20" Extra Wide Seat Electric Wheelchair with 22 Miles Long Range

On Christmas Eve of 2022 my wife had a debilitating stroke. Her entire left side has been affected and she cannot walk. After exhaustive research we were fortunate to find the Ranger SpacePro Wheelchair. From day one this chair has been a blessing. Delivery was a snap, and the chair fired right up within minutes! It is one of the best purchases of our life. It has given my wife a new sense of independence and empowerment! It is the most compact and lightweight power wheelchair we were able to find. The battery life is exceptional, only to be bested by the power and maneuverability. The quality is excellent, and the customer service is even better. We experienced one minor problem; called into Porto Mobility, and Al cheerfully and immediately solved our problem. If you have a loved one, that��s been stricken by stroke or some other debilitating disease, Porto Mobility has a solution for you! Thank you again Porto Mobility for returning some joy and independence back into my wife��s life.Sincerely,Brian CordakWoodstock,GA

This is an excellent power wheelchair. There are a few things that could be improved. I also have some comments that will be of interest to potential buyers.The horn is very weak. It doesn't sound like a horn. More like a bip-bip than a beeep-beeep. Even if you hold it down, nobody notices. What's really needed is a powerful, loud horn, with an ah-ooogah sound. People will pay attention to it.The green LEDs are hard to see in sunlight. It would be better to replace them with the red LEDs.The top speed is really fast, which is part of the reason why I bought this wheelchair. I suggest starting off with it at the middle speed setting until you get used to it, or you'll bump into walls when entering an elevator. The middle setting is also the speed at which most people walk.If going through a 24" or 28" door, set it at the slowest speed, or you'll bump into the doorframe or scrape your hand, as I did.It is heavier than the stated weight, probably because that weight doesn't count the weight of the batteries. It comes with the batteries installed, so you may need more upper body strength to remove it from the box. I had to cut the corner of the box to remove it.The charger comes in the bag under the seat.The chair makes a kind of grinding noise when you are turning, probably because one wheel is going backwards while the other wheel is going forwards. This does not seem to be a sign of a problem, just a little worrisome the first time you hear it. But, it does give the chair a very good turning radius, almost as though it were turning in place.The armrests are molded with carbon fiber. This means that if you want to attach a cane holder or bag holder that assumes a round part of the frame, it won't work. There are rounded parts of the frame toward the back, however, which seem to work.To lift up the arms, you have to flip a small latch on the side. This wasn't mentioned in the user manual. The user manual also didn't show how to attach the back seat cushion. It is easy to figure out with a little trial and error.The seat cushion works well. I didn't need to buy a memory foam replacement.I was able to drive it on grass and gravel. However, when there was mulch on a wheelchair ramp, it didn't work well because the mulch would slip underneath the tires, causing one to lose control a bit.It would be nice if they sold an accessory cup holder. I bought a third party cup-holder, which sort of works, but it would be nice to have one that is designed to use the same slot as the wheelchair controller.A backup camera accessory you could buy would be nice. There are third party backup cameras, but it is unclear if one can attach them to the wheelchair and still be able to fold it. It is also unclear if one can plug it into the wheelchair power or whether one has to use a battery-based backup camera. Probably the latter, as I couldn't find an accessory power outlet.A standard size backpack can fit over the back of the chair. That works well. Specialized wheelchair bags don't seem to work as well.The ability to charge the wheelchair with the batteries installed is nice. However, the plug is symmetric, so one has to fiddle with it to plug the power into the wheelchair. It is easier if you release and lift the arm when trying to plug in the power.Overall, I really like this wheelchair. It works well and is fun to drive.

