Mortuary Transport Services

You won’t find a better mortuary gurney in the world.

While it’ll probably last forever in a funeral home, it really works hard in a mortuary transport service use. I should know.

It’s easy to clean, has bigger wheels, and stands sturdy when it’s empty as well as when it’s under a load.

It has a load capacity of 450 pounds, and I’ve used it for 400# plus removals many times. If you’re ever worried you might overload it, there’s also the oversize mortuary cot that you can have on hand for those emergencies where you need to handle up to 900 pounds!

This gurney is ideal for use in churches, synagogues, funeral homes and mortuaries.

This baby is built of sturdy anodized aluminum tubing that will not oxidize and will keep looking like new for years! Even old Junkin gurneys look new compared to other manufacturers of the same age.

What makes a big difference for me is the sturdiness when it’s not under a load. I’ve used other brands, and they wobble a lot when they’re empty. This Junkin gurney is sturdy. It is of course very sturdy when under a load, and I’ve used it many times with cases that other transporters would be afraid of taking with their gurney.

Naturally, it has all the necessary features, like:

• Legs lock automatically when unloading
• One person can load and unload
• Multiple level adjustment for bed to cot transfer
• Two locking swivel wheels
• Comes with heat-sealed mattress and two restraint straps
• Also available as MC-100A-S High-boy Mortuary Cot for Sububan-Type Vehicles - Loading end is six inches higher

Let me elaborate on some of these features…

The legs locking when unloading doesn’t tell the whole story. There’s a double click you hear when the legs have locked when unloading. I had small women working for me that could unload just fine, listening for those clicks. If the second click didn’t happen, perhaps because of uneven ground surface, they’d just have to use their foot on the back bar and lift up a little to hear that last click, then pull out the rest of the way. Other gurneys didn’t tell you about a problem, and I had someone drop a loaded gurney in front of a funeral director while unloading that WASN’T a Junkin.

Sure all gurneys are made to be loaded by one person, but this one is so simple to use, because it feels secure when you’re loading it in. The rubber wheels hold on to your platform, so you don’t have to worry about side to side sliding as you’re putting it into place.

Now, I’ll admit the adjustment levels are not as numerous as other brands I’ve used, but that was such a minimal issue, as you only have to lower it below the bed or surface you’re loading from. You let gravity do the work. Also, with less level adjustments, it’s easier to coordinate the level with a partner when lowering for a two-man removal.

As a side note, I’d definitely recommend a plastic transfer board for your gurney, it makes it easier to slide a case onto your gurney, whether wrapped in a sheet or in a body bag. I’d recommend the transfer board I got from California Professional Manufacturing in Modesto (800-648-0879). I don’t get anything from them for recommending them, I just liked their product better. I tried the one from Dodge, and the short length was more of a hassle than a help. Kept having sticking problems on the mattress. In case you’ve never used a transfer board, it makes it so much easier to unload at the mortuary, whether to a prep table, embalming table or lengthwise into a cooler. It acts as a ramp when working with uneven heights either to or from the gurney.

The locking wheels are great on any grade. We used these in the hills of San Francisco, and you know there are some serious hills in that city. We didn’t automatically get locking wheels with the other brands. With doing house calls in neighborhoods where the houses had less than a paper thickness between them, you didn’t want a gurney rolling off into someone elses yard or worse yet into their car on the street!

As I mentioned before, the mattress is cleanable every time, is velcroed to the frame, stays put all the time. I had some real issues with other brands mattresses coming loose with the body as I was unloading.

Here’s the dimensions:

• Length: 78″
• Width: 21″
• Minimum Height: 10″
• Maximum Height: 32.5″
• Shipping Weight: 58 pounds
• Load Capacity: 450 pounds!!!

Hopefully, I’ve told you enough to convince you that you need at least one in your operation. I can have one drop shipped to you at any commercial delivery point within 7-10 days of payment.

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