The City Mini  

At 1.07m (42") wide and 2.15m (7') long, the City Mini was designed to manouevre easily in an urban environment. The independent suspension makes riding up and down curb guttering comfortable and easy, and the narrower width allows the sulky to fit on sidewalks.

Height: 94cm (37")
Weight:19.5kg (43lb)


City Mini
 

At 1.27m (50") wide and 2.39m (7'10") long, the Millennium Mini is our off-road model. The broader width allows the sulky to remain stable at high speed and over rough ground, making it particularly suitable for carting on bush tracks and fields.

Height: 94cm (37")
Weight: 20kg (44lb)

Millennium Mini
The Mini Spider  

The lightest and fastest Mini Sulky, made for carting on paved surfaces. With greater riding comfort than the previous Roadster model thanks to the raised seat position (highlighted in green in the diagram on the right), the Mini Spider packs down in seconds to fit inside your car. Read more about the Mini Spyder here.

Length: 200cm (79")
Width: 90cm (35.5")
Weight: 12kg (27lb)

The Mini Springtail  

The newest Mini!

The Springtail’s unique rubber damped suspension is lighter, simpler and significantly more economical than the hydraulic dampers & progressive rate coil springs of the City and Millennium Minis.

New for 2009 is the Springtail MkII (pictured right fitted with optional disc brakes and seat rail), which has a number of detail improvements over the original MkI model. The axle tubes are super light and incredibly strong carbon fiber, another first for R.J. Walsh & Son in the world of mini sulkies.

Weight: 15.5kg (34lbs)

Mini Sulkies for the Disabled  

Over the years we have sold about 20 per cent of our mini sulkies to buyers who have been disabled to some extent. Until recently, the standard line of mini sulkies has been found suitable for both able-bodied and partially disabled drivers. For the more severely disabled, a new seat and peripheral components have been developed.

Late in 2008 my company was contacted by the Make a Wish Foundation in Chicago, Illinois, to make a special canine sulky for a severely disabled boy. Like most disabled people, he liked to get outside regularly with his dog, and the only way this could be accomplished was for his mum to push him in his wheelchair with the dog (labrador) attached to the wheelchair by a leash. With their castoring front wheels, wheelchairs attached to a lively dog are not necessarily the easiest things to handle. His mother searched the internet for a better way and found our web site.  The boy  thought a canine sulky modified for his needs would be perfect so he "made a wish". His mum contacted the Make a Wish Foundation in Chicago for assistance, and they kindly agreed to fund the purchase of a special sulky to suit the boy's needs. The sulky shipped out on February 4, 2009. This is the vehicle:

Disabled Sulky Image

It is of predominantly stainless steel tubular construction, weighs only 20 kg, has full independent suspension by Australian-made Ikon hydraulic dampers, a special folding high-back seat, an H-Type Seat Belt, and a Push Bar fitted to a standard City Mini chassis.

The seat and seat belt are mounted to a stainless steel adaptor plate which will fit any of the Regal sulkies.

The dog harness was made by TZLites in Santa Clarita, California and the sulky is attached to the dog via the harness like this:

Disabled Sulky Image

A Push-Bar (see illustration below) is provided so that the carer may assist the dog by pushing the cart from behind on steep hills, and by enabling convenient additional control at other times.

Disabled Sulky Image
A rear view showing the attachment of the Push Bar.

The sulky has adjustable balance so that, when it is occupied, some of the dog’s weight is transferred via the shaft to the wheels of the sulky. This reduces the dog’s energetic cost  of locomotion, enabling him to pull the sulky more easily for longer periods. The Push Bar is situated above the back of the seat at a convenient height for the carer and in such a position that, should the dog decide to bolt for any reason, the carer’s backward pressure on the Push Bar tends to lift the dog off the ground, reducing his traction and limiting the pull he is able to exert on the sulky and the carer.

The H-Type Seat Belt is adjustable and will accommodate both children and adults.

The independent suspension gives a far smoother ride than anything available from a wheelchair, which may be important for occupants with back injuries, for example.

For further information, including options, pricing, delivery and shipping costs, call R.J. Walsh & Son P/L on (612) 9707 3411, or send an E-mail to jimw@comcen.com.au

As you can see below, our standard seats come in black, green, blue, and red. We're happy to fit any one of these colours to your Mini - just mention your preferred colour when you order.

Four plastic seat colours

Numerous other features may be added to your Mini Sulky: visit our Parts & Accessories page to see disc brakes, box trailers, padded seats and more!

 

Write to us for a quote today!
e-mail: jimw@comcen.com.au
phone: +61 2 9707 3411
fax: +61 2 9707 3629
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