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Spring is here and gardens are ready to be turned over in preparation for planting. Many people use a standard rototiller to complete this task but requires a lot of physical labor. I submit to you the use of an ATV cultivator and lightweight electric cultivators are a great combination to work your soil […]
During cold weather, have your hands ever hurt to the extent you cannot even use them? Have they turned pale or even white then blue when exposed to the cold, or during stress? Have they become swollen and painful when warmed? You may have Raynaud’s disease. This disease occurs in 5-10% of the population and […]
A powerlift step uses a 12V electric linear actuator to raise a worker to a utility tractor operator’s station without climbing. The steps up to the operator’s stations are steep and tall. Workers often cannot safely climb and lift themselves with one leg, especially when they have knee surgery. They can use a powerlift step […]
Here at DWC our goal is to enable those with disabilities to continue to work, whether it be full time, part-time or just to maintain your property, whether it be mowing a lawn or a small garden. One disability with which I have firsthand knowledge with is a stroke. As many know, a stroke is […]
You say it is difficult to balance while lifting pumpkins from the ground to waist level? The pumpkin/squash lifter helps people who cannot bend down to pick up melons, squash, and other bulky items from the ground. It is built with conduit and pitchfork tines. It is a piece of ¾-inch metal conduit 36-inches long […]
You say it is difficult to balance while lifting pumpkins from the ground to waist level? The pumpkin/squash lifter helps people who cannot bend down to pick up melons, squash, and other bulky items from the ground. It is built with conduit and pitchfork tines. It is a piece of ¾-inch metal conduit 36-inches long […]
A powerlift step uses a 12V electric linear actuator to raise a worker to a utility tractor operator’s station without climbing. The steps up to the operator’s stations are steep and tall. Workers often cannot safely climb and lift themselves with one leg, especially when they have knee surgery. They can use a powerlift step […]
Farmers with leg impairments can access their tractor even easier with a 4th step lower to the ground. The 4th Step will enable a farmer with a prosthesis to access their tractor easier due to the 4th step being lower to the ground. Contact us to purchase: Fold-Up Tractor Step Instructions for home-made […]
The tractor hand control lever assistive technology allows people with lower limb impairments to operate foot pedals by hand. Foot pedals on farm tractors, lawnmowers, and large equipment cannot be operated by people with leg amputation, spinal cord injury, knee and hip replacements, and arthritis. This lever is made from 1-inch square steel tubing with […]
Farm workers with back, leg, and arm impairments struggle to carry hay bales across uneven ground. A hay bale dolly moves the bale on wheels to enable the farmers to do necessary tasks in spite of their medical conditions.