Standard Features

• Passenger capacity of one or four people (250 or 750 pounds).
• Car speed 60 feet per minute.
• Passenger seats fold up to stay dry and increase cargo area.
• Cedar seats, floors, walls, and railings on cars, attached with coated fasteners which will not stain the wood.
• Paint colour to blend with the predominant vegetation or rock colour of your hillside.
• Warrantees: 15 years on track, 2 years on motor and gearbox, 1 year on electrical controls.
• Complete annual maintenance, inspection and support programmes at the level of service you desire.

Optional Features

• Architectural finish of your choice, including alternate woods, transparent polycarbonate panels, steel or aluminum bars, or custom finishes to match your architecture.
• Stairs alongside the track.
• Roof or canopy.
• Customized upholstery or seat configuration.
• 75 feet-per-minute running speed, with gradual acceleration and deceleration at stops.
• Entry from top or side.
• Greater weight capacity is possible.
• Utility car for construction use, replaced by a passenger car when construction is done.
• CSA-standard gate interlocks to prevent lift operation when gate is open.
• One or more intermediate stations.
• Emergency generator back-up.
• DC battery power and off-the-grid solar recharging systems.
• Galvanized finish for salt water conditions.

For shorter hills with existing stairs, ask us about economical Outdoor Stairlifts.

Safety Features

• Four independent braking devices.
• Robust, fast-acting on-car brakes use stainless steel, bronze bushings, and nickel-plating to ensure flawless operation for decades.
• Electro-mechanical brake on motor activates on power loss.
• European Standard over speed governor on car.
• Slack-cable brake triggers on car and at track head.
• “Captured” rails, which prevent the car from tipping off the rails.
• Redundant automatic controls ensure that lift stops correctly even if one component has failed. If this happens, the lift will then shut down until repaired.
• Highest-quality, weatherproof, spread spectrum long-distance remote controls.
• Welded construction using only solid structural steel.
• Track exceeds CSA standards for deflection.
• CSA approved panels and lockable lift control boxes in NEMA 4.12 weatherproof enclosures.
• Industrial quality all-weather brakemotors and gear reducers.