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rene(at)felker.com
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 Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 7:46 am Post subject: Electric/Gas Tow Bars |
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Any recommendations on Electric or Gas powered tow bars. Now that I am actually taking the completed….almost….in and out of the hanger I see a need for one. I can get the airplane out of the hanger no problem but getting it back in is a different story. I thought about putting a winch in the back of the hanger and just pulling it in, but the tow bar may be easier.
Any recommendations for one that works well with the wheel pans on?
Rene'
801-721-6080
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jesse(at)saintaviation.co
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| Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:30 am Post subject: Electric/Gas Tow Bars |
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http://www.avweather.com/tug/index.html
Charlie, at the above link, says he has one that will work with the -10. I haven't seen or used them, but I know Charlie and he is trustworthy.
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Jesse Saint
Saint Aviation, Inc.
jesse(at)saintaviation.com
Cell: 352-427-0285
Fax: 815-377-3694
On Mar 9, 2008, at 11:43 AM, Rene wrote:
| Quote: | Any recommendations on Electric or Gas powered tow bars. Now that I am actually taking the completed….almost….in and out of the hanger I see a need for one. I can get the airplane out of the hanger no problem but getting it back in is a different story. I thought about putting a winch in the back of the hanger and just pulling it in, but the tow bar may be easier.
Any recommendations for one that works well with the wheel pans on?
Rene'
801-721-6080
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LarryRosen
Joined: 16 Jan 2006
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Location: Medford, NJ
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| Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 5:54 pm Post subject: Electric/Gas Tow Bars |
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My neighbor had the Aircraft tug in the below link to move his Cessna
twin. To say that he was unhappy with its performance would be an
understatement. He purchased a power tow
<http://www.powertow.com/40ez1.html> which performs much better. I am
not sure if it will work with our nose wheel.
Now our RV-10 is does not have the weight of a twin Cessna so the
aircraft tug may work quite well.
Larry
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Jesse Saint wrote:
| Quote: | http://www.avweather.com/tug/index.html
Charlie, at the above link, says he has one that will work with the
-10. I haven't seen or used them, but I know Charlie and he is
trustworthy.
Do not archive
Jesse Saint
Saint Aviation, Inc.
jesse(at)saintaviation.com
Cell: 352-427-0285
Fax: 815-377-3694
On Mar 9, 2008, at 11:43 AM, Rene wrote:
> Any recommendations on Electric or Gas powered tow bars. Now that I
> am actually taking the completed….almost….in and out of the hanger I
> see a need for one. I can get the airplane out of the hanger no
> problem but getting it back in is a different story. I thought about
> putting a winch in the back of the hanger and just pulling it in, but
> the tow bar may be easier.
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> Any recommendations for one that works well with the wheel pans on?
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planesmith(at)hotmail.com
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| Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 6:52 pm Post subject: Electric/Gas Tow Bars |
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If you want to get really fancy, I remember seeing a video of a remote controlled tug at the Rosen Visor booth last year at Sun N Fun.
Vern Smith (#324)
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> Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 21:50:52 -0400
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To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: Re: Electric/Gas Tow Bars
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Deems Davis
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| Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 7:16 pm Post subject: Electric/Gas Tow Bars |
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Several years ago, I bought a Power Tow to move my Bonanza back into the
hangar with a slight uphill grade . It worked well on the Bonanza and 2
Barons, I've worn out and replaced 2 tires during that time frame, but
don't consider that a liability, The 'forks' on the front will require
some modification (replacing the existing 'cups' ) in order to fit
within the wheel pant openings and over the pins, but for anybody who's
built a -10 and knows someone who can weld, it should be a no-brainer.
I've got mine stored until the bird goes to the hangar.
Deems Davis # 406
'Its all done....Its just not put together'
http://deemsrv10.com/
SS They run very well, on 100LL drained from the sumps, never had more
than 2 pulls on the starter
Larry Rosen wrote:
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My neighbor had the Aircraft tug in the below link to move his Cessna
twin. To say that he was unhappy with its performance would be an
understatement. He purchased a power tow
<http://www.powertow.com/40ez1.html> which performs much better. I am
not sure if it will work with our nose wheel.
Now our RV-10 is does not have the weight of a twin Cessna so the
aircraft tug may work quite well.
