Recumbent - Trike for the portly

A friend needs to become a trike rider but he is substantually heavier than most are designed for. He is right at 300 pounds. Anyone know of a trike that will take a rider like that? Thanks

http://www.greenspeed.com.au/gto.html

Here's a Greenspeed tourer that lists a rider weight of up to 350. I think that's one of the sturdier models I've found. A bit on the pricey end, but I'm going to guess that will be true of most with that weight range.

A friend needs to become a trike rider but he is substantually heavier than most are designed for. He is right at 300 pounds. Anyone know of a trike that will take a rider like that? Thanks
Lightfoot Cycles builds some deltas that can take way more weight than that. Deltas also have a higher seat height, and are easier to get into and out of--not a minor factor with someone very heavy.
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I'm 280 lbs, 6'-4" and ride a Catrike Trail.... I have about 800 miles on the trike and it shows no signs of problems with my larger than average height and weight. Indeed, the way the the seat triangulates the frame makes it very strong and stiff.

Tractor Tom in Okeechobee

Several of the Wizwheels trikes have capacities of 300 pounds. Sun trikes seem to be popular with large riders, too; although I don't know what their published weight limits are. I'd agree with doug5150 that a heavy person might have a tough time getting in and out of a trike with a 6" seat height. A delta would be a better choice.

My Greenspeed trike was kindly built with heavier tubing as I told them that I had a habit of snapping frames and bits (7 frames, a few geared hubs and BBs , seats, handlebars, cranks, etc. No pedals yet.). Not sure if you want a Greenspeed but whoever you choose a model from it might be worth your while asking if they can built it tougher, you might even find that they've done that before. The world is getting heavier.
Some bent makers even build to different dimensions of their models for different markets, the Japanese market allows narrower seats than the American market for instance.

A word of warnimg: make sure that your trike is made of CrMo, some trike makers only make the crossmember of this, the rest as mild steel and failures can occur at the frame or seat intersections with the crossmember. This applies for tadpoles, I have no knowledge of deltas.

Don't forget the Sun EZ-3 USX HD. It's like the 18 wheeler of trikes. I can't find my reference but I have seen somewhere that this trike can handle a 400# rider, touring gear, and a trailer with ease. It has a spring loaded hinge in the middle that allows for a little suspension effect. This is a delta design and is easy to get onto and off of. Normally sells for around $1200 so its less than half the cost of many other choices. Not fast and not a hill climber, it weighs 65#, but it's solid and comfortable.

http://www.sunbicyclesnashville.com/usx.php

While NOT a trike, I have a Longbikes Slipstream, and when I had it built Greg put on beefier
wheels and all for my larger than life size frame. It is holding up quite nicely. Should your
friend decide on a 2 wheeler, a call to Greg can get him a bike built exactly as he wants...