in the trailer and connect it in
parallel with the primary battery. This would maintain the same voltage,
double your range, and you wouldn't have to swap out the batteries.

It doesn't double your range because of the weight of the lead-acid
batteries. At least this is the consensus of the folks at Voltage Forum.

The best way to conserve range on an electric is to run the motor at its
mid speed and to learn to keep a steady pace and to coast as much as
possible. Changing speed and braking kill range more than anything that
is within your control -- hills are a major factor, but Neal won't have
that problem in Albuquerque.

I'm just dying to get some sort of electric vehicle like an electric scooter
or bicycle, but I have two motorcycles that get 40-50 mpg and both have rear
trunks and saddlebags.

You don't happen to own some cats, do you?

Ed Chait wrote:

You don't happen to own some cats, do you?


We have a family cat and my daughter has her own cat. Why do you ask?

Well, I was thinking you were someone else (and actually way off now that I
think about it) but I'm pretty sure I know who you are now:).

Ed Chait wrote:

Well, I was thinking you were someone else (and actually way off now that
I think about it) but I'm pretty sure I know who you are now:).


I am sorry -- I thought pretty much everybody knew who I was already and
that I was hiding under a nom de keyboard to keep a particularly
snoopy/nosy/gossipy relative from having the satisfaction of feeling they
are snooping on me. I am using an alternate email address from my regular
ISP for newsgroups, and Margie is the only other person on here who posts
from this ISP, so it shouldn't be too hard to figure out who I am. Just
PLEASE don't say my real name in response to something I say, or I won't
be able to even hide under a nom de keyboard, because this person will
start looking for me under ever rock.

I never thought there are these many brands and makes of electric
scooters. Check this out Neal ----
http://www.largoscooters.com/electricscooters.html

I never thought there are these many brands and makes of electric
scooters. Check this out Neal ----

mountain wrote:

I never thought there are these many brands and makes of electric
scooters. Check this out Neal ----
http://www.largoscooters.com/electricscooters.html

Yes!! Yes!!! Danny, the guy who owns Largo Scooters, is a friend of
mine, and even better yet, he is now located in the town next to the
town I grew up in (No, I didn't know him from there. He used to live on
Key Largo, Florida.). Great place, great scooters (although personally
I would avoid the X-Treme brand ones because there are some reports that
they don't hold up in the long term. There were a number of guys who
had the Pacelite scooters and felt they were durable and held up in the
long run.

Currietech also has some electric scooters that, if gently used, work
okay.

Avoid the el cheapo Chinese-made models that did not have supervision by
an outside country, and especially those that don't have parts available.

And remember to cut the manufacturer's stated range in half when
calculating what range you can expect to have when riding in the real
world with turns, stops, etc., and run the scooter in its mid speed
range to get maximum mileage.