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There are number of wheelchairs who can never think of supporting a person weighing between 200 to 300 pounds. So in order to move around a heavy weight disabled human being requires good and very heavy duty wheelchairs. Normally a heavy duty wheelchair can bear a load between 450 to 750 pounds. Apart from very high weight bearing capacity these rolling walkers offers great and comfortable room to the one who sits on their seats. Bigger seats are very much essential for the heavy weighing disabled patients. A normal or you can say standard wheelchair has width of about sixteen inches to twenty inches. On the other hand a heavy duty wheelchair has seat width which varies in between twenty inches to thirty inches. The heavy duty wheels, frames and upholstery are completely reinforced. These heavy duty reinforced wheels, frames and upholstery makes this heavy duty wheelchair much more durable and long lasting. Things which one should keep in mind while choosing a heavy duty wheelchair have been stated as follows:- These heavy duty wheelchairs are really very expensive and they can cost up to thousands of dollars and sometimes even more. It’s clear that the investment is going to be really very big so one should be sure enough about what he or she is buying before paying any amount to the dealer. One should also consider number of other specifications but first of all should check the weight bearing capacity of the wheelchair and the width of the seat. And the need of weight bearing capacity and width of the wheelchair’s seat will depend completely on the user only. One should also consider that which type of wheelchair they want whether they want arm style wheelchair or they desk arms type of wheelchair or wheelchairs which are popularly known as full arms wheelchairs. There are number of types of wheelchairs which have adjustable height or stationary height, and few of them are padded or unpadded. The style of leg rest can be any varying from elevating, swing away, stationary and padded or unpadded. One can also choose from transport type wheelchair and the one which propels on its own. The price of self-propelling wheelchair is really very high as it comprises of number of electronic gadgets and circuitries. Also these wheelchairs should be kept with great care because carelessness may cause them to malfunction at the time of need.
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