Welcome to TravelScoot USA's RU-vid channel where you'll find the most comprehensive videos on the web on how to fix or replace virtually anything on the TravelScoot. No other mobility scooter company will show you how to do this yourself because that's how they make their money. At TravelScoot USA, we want all our customers to be as independent as possible and save money. That's the TravelScoot way.
For what the basket costs, this should be included! We paid $3000 for this thing and I had to make a fitting out of Instamorph to make the basket fit smoothly against the steering column. This should be the default installation. And now that our Travelscoot has stopped working after 8 years, we are looking for a cheaper solution, because this necessary device is not covered by Medicare.
I'm 150 pounds, and that seat it is not comfortable for me. I found it very small. Just wondering how a person of 300 pounds would handle that small seat.
How do you test the storage capacity of a battery? What I want to know more precisely is: how do you find out if the battery is 20Ah, 30Ah, 40Ah or 60Ah? How do you test it? The label on the battery says 100Ah but it can be 60Ah. or 40Ah. How do you find out?
You make disassembling the TS look easy. IMO, it isn't. I have a junior TS (2003) and the buttons/pins are hard to push in for removing the front wheel and seat.
The Escape model solves the issues that most have with the Deluxe. 1. it's easier to get on and off 2. it will fit any cruise ship door so you don't need to get a handicap accessible cabin 3. it's much easier to fold and unfold 4. it's lighter than the Deluxe. The Deluxe is a great scooter but the Escape is the better model for most people.
On page 5 of the manual where it talks about the seat it says nothing about the seat not being set so you can’t see the tube. If that is a true statement maybe it should be included in the manual. Sorry for the dry tone I’m just matching the tone of the video saying you will void your warranty for something you were never informed of.
Believe it or not, I made this video for a specific customer who tried stacking her regular seat post with the extension seat post, all with the single lever clamp. Most people don't need this video but I really wanted to stress to this specific customer how dangerous what she attempted was.
There should be a label somewhere saying not to raise the seat beyond a certain point. Without watching this video I would not have known I’m using it wrong. If it in the manual, well I read that 3 years ago. And I’m someone that actually reads manuals. Thanks for the information
Kevin, I believe that to tighten a screw is not "As Hard You Can". It is Ideal to have a Torque Wrench and there should be a specification in Nm to tight a specific screw.
Thanks for your comment. Most of our customers do not have torque wrenches and so we give instructions on how to do this using the tools that are included.
Hi would yourself or any followers know how to test a battery pack , it’s a stem battery with a combo d sub connection with a 42v input , thanks if anyone could help
Thank you - very helpful for those who can get the throttle OFF of the scooter :(. I wish you had shown one step before you have the throttle in your hand. I just can't seem to get mine off of the bar.I have removed the hard casing for the ignition (and screws), the rubber end piece and rubber throttle turn piece - but the inner turn piece will not budge.
Nah, not if my example is anything to go by (2019 deluxe). The actual motor (the part in the centre with the copper windings) started to pull out of the planetary gear assembly while the axle on the opposite side (outside) stayed put (unlike here where the whole thing just pulls out of the hub/ring-gear nice'n'easy). After an hour of trying I gave up for fear of damaging something (someone with an actual workshop might have persevered, I have no such luxury available to me). You shouldn't really encourage people to undertake this kind of work when you yourself are apparently unaware of potential problems. I could easily have made a very expensive mistake (parts for these machines are extortionate).
I bought a Travelscoot Escape last year....I did not specify a Deluxe size or a shopper..... you sent me a smaller sized shopper.....Is there only one size for the Escape? I feel cramped in this smaller sized Shopper.....please give me a reply.....thanks.
The Escape comes in a bag but there isn't any special way to pack it. Here is how to pack the Escape in a suitcase ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lELJUUbring.html.