These are the first two sentences in the manual: ��The company reserves the right to make any changes and improvement [sic] without prior notice. It reserves and also the property of models and forbids their reproduction, even partial.�� That was my first clue not to expect much from the manual, and it didn��t exceed my lowered expectations. It is confusing, poorly written, repetitive, and self-contradictory.Nevertheless, through trial and error, I��ve figured out how to use the wheelchair.Mechanically, it��s well thought out, well-constructed, and sturdy. The mechanical parts operate smoothly. I wish the arms were longer (I��m 6�� 2��), since the front wheels are extended well beyond the front of the seat, probably in search of greater stability along the pitch axis. Seated in the chair, I can easily reach the two levers that control whether the rear wheels are connected to the motor or not.Leaving out the control system, electrically the chair is well executed. The twin motors are strong enough to deal with serious inclines, and the electromagnetic braking is effective.The control system is where the chair, ahem, stumbles. The left two buttons are mislabeled in the manual. It says they are Speed up and Speed down. They only indirectly control the speed. As far as I can figure out, the control system has no idea how fast the two driven wheels are turning. What the buttons control is the power delivered to the motor. If you are on a surface whose slope is constant, then the buttons do control the speed. But you��ll need to hit Speed up to maintain your speed if you go from level to climbing a hill. That��s pretty intuitive, but the speed/power confusion can bite you in a big way in some circumstances.Let��s say you��re going straight ahead, and the path you��re on slopes from left to right. Since the real wheels perform both steering and move the wheelchair forward, you��ll need to angle the joystick slightly to the uphill side to go in a straight line. This will apply more power to the downhill wheel. If the wheelchair knew the speed of the wheels, that would be unnecessary. Now let��s say you want to turn in the uphill direction, and at the same time the path slope changes direction, so if the left side was uphill, now the right side is uphill. I find it very difficult to stay on the path in that situation; the chair has a tendency to leave the path on the new downhill side. And if you��ve turned the control labeled Speed down too far, the wheelchair won��t apply enough power to keep that from happening.Now that I understand this, I can avoid paths where I know that��s going to happen. But it makes me reluctant to explore new territory without scouting it out first, since the turning circle is not tiny.The other control issue is the joystick sensitivity and linearity. Ideally, you��d want a linear response through the entire range of displacement away from the center position. That��s not how it works. At first, nothing happens. A little more displacement gets you power that comes on quite suddenly. Further from that, you get a little more power, but the range from the lowest power that moves the wheels on level ground to the highest power you can get with the joystick hard over is not nearly as great as I��d like it to be. The net of all this is that it��s very difficult to make precise, controlled movements in tightly restricted spaces, and you��d better make sure your hands and feet aren��t going to get bashed.In many circumstances, these control issues aren��t going to be an problem. I��m restricting my usage to places where they aren��t a problem. For those uses, I��d give this sucker a five.But the control issues strike me as a missed opportunity. What would it cost to have speed sensors on the wheels and have the controls labeled speed actually control speed? And what would it cost to have the joystick sensitivity be linear with a large range? Not much, I think. Then sidehills would be less of an issue, and the chair would be precisely controllable in tight quarters.[Added after 3 months of use. ]Battery charge indicator is highly nonlinear. For a long while, all the lights are lit up. When the first green light goes out, the chair is already not as peppy as it is at full charge. When all the green lights are out, it's downright sluggish. I use fastest "speed" outdoors, and the middle one indoors. It's hard to change batteries; the release takes a fair amount of force and is hard to find by feel. A more positive locking mechanism for the batteries would be a big help. I've decided that changing the batteries is enough of a hassle that I charge them in place.[Added after 14 month of use] Battery capacity is dropping. I used to charge once a week, and now I need to charge every 4 or 5 days. To make it easier to charge in place, loosen the know under the right arm of the chair and rotate the armrest 180 degrees, so that the socket for the charger cable is on top. The index marker is not up. Feel ...

I love everything about this Ranger Spacepro. It has made my life so much easier. I love in an assisted living center an this motorized chair has made me a lot more independent. I can get myself around by my self. Right out of the box it was easy to set up and use. The joystick control is great! I can set the speed the chair goes to a slower speed for indoors or a surprisingly fast for outdoors. I like the freedom of choice that it gives me. It's a light weight but sturdy, strong chair. I'm a larger person and I feel very comfortable in the chair. It is really maneuverable too, turns on a dime! I love my Ranger Spacepro!

Ladies and GentlemenThe Porto Mobility Ranger Spacepro powered electric wheelchair has dramatically enhanced my life by providing me a new independence.I have been able to participate in rewarding activities that I could not, before acquiring your Ranger Spacepro. I visit family, take courses at Penn State, enjoy the cinema and theater, attend social and public events.I am now able to live a ��normal lifeYour Ranger Spacepro offers many advantages:? The batteries have a very long life. I have needed to recharge them only twice since it was delivered on August 25, 2022.? The Ranger Spacepro is light, only 43 pounds after removing the batteries. It is made from space-age polymer rather than metal.? The Ranger Spacepro is therefore easily lifted in and out of the trunk of my automobile by most adults.? I am able to lift the Ranger Spacepro on my own in and out of the trunk of my automobile with your telescopic motor powered hoist.? Both the Ranger Spacepro electric powered wheelchair and the telescopic powered hoist collapse for easy storage together in my automobile trunk.You have given me a rich, new life!John RonanReview April 25, 2022:Dear Ladies and Gentlemen at Porto Mobility,I recently purchased your Ranger Spacepro motorized wheelchair. I am impressed with the quality of the design and performance. It has vastly increased my mobility.The wheelchair is comfortable, stable against tipping, easily maneuvered with the joystick and has a range for fully charged batteries that comfortably meets my needs.The wheelchair is made of space age Carbon Fiber which weighs a remarkably light 43 pounds. The wheelchair is easily carried by most adults including our son who is looking after my wife and myself. We are in our late eighties.I am unable to lift the wheelchair by myself. I have purchased your Hercules wheelchair lifter which makes it possible for me to load the wheelchair in and out of the back of our SUV. The wheelchair lifter weighs 25 pounds and is light enough for me to load and unloaded it from our SUV.Your Ranger Spacepro motorized wheelchair has given me the independence to transport my wife and myself to our medical physicians, shopping, and family. In many ways your wheelchair with the lifter has given me and my wife a new life.Sylvia and John Ronan

This is my first chair, so I wanted to make sure I bought one that would suit me best. This Chair definitely delivered on that! It's fun to ride around, while having the power, comfort, and style, for your best rides. I can ride perfect to the pace of my wife walking. At first she was kind of weird about me getting into a chair, but I could see she quickly adapted and enjoyed that I could stay with her while walking in the stores and shops. It has the power to go up inclines and the braking when going down hills too. I like how quiet it is and people seem to like the chair and tend to be patient and respectful towards me as a wheelchair rider. *** UPDATE*** 07/31 So I have taken my Space Pro to a few malls, a few times. Yesterday I took it to the Ca State Fair and this thing handled like a dream. I was on it for about 10 hours and I was able to go anywhere I needed to go. I rode it around a lot. The wife got tired of all the walking, and I had her ride it. It gave her a nice break. After all that riding around, the battery still reads as fully charged. no kidding !