This was the start of my off-road wheelchair prototype. This was somewhere around 1972. tags John Deere tractor cool wheelchair handicappedThe chair used the standard John Deere Electric 90 riding mower gearbox and motor. Yes, way-back-when, John Deere manufactured a battery-powered riding lawnmower. It was trouble-free and worked great. Didn’t burn gas… It used 3 Group 27 batteries, running everything at 36 volts. As for lights and horns and things, this would be easy to add, as 36v stuff is easy to find if you know where to look. picked by nickcobb 2 months ago |
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The town’s John Deere dealership also used the opportunity created by the tornado to start over. Its new state-of-the-art facility uses recycled oil to heat and cool its floors, wind turbines to create electrical power and lights that don’t require electricity. picked by nickcobb 1 month ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Forget taking a limousine to the prom. One high school senior drove his date in a 1992 green John Deere 8760 tractor. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 2 comments edit related share weird |
Yes, I know, they're images. But there are a ton of them and a unique John Deere related poem that I thought everyone would enjoy seeing that would likely be overlooked if I posted this in images. Enjoy! picked by nickcobb 7 days ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Fifty-four-year-old James Scranton is trying to get used to his borrowed wheelchair. His own wheelchair disappeared on Saturday picked by muppet 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Today would have been John's 68th birthday. Yoko Ono explains a project launching this week in honor of John Lennon's birthday, the "Imagine Peace Tower" and a request for a prayer for peace. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago 6 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has a great twofer pitch: "green jobs." It sounds like a winner. In one fell swoop he can promise to end unemployment and fix and save the planet from climate change. picked by JoshSF49 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
George Michael and Elton John had a fight. John made a negative statement about George Michael's lifestyle which led to him being badgered by the press. Now, John says they made up. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share entertainment |
Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, this morning cut up his dog collar on live TV, saying that he would not wear it again as long as Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is still on office. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share politics |
BRISBANE, Australia -- A man found asleep in a motorized wheelchair on a highway in northern Australia was charged with drunk driving, police said Monday. Officers in a patrol car noticed the man slumped in the stationary chair about 10 a.m. Friday on an exit lane. Cars were swerving to get around him. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
An 81-year-old German woman driving to a cemetery in her electric wheelchair decided to take a shortcut and drove the wrong way down a motorway. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
An elderly Italian wheelchair user was told if he wants to travel the streets of Venice, he must register his chair and get a license plate for it. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Last year, on the first anniversary of Peel's last radio show, more than 500 events took place across the UK and around the world. Thats a lot of love. 0 comments edit related share plime.comIf you didnt know of John Peel. All I can say is that you missed out. Thanks for the music John. picked by Milkshake 3 years ago |
Man in wheelchair is trapped to front of truck while crossing road, is driven around for several miles at 50mph, escapes unharmed. picked by hardjackson 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share weird |
An Edmonton-based wheelchair rugby team will be able to attend a national competition in May after city police Sunday found a stolen trailer filled with $100,000 worth of the team's specialized wheelchairs and equipment. picked by mutil8or 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share world |
Police are called about a woman threatening her sister. Cops find that the woman is a wheelchair bound woman armed with 2 knives and a hammer. They decide to hit her with tasers 10 times for a total of aprox 2 minutes. 5 comments edit related share plime.comThe woman died from her shock treatment and coroner listed it as a homicide. Has anyone heard anything else about this case? picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago |
A Canadian care home resident with full body paralysis was confined to his bed against his will after his wheelchair was seized by caregivers - all because he smokes medical marijuana to relieve his Multiple Sclerosis. picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago 7 comments edit related share plime.com |
John Madden, a fixture in NFL broadcast booths for 30 years, has decided to retire, he announced Thursday in a statement released by NBC Sports. 10 comments edit related share sports*I guess he got tired of all the bus rides* picked by suebe 7 months ago |
John Cerney is a Salinas, California native whose artwork can best be described as 'giant cut-out art', ordinarily viewed from the comfort of your automobile. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
It's not been a good week for home invaders. Two days ago one got his a*s kicked by a blind guy. Now we have an elderly woman in a wheelchair that held an intruder at bay with a screwdriver, for an hour and a half! He finally passed out from loss of blood. 4 comments edit related share worldNote: Themepic isn't him picked by tigertony 2 years ago |
A good, old video with John Cage performing "Water Walk". picked by Jetka 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share entertainment |