REVISE FOOT PEGS TO FLAT TILT SLIGHTLY UP. 2. SEAT CHANGE FOR SPINAL FOLKS. 3. A FLAT PLATE OVER THE TRIANGLE, NOT BIG JUST ENOUGH TO PUT YOUR FEET ON. SOME OF US HAVE TROUBLE LIFTING THE LEG OVER THE BAR TO REACH THE FOOT PEGS. YEA, I KNOW YOU WILL ADD A FEW LBS, HOWEVER THE EASE OF MAKING IT ACCESSABLE WOULD BE A PLUS. 5. I REMEMBER WHEN THE OLD GERMAN GUY BUILT HIS FIRST ONE.
I believe most airlines will allow a mobility scooter to be loaded free of charge, best to speak to the airline well in advance. They might not be pleased if you pack the case with clothing.
I need a wheelchair at times so I stopped going out. I cannot get it in the car alone. Wheels come off but in chair even without the wheels is impossible for me to lift. Where & how mush?
I think you're asking about loading the Escape into a vehicle from the seat. If so, check out this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pko4rh2hopo.html
The scooter should work fine using an extension cable to the battery so it is easier to plug in. Plus leaving the battery in the main basket works fine. I had not thought about taking off the front wheel. That would help a lot.
I just want people with reduced mobility to know the truth, that everything is more difficult. Despite everything, I am very happy with the equipment because it is one of the smallest and very well built and there are pieces of everything. I think that in the future I will buy another one like it.
I live in Spain and I have had a travel scooter for 7 years. I have used it very comfortably but it has its difficulties getting it in and out of the car as you have done. When used by older people or people with reduced mobility, it is not as easy to disassemble the travel scoot as you have done. Firstly, because the screws that allow the travel scoot to fold rust over time and it is very difficult to close and open them and they do not allow the travel scoot to be folded so easily. In addition, getting the seat in and out is also difficult to do.The seat frame is also difficult to open and close those pieces. I simply make this comment with my good will and although it is light, it is not very easy for people with reduced mobility or elderly people to do so. Keep in mind that you were the one who went up and down the travel scoot and you are a person without physical problems and a young person. Thank you so much
Dear Mrs Díaz: I think your comment is very accurate about this TravelScoot. We have it for use of my wife, since 2013, so today, more than 10 years of use. Although I am a Medical Doctor, I have some skills and knowledge about mechanics and electric. And I could make possible , that this magnificent , well designed , light, scooter is working for this lapse of time. This one uses a sealed lead battery (heavy, about 22kg) Is one of the very first , TravelScoot have been made. It has been very reliable, we have travel from Mexico to Europe, and USA, in several times by airplane, train an Bus. It have runned for many miles ( I hope I could know , how many) It has been a game changer for my wife, that can walk, but cannot walk for long distances. Up to now, I have to change about three sets of batteries, Once a transmission band, a hand control, that works, but has been damaged in one of our flight travels, and all the ball bearings of the three wheels. And Now we are just to receive a new electrical motor. It will arrive tomorrow here in Mexico. So hopefully we will have THIS SCOOTER Operational again for the next 10 years ! I do believe, that the people that buys this scooter, must have a reliable service center in the Country where they Live. For sure, the scooter, will need some maintenance as any maschine will need. We use it mostly fully assemble, we arrive at the Airline Check-IN Desk with my wife driving it. At the most in the plane door, I have to remove the battery, and carry up inside the plane. While in the city, I take out the battery, lower the handle, take out the back rest. and put the scooter in the back of our SUV. In Rare moments at getting up a TAXI, yes I have to disassemble most of it, and some times it is not so easy. My wife alone cannot do it, fortunanty, she has my assistance. Many times , many people as we go through ask about the scooter, I´m always glad to give information. I declare myself a FAN OF THE TRAVEL SCOOT.
Thank you for your comments, dear person from Spain. I also have difficulty disassembling the TS. Also, lifting the scooter into the trunk of my car is exhausting, and it's the main reason I don't use the scooter as much as I'd like to.
