15 times a day, Ben Medley uses his custom lift to get on his mower. That's more lifts than your gym buddy does in a week, and Ben's working.
Quadriplegic man shows off his custom Hoyer lift truck that helps him run lawn care business
Ben Medley, a quadriplegic lawn care entrepreneur in Kentucky, uses a custom Hoyer lift system mounted on his pickup truck to transfer from his wheelchair to his mower. The lift, used 15 times daily, enables him to run his business of 25 years, which he continued after a 2005 diving accident broke two vertebrae. His story, shared on Instagram by That Lawn Dude, has inspired many.
Source: Quadriplegic man shows off his custom Hoyer lift truck that helps him run lawn care business — Upworthy
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