Interesting device for assisted mobility

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hydrovolt

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Sorry if I offended anyone I just thought it was interesting.
 

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Interesting indeed Hydro. I have to admit I'm totally fascinated that someone would fork out a grand to buy a cart to do what a $70 one from the hardware store can.

I guess it's marketed to those too feeble to pull one with a handle or get it over a bump, but how many of those people buy 100 lbs of something that they need to tote 10 miles?

I have a dog that follows me around for nothing, and the same danger applies, a quick turnaround finds me tripping over her because I forgot she was 'following'.

I read the blurb and it doesn't mention the bonus free yearly premiums paid to an insurance company to cover the buyer for damages when a pedestrian trips over it while it's off wandering about on a errand and sues the owner's proverbial off. Is that just an oversight?
How closely does it have follow? As close as a hungry lawyer?

Sorry but 'devil's advocate' is my favourite role play trick and I can just never resist these posts from newbies. We get a few lately. But nice try.

If you wanna chat about life in general then feel free, or you want to tout your product further you can try that too.
Some may object but I don't mind a bit of spam to take a shot at. Quite enjoy it really. Much more fun on forums where you can answer it without risking being bombarded with virus'. Bring 'em on I say! :devilish:
Unfortunately though it's not my call, how long you last without making normal posts is up to Matrix.

If as you say
I could use one.
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then do let us know when you buy one and how that went, and do a detailed review for us. We'd appreciate that.
... and because I'm such a softy, if you are really selling them then good luck to you, I like to see a bit of free enterprise in action. But you're going to need a hell of a marketing campaign to sell many at a guess. Those who need them can't afford them and those who can don't need them. But who knows? People buy bottled water so you can sell 'em anything with the right spin.
 
I'll just bet you'd luv one! Out there terrorizing the neighbourhood thugs in your purple tights, Devil loping along behind, despatching cats and possums..... yep, I can see it all now.

Let us know when you need bailing out and we'll pass the hat around.
 
For me there is a place I like to go gold panning, it's getting too hard to carry all my stuff down hill to the river about 1/4 mile away. The hike back up the hill is a killer. So that device would be perfect for me. Gives me a reason to get out more often.
 
You'd need to test it on grades and rough terrain Hydro before you lay out that much cash, what works on the factory floor mightn't out in the real world. It has relatively small wheels too, doesn't look as though it would handle potholes and rocks all that well.

Sometimes the old ways work as well, ever consider a travois with a biggish wheel and a harness?. Steer it down like a wheelbarrow and haul it back up by the harness? I've seen a similar rig used by an old prospector out here and he seemed to manage it pretty well. It would depend how steady you are on your feet I guess so it wouldn't pull you over backwards. Just a thought.
 
Thinking back, it was built so that when he bent low enough there were legs that anchored it from running back downhill, it was just a longish, lightweight 'skeleton' wheelbarrow with a tarp over the frame to load onto really.
 
Just a thought, if your grade is too steep for the 'barrow' option then how will the robotrolly handle it? Also it may take the weight but that kind of equipment isn't all compact and packable inside that little safety rail so how will it go with shovel handles etc sticking out of it that low to the ground on a grade?

Only playing devil's advocate here, not my problem how you handle it, just hate to see people waste money on things they haven't thought through.
 
Way to go, I've got cupboards full of useless whizzbang gadgets that were the answer to all of life's problems but didn't quite do what I dreamed they would. Now they are my life's problems.
 
My first car was a Mercedes, was yours an Edsel. Sorry about your useless gadgets, common sense goes a long way.
 
Beautiful car I wish I had the money. I do however have a 1921 Essex. Starts every time, but not very fast.
 
My Essex is the last year for wood spoke wheels and is a 4 door convertible. Hood, fenders and running boards are the same.
 

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