Lifts & Service

We install it, and we keep it running.

A lift that stalls isn't an inconvenience — it's a day you can't leave the house. We're certified on the equipment we fit, and we service it long after the invoice is paid.

Certified installation

RICON and BraunAbility.

We're certified to install and service both lines — the two most widely supported platform lifts in North America, which matters when you're four states from home and something needs attention.

A lift is specified by chair weight, door opening, floor height, and — the part people forget — who operates it. A lift a caregiver runs and a lift you run alone from your chair are different installations.

  • New builds — lift designed into the vehicle from the start
  • Retrofits — fitted into the van you already own
  • Replacements — swapping a failed or outgrown unit
  • Fleet installs — transport and shuttle vehicles

Photo — wheelchair lift installation

The rest of the system

A lift alone doesn't make a vehicle accessible.

Securement

Q'STRAINT systems

We're certified on Q'STRAINT securement — retractable four-point tie-downs, and docking systems that let a solo driver secure themselves without help. Paired with occupant restraints that are crash-tested to protect the person, not just hold the chair in place.

Docking is the difference between needing an attendant and not.

Entry

Ramps

In-floor ramps disappear beneath the floor and leave the doorway clear. Fold-out ramps cost less and fit more vehicles. Manual ramps keep working when the battery doesn't.

Side-entry needs roughly eight feet of clearance to deploy; rear-entry works in a standard space.

Driving

Hand controls & driving aids

Push-rock and push-pull hand controls, left-foot accelerators, steering knobs, and reduced-effort steering and braking — fitted to match a driver rehabilitation specialist's evaluation.

We work alongside your CDRS evaluation, not around it.

Seating

Transfer & turning seats

A powered seat that rotates out and lowers to chair height. If you transfer, this is often simpler and far cheaper than a full conversion — and it fits a much wider range of vehicles.

Worth asking about before you commit to anything larger.

Storage

Chair & scooter carriers

Hitch-mounted and interior lifts for stowing a chair or scooter when the user transfers into a standard seat. The least invasive option, and the right one more often than people expect.

Rated by device weight and vehicle hitch capacity.

Access

Steps, doors & grab points

Powered steps, door assists, handrails, and transfer points — the small hardware that decides whether an otherwise good vehicle is usable on a bad day.

Usually the cheapest change with the biggest daily effect.

Service

We service what we sell — and what we didn't.

Bring us a lift we've never seen, in a van we didn't build, and we'll work on it. Southern Utah doesn't have many places that will, and that's a bad reason for someone to lose their independence for three weeks.

  • Annual inspection — lift, securement, and restraint hardware
  • Repair & adjustment — actuators, sensors, controls, door and kneeling systems
  • Preventive service — before the failure, not after it
  • Warranty work — on RICON and BraunAbility equipment

Photo — service bay / lift inspection

Funding

Paying for it is part of the problem.

Accessible vehicles rarely come out of one pocket. Most of our customers assemble funding from more than one source, and the order you apply in changes what you get.

VA benefits

Automobile allowance and adaptive equipment grants for eligible veterans and service members.

Vocational rehabilitation

State voc-rehab programs may fund modifications where the vehicle enables employment.

Manufacturer rebates

Most automakers offer a mobility reimbursement toward adaptive equipment on a new vehicle purchase.

We can point you to the right programs and paperwork. We're not financial advisors, and eligibility and amounts change — confirm current terms with the administering agency before you count on them.

Not sure where to start?

Describe the situation. We'll narrow it down.

Plenty of people arrive certain they need a full conversion and leave with a transfer seat. Sometimes it runs the other way. Either way it starts with a conversation, not a quote.