West Virginia AgrAbility - Resources
The West Virginia AgrAbility Project helps disabled or injured farmers continue working. We can help find funding support for assistive technology and farm equipment modifications you may need, such as:
- lifts to help you get into the driver's seat of tractors or other equipment
- tools that can be used with one hand
- adapted foot controls for hand operation of equipment
- modified controls for other farm equipment
- daily living devices
- modifications to farm and farmhouse
Examples of Farm Equipment Modifications
Lifts can help farmers get on and off tractors
and other farm machinery.
The Jiffy Hitch helps farmers hook and
unhook implements to a tractor.
An additional step system can help farmers with limited range
of motion climb on and off equipment.
AgrAbility and Disability Resources Online
National AgrAbility Project
http://www.agrabilityproject.org/
National AgrAbility Database
http://www.agrabilityproject.org/search/
Disability-related Information for Rural Communities
http://pasture.ecn.purdue.edu/ABEN/Extension/BNG/
Links to AgrAbility contacts in 30 states
http://www.agrabilityproject.org/stateprojects.cfm
Commercial AgrAbility Products and Services
Many of these resources are listed in The Toolbox, a publication of the Breaking New Ground Resource Center at Purdue University. The Toolbox contains information about agricultural tools, equipment, machinery and buildings for farmers and ranchers with physical disabilities.
DISCLAIMER:
- This list is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an endorsement of any of the products or services described.
- Online address change frequently.
- Many other AgrAbility resources can be obtained via mail or telephone, but their distributors do not have web addresses.
For more information visit the National AgrAbility Project at http://www.agrabilityproject.org/
Tractors and Self-Propelled Equipment
Operator Station Access and Control Modifications
http://www.life-essentials.net/
http://www.braunlift.com/
http://www.tractorseats.com/
http://www.pami.ca/
Operator Station Accessories
http://www.midatlanticrubber.com/
http://www.seatsinc.com/
http://www.swampy.net/
http://www.deltawoodworking.com/
http://www.gemplers.com/
http://www.heco.net/
http://www.keydollar.com/
http://www.may-wes-mfg.com/
Hitching
http://www.armreedbeds.co.uk/
http://www.rowemfg.com/
http://www.schumacherlc.com/
http://www.loftnesseq.com/
Other Self-Propelled Equipment
http://www.jcbna.com/
http://www.agcocorp.com/
http://www.casece.com/
http://www.caseih.com/
http://www.gehl.com/
http://www.mustangmfg.com/
http://www.toro.com/
http://www.bobcat.com/
Livestock Handling and Housing
General Livestockhttp://www.agprousa.com/
