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LENGTH: Less than 40 inches. Including a deep central footplate and rearmost anti tip wheels.  Shorter than almost all other powerchairs. Manufacturers quote mid drive/6 wheel powerchairs with casters in the "shortest" rotated position and ignore footplates.  Much Shorter (& narrower) than an X5 or Quantum Q6000 or R4000 for e.g. And more manoeuvrable with lower seat height too! Powerchair Bigger >> WIDTH: 25.25 inches. Measured with an 18 inch wide cushion in place. That's narrower than almost all other "hi end" powerchairs. And the manufacturers quote minimum figures ignoring any controls sticking out and with a narrow seat cushion in place. I don't! SEAT HEIGHT: 17 inches (can be as low as 16.5 upwards) All current F55s seat riser, tilt, recline, elevating leg rests, etc and specialist seating can be accommodated as needed. It would make it worse as a powerchair and I don't need it. The main frame is still F55s Sunrise so all options for the F55s powerchair can be fitted. Its about the only stock part. SPEED, MOTORS & CONTROL:  6.2 mph with EMD 4 Pole motors + 100 Amp P & G Control System. Or soon to be 8.5 mph with "Groove" 4 pole motors and a Dynamic DX2 Control System (240 true total amps) In both cases completely reprogrammed for true & accurate response rather than the delayed action offerings from all the big main manufacturers.

Narrow enough for houses, vans, very capable on sand, mud, snow, grass as well as SMOOTH ride outdoors on footpaths etc.  ALL powerchairs should be off road capable

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Full Sized Image F55S Heavily Modified

This one is a year old. I have 3. Having already been through a winters salt. New tyres and a good strip/ very thorough clean and pressure wash (take care not to hit the power module! or joystick) and all as good as new. Motors dont mind the odd pressure wash... Due to all the stainless steel bolts, bearings etc and every single part powder coated against corrosion. It STAYS looking new unlike cheaply finished commercially built powerchairs

Full sized image Sunrise Medical F55s seriously redesigned!  Almost every single part of this chair is redesigned or fabricated from scratch or modified/replaced with better parts. With the exception of the main frame rail.

Those bags on the back are where I keep my guns. (Joke)

Quickie Powerchair in full size image

Its seriously short. sub 40 inches including long footplate. And very manoeuvrable indoors. It is in fact shorter and narrower than any other top end powerchair. Whilst still being truly outdoor capable with all day range.  When you reverse to a wall the first thing to touch is your head. Not a great chunk of wheelchair that hangs out behind you. And the Main drive wheels are almost under you. Much like a mid drive powerchair.

Footplate and seat height is easily adjustable as is seating angle. And it can be as low as 16 inches.  Here it is 17.5 inches since its tilted back quite steeply. Power module bolted under seat where there is fresh cooling air hitting it as you drive.

Ground clearance is 4 inches. Snow, sandy beaches, mud etc is all easy!  Notice the two heavy duty charge sockets (12v + 12v) on the side of the seat frame. This allows charging typically in 1 hour during the day as needed both at home or from your car.directly.

Anti tip wheels are inboard and short as well as 4 inches high. They do not hit anything and serve only to stop you accidentally wheelying over the back only. All bearings, bolts etc are stainless steel.  One single bolt undoes the battery compartment door. Batteries just slide straight out on rails.

Looks at home in my kitchen. Modified fat tyred F55s is narrow and short as well as powerful and taught!

F55s Seriously modified and slightly modified comparison!  Large image!

Here is the very heavily modified FAT TYRE version compared to the lightly modified version on the right. (An older version!) I don't have an original standard/stock Sunrise Medical Quickie F55s Powerchair anywhere to compare either of these two with. But there are huge differences between either of these and a stock F55 Quickie Powerchair.

Both of these are hugely better performing, both indoors and outdoors than any other top end powerchair including the standard (awful) F55 powerchairs these were based on.

Both allow very fast charging from the wall or a vehicle, Both have lots of power and accurate instant control response. Both can wheelie, Both can fit into small indoor areas better than any other powerchairs including mid drive / 6 wheel ones. Both have stronger less puncture prone 4 ply road going tubeless tyres. Both have a very rearward C of G meaning they are nimble and very manoeuvrable. Both are the same narrow 25.25 inches wide with no "corners". Both have 100 amp control systems, programmed for accurate control. (Soon to be swapped for 240 amp systems!) Both have AGM Odyssey batteries for better performance under heavy load.   

The one on the right is longer at 42 inches compared to a little under 40 inches for the one on the left. The one on the left is hugely better outdoors and in snow/sand/mud and offers a better ride everywhere. With no downsides.

Both have tilting seats but could also have seat risers/ recline / leg elevators etc as required very easily.

Both are finished hugely better than any production powerchair. All parts that may corrode such as bolts, nuts, bearings, spacers etc are replaced with stainless steel. All painted parts are heavily powder coated. That includes every single bracket and hidden part too. Built to survive our winters!

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All of the manufacturers seem to concentrate on god knows how many combinations of fancy trick seating but don't get the basic powerchair right!  It seems that its not important!  Well it is to me!

We are back to the "designed by committee" problem. How many even use tubeless tyres for massively less punctures? Or offer even "more" uncomfortable skinny hard solid (foam) tyres as a solution?  Or add heavy suspension to try to do what a set of decent fat balloon type tyres does much better?  And have a look at one that's been used all year in salt and road muck. Spot the bit that isn't corroded!  Choose any brand... 

Mine fits my bathroom because its smaller in every direction than all of the above. And my van easily, It can be fast charged as needed at home or when out from a vehicle, go on the beach, off road, in snow, through woods, steers properly, does not corrode and offers a far smoother ride on our streets.