Stowing Solutions

STOWING SOLUTIONS

The size and weight of your wheelchair or scooter will affect the type of boot hoist you need and the space required. Take it with you to the dealership to rule out any cars that don’t have enough boot space. It’s critical you speak to an installer to be absolutely sure there is room for both the wheelchair or scooter and the hoist to function.

We have a range of hoists to get you in and out of the vehicle easily. We have sling sizes from small to large, so we can measure you to get the right fit. An ideal transfer solution for varying levels and types of disability. A person hoist ensures access in and out of almost any vehicle.

Click on any of the respective headings below for more information on each boot hoist.

CAROLIFT 40

A Flexible Wheelchair Hoist that Fits in Almost all Car Models
The Carolift 40 provides excellent reach, even around to the side of the vehicle to pick up a wheelchair from the pavement. At the same time, it is easy to guide a load through narrow openings. The flexible arm is what makes this possible, in essence the arm can be short or long as needed. The hoist fits in most vehicles and comes with assisted folding to and from storage position.

The Carolift 40 has manual swivel and powered lift, operated via controls on top of the hoist. Its maximum lift capacity is 40 kg.

  • Carolift 40 - OC Cars & Mobility

A-Hatch

Converts a Standard Manual Rear Hatch into an Automatic Rear Hatch.
A pneumatic hatch opener assists in opening and closing the rear hatch. Operated by a switch or by an optional wireless remote control. A-Hatch does not prevent the hatch from being opened or closed manually. Delivered complete with a universal bracket. The stroke length of the cylinder is 600 mm.

For vehicles without an electric hatch lock, the accessory Hatch Lock Opener can be integrated into the system.

  • A-Hatch - OC Cars & Mobility

JOEY LIFT

Stowing Made Easy
Drive onto the platform, step off and push a button on the remote control. Your mobility device will now be lifted into the vehicle and safely stowed until needed. It’s as simple as that. The idea is for you to do as little as possible and let the Joey Lift do all the hard work, but Joey is by no means a dull boy. It will safely lift, stow/retrieve and your mobility device and even light up the dark for you. It will do all this for you without any modifications made to your mobility device.

Powered
Just push the button.You don’t have to do anything. No lifting, no steering heavy loads into position and no awkward positions. Just take a step back and watch the Joey work. It will safely lift mobility devices weighing up to 159kg into your vehicle. The optional tie-downs can be attached when the mobility device is on the outside of the vehicle. For best ergonomics, raise the platform to a comfortable working height.

Illumination
A beacon in the night. The world can be a dark place, with the Joey Lift you will at least have decent working lights. Both the platform and the hand control are illuminated, making it easy to see and operate the Joey Lift in dim lit garages or during the night.

  • Joey Lift - OC Cars & Mobility

This hoist is reliable and compact; it can be used to lift small motorised scooters and manual wheelchairs of up to 40 kilograms. The hoist can be neatly installed to either the nearside or offside rear corner of the vehicles boot area. It’s suitable for most type of vehicles, including hatchbacks, estates and saloon cars. The boom and upright arm have a unique folding design. This enables you to fold the post neatly when not in use.

To control the hoist’s Up and Down movement, you can either use the built-in control located on the main body of the hoist, or use the attached two-way handset, which is designed for easier usage. An interlock system ensures that the lifting arm is locked in the up position before the hoist can be operated. The simple design also enables the user to transfer the hoist to any other suitable vehicles.

A simple unit that enables loading and unloading of wheelchairs and scooters weighing up to 75kg from a vehicle to which it is fitted. The hoist is supplied with a single point lifting hook and a lifting bar that attaches either side of the wheelchair or scooter. Either can be used.

The hoist has a power on/off switch and a rocker switch which is held down to either raise or lower the wheelchair/scooter.

The power switch also provides overload protection and will trip if the current drawn by the motor is too great. The arm of the hoist is rotated by hand to move the wheelchair or scooter in and out of the vehicle.

It is powered by the vehicle’s battery and has the capability to lift from 80 up to 150 kilos. It can be fitted in estate, multi-purpose family vehicles and 4 by 4 vehicles. The Evotech Hoist has unique features, which allows the user to easily programme a loading cycle. Users can pre-set a loading position for your wheelchair or scooter, then the hoist will load them into your car accurately as programmed.

A fixed wheelchair hoist with powered lift and swivel.

The Carolift 90 is a stylish wheelchair hoist designed for lifting mobility devices up to 90 kg into the back of a vehicle.

The lift can be folded down to allow use in vehicles with sloping rear doors.

This is a compact unit that enables loading and unloading of wheelchairs and scooters weighing up to 120kg from a vehicle with only single button operation. The electronic control box has a power switch, a push button to load the wheelchair, a push button to unload the wheelchair and lights that show the state of the hoist in normal operation.

These lights and buttons are also used to set up the hoist after installation in the vehicle. A remote handset is connected by a lead to the control box with its own load and unload buttons. Either set of buttons may be used to control the hoist.

This is a wheelchair boot hoist designed to lift mobility equipment that way up to a max of 181kgs into the boot of the car. It is because of the offset arm feature that allow the boot hoist to reach around to the side of the vehicle to pick up the wheelchair from the foot path.

The Carolift 6900 is a powered swivel and lift that is operated using a hand held control.