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[DesertSeg]

Originally Posted by bentbiker

Rick,
If your profile is correct and you have an X2, have you tried removing the upper portion of the LSF and walking the unit up the ramps in Riderless Balance Mode? I can't believe that the Equinox doesn't have a sufficient opening.

That's what I was thinking.

If not, does the x2 have the little h5 threaded holes on the lower LS like the i2? Seems like that would be a good place to mount a couple of D-rings, although I wouldn't try to lift a Segway from anywhere other than the inside of the transmission mounts.

[Lily Kerns]

Originally Posted by bentbiker

Rick,
If your profile is correct and you have an X2, have you tried removing the upper portion of the LSF and walking the unit up the ramps in Riderless Balance Mode? I can't believe that the Equinox doesn't have a sufficient opening.

I have a 2005 Subaru Impreza--a small station wagon. When the dealer delivered my i2, I asked him to demonstrate getting it into the car via the ramps. The handlebars obviously had to be removed. It still wouldn't maneuver and fit, so he removed the LSF and no problem. Then I had to get the LSF back on. No way am I going to do that every time!

So I decided to experiment a bit. If I remove the handlebars and then power it up the ramp backwards, it positions OK. Then I turn it off and I can maneuver it to fit. I made a padded felt cap for the top of the LSF to avoid any possibility of breaking a window... When I return the ramps, they fit exactly to keep the Seg in position.

To get it out, I maneuver it into position for the ramp, then turn it on and power it forward down the ramp.

A neighbor made me a plywood mini ramp to ease the transition over the 4" "levee" at the back. I also learned to place the handlebars/bag on the ground on the driver's side while loading the machine so I won't go off and forget to put it in to the car or run over it. No, I have not done either--yet.

It is a bit of a pain, but it works until the day when I can afford to get a lift... or one is required. So keep experimenting....

[Bob.Kerns]

Originally Posted by Lily Kerns

I have a 2005 Subaru Impreza--a small station wagon. When the dealer delivered my i2, I asked him to demonstrate getting it into the car via the ramps. The handlebars obviously had to be removed. It still wouldn't maneuver and fit, so he removed the LSF and no problem. Then I had to get the LSF back on. No way am I going to do that every time!

So I decided to experiment a bit. If I remove the handlebars and then power it up the ramp backwards, it positions OK. Then I turn it off and I can maneuver it to fit. I made a padded felt cap for the top of the LSF to avoid any possibility of breaking a window... When I return the ramps, they fit exactly to keep the Seg in position.

To get it out, I maneuver it into position for the ramp, then turn it on and power it forward down the ramp.

A neighbor made me a plywood mini ramp to ease the transition over the 4" "levee" at the back. I also learned to place the handlebars/bag on the ground on the driver's side while loading the machine so I won't go off and forget to put it in to the car or run over it. No, I have not done either--yet.

It is a bit of a pain, but it works until the day when I can afford to get a lift... or one is required. So keep experimenting....

Funny, someone was just asking me yesterday how you get yours into the car. I had to tell them I didn't really know, I'd never seeny you do it, but now I know.

I, too, have elaborate rituals for how to set things up so I don't forget anything. Rituals for how to load it into the back seat, how to load it into the trunk, or onto the Segvator, or at my desk, or put it to bed at its charging station. Or the reverse, or various doctor's offices...Each ferry has a set of procedures. Each type of train. Each procedure is incrementally refined as I deal with issues or come up with better ideas.

At the moment, I'm transitioning from one pocket to keep my infokey to another in preparation for weather where that pocket won't be available. (I learned not to keep it on the seg itself after having to go back and find it in the dark a few times).

Part of the ferry set of tricks is to temporarily secure it, and go grab a seat, then come back and finish securing it. (Lean it against the wall, remove cane, hobble inside, find seat, deposit helmet, return and turn around, power down, apply bungee cords, remove bag, return to reclaim my seat).

Anyway -- however you lift your Segway, don't just clip-and-lift, but think about the entire procedure, and try to do it the same way every time. You'll have fewer mishaps, and be better able to think about how to improve the procedure.

[OregonForester]

[QUOTE=OregonForester;190089]Another thought too, (again depending upon which Segway model that you have) would be to buy a folding "D" ring on a plate (try looking in a Farm Store) and then drill the plate so that it will match the two cuphead screws on the front of the Seqway base where a kickstand mounts.
If you go this route, though, I would recommend that you take one of the existing screws to a fastener store and buy slightly longer screws. The base is aluminum, and you want to make sure that the new screws are "bottomed" so that you get maximum strength.
QUOTE]

I still stand by my original suggestion. Although I would never suggest that you try to lift your Seg via the small "D" ring, winching it up an incline using the ring should work just fine, that and you will not have to modifiy your Seg in any manner. The shearstrength of the two cuphead screws will be way MORE than sufficient...that, and the tiny "D" ring will fail well before the screws do.
I would also attach a small clevis to the winch line so that you can easily clip it onto the "D" ring.

[Bob.Kerns]

You know, this gives me an idea. A device with a little platform in front that you drive your vehicle onto in front. Then wrap your cable around your Segway. The weight of your vehicle is then used to place your Segway neatly into the back of your vehicle.

Sort of like this:

[OregonForester]

I'll tell you what, Bob.
I'll be delighted to help you build one, if you promise to ride it.

[Bob.Kerns]

Originally Posted by OregonForester

I'll tell you what, Bob.
I'll be delighted to help you build one, if you promise to ride it.

On second thought, I think we should turn this around.

Get something really heavy for a counterweight. Use a block-and-tackle arrangement and a Segway to hoist it.

Use it to launch flaming SUVs.

MUCH more satisfying and practical.

"Segway-powered device throws flaming SUVs". Sure to be a YouTube hit!