we make our stretcher out of 306 stainless steel guaranteed never to rust, an electric / hydraulic lift ram and motor, meaning it goes flat to 100mm off the floor and then can lift to 1.5 metres by pressing a button. The bed area is also narrow for thin people and the can be made wider for heavy people, again at a press of a button. Now the best part, it has two front wheels at 200 mm diameter fitted with 12 volt electric hub motors. This allows the stretcher to do 3 mph for 3 miles without a charge. Because of the off road tyre pattern, it will climb a pavement kerb stone, front door threshold, and drive over any chipping garden. It has two thumb controls on the rear frame, handle bars, the right one makes the stretcher turn right at stretcher length and the left one turns left at stretchers length. Both together will go straight ahead, so is very easy to enter our ambulance. It will go up the biggest hill in the UK and can go very slowly, if required, downhill. Take tour two thumbs off and the electric motors become brakes.