These days we find ourselves with a little extra time... though that time seems to find a way to slip by rather quickly. It's important to set aside a half an hour a week to ensure your mobility scooter is functioning well, that everything is tight, that the air is right in the tires and a myriad of other little things.
This section of the website is dedicated to sharing stories about the proper maintenance for your mobility scooter. If you have a trick or a tip about fixing your mobility scooter or if you have a strategy for maintaining your mobility scooter please feel free to share that story with everyone so we can make senior scootering safer for everyone.
Caring For Your Mobility Scooter
Kids these days have no appreciation of money or how to take care of things. I just visited my grandson's house and he is the proud father of 4 of my wonderful great grand children. As I sipped my coffee and watched the kids play I noted this lawn mower sits beside his house, under the eaves but still just sitting there outside, unprotected. His Weber barbeque sits there also unprotected and the paint is flecking off of it. His fence gate was poorly mended (2 screws missing from 1 hinge) and it needs a coat of paint immediately if it's going to last and his kids scooters and bike were laying in the grass when they went in for dinner. I am sure this is something we have all seen a time or two in the various places we visit and ponder. Money seems to come easy and things are just things that are easily replaced these days. Well, I am here to tell you, NOT ON MY WATCH.
Here are some tips on how to take care of your scooter:
- a barbeque cover acts very nicely as a scooter cover if you leave it outdoors. It also protects it from the sun and from unwanted menacing people from climbing all over it and breaking things. It also travels nicely with you no matter where you go as it takes up next to no space.
- tire pressure - make sure it's right
- get your screws tightened. Vibrations, whether you feel them or not, cause things to loosen. The arms on your scooter are the things that often go first.
- get a seat cover - things just last longer when something is over it. Seat covers are easy to take off and clean. I recommend pure wool seat covers because they just don't ever seem to get truly wet and they "wipe" off easily.
- use the steering grip handle for assistance when mounting your scooter. The arms are way less sturdy and can break or wear and can cause a nasty fall if you are getting on and you are relying on your grip on the arm of the chair to assist.