Larry
Do not archive
Jesse Saint wrote:
> http://www.avweather.com/tug/index.html
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> Charlie, at the above link, says he has one that will work with the
> -10. I haven't seen or used them, but I know Charlie and he is
> trustworthy.
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> Jesse Saint
> Saint Aviation, Inc.
> jesse(at)saintaviation.com
> Cell: 352-427-0285
> Fax: 815-377-3694
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> On Mar 9, 2008, at 11:43 AM, Rene wrote:
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>> Any recommendations on Electric or Gas powered tow bars. Now that I
>> am actually taking the completed….almost….in and out of the hanger I
>> see a need for one. I can get the airplane out of the hanger no
>> problem but getting it back in is a different story. I thought
>> about putting a winch in the back of the hanger and just pulling it
>> in, but the tow bar may be easier.
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>> Any recommendations for one that works well with the wheel pans on?
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>> Rene'
>> 801-721-6080
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>> blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://forums.matronics.com
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timrvator(at)comcast.net
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:45 pm Post subject: Electric/Gas Tow Bars |
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I bought the Tow Buddy. It's the one Wag Aero sells (http://www.ground-support.com/tow_buddy.html and http://store.wagaero.com/index.php?cPath=602_517). I've had it about 2 years, so far so good. I've used it with my RV-10 in the shop, and with my RV-6A out at the hangar. Works with my RV-10 and RV-6A just fine, but the grip width has to be adjusted to go from one to the other, as I recall. Back when I bought mine (Osh 06) they had the normal model and one with a higher power, higher current controller board. I bought that one. (I think they market them as the TB-2000 and TB-3000 now, but ask to be sure).
I talked to several of the other manufacturers but couldn't get a clear answer on whether or not their products would work with an RV-10. The folks at Powertow were infuriating to deal with. Wag Aero's folks, on the other hand, put me directly in touch with the guy who knew everything about the Tow Buddy. They worked with me to be certain their unit would work for my needs. The pins they supplied worked with both the RV-10 and RV-6.
My only "complaint" is the low key marketing (!) at Wag Aero. They had options (snow chains, the boosted power board) that they didn't even mention in their sales literature or catalog. When I asked I got "sure we have have snow chains... you want those?" and while discussing my concerns about getting my RV-10 up over a hangar lip, the gentleman happened to mention the boosted power option.
Hope this helps.
Tim
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Rene wrote: [quote]
Any recommendations on Electric or Gas powered tow bars. Now that I am actually taking the completed….almost….in and out of the hanger I see a need for one. I can get the airplane out of the hanger no problem but getting it back in is a different story. I thought about putting a winch in the back of the hanger and just pulling it in, but the tow bar may be easier.
Any recommendations for one that works well with the wheel pans on?
Rene'
801-721-6080
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carl.froehlich(at)cox.net
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:07 pm Post subject: Electric/Gas Tow Bars |
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Another option is to use a standard lawn tractor. You need to rig a tow bar so that it connects to the tractor. Several people at the airpark go this route. Some do a tow point on the front of the tractor so that they are facing the airplane when towing.
Looking at the price of powered tow bars you can just about buy a new lawn tractor and get some other use out of it.
Carl Froehlich
RV-8A (400 hrs)
RV-10 (wings)
From: owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Tim Lewis
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 9:42 PM
To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com; LarryRosen(at)comcast.net
Subject: Re: RV10-List: Electric/Gas Tow Bars
I bought the Tow Buddy. It's the one Wag Aero sells (http://www.ground-support.com/tow_buddy.html and http://store.wagaero.com/index.php?cPath=602_517). I've had it about 2 years, so far so good. I've used it with my RV-10 in the shop, and with my RV-6A out at the hangar. Works with my RV-10 and RV-6A just fine, but the grip width has to be adjusted to go from one to the other, as I recall. Back when I bought mine (Osh 06) they had the normal model and one with a higher power, higher current controller board. I bought that one. (I think they market them as the TB-2000 and TB-3000 now, but ask to be sure).
I talked to several of the other manufacturers but couldn't get a clear answer on whether or not their products would work with an RV-10. The folks at Powertow were infuriating to deal with. Wag Aero's folks, on the other hand, put me directly in touch with the guy who knew everything about the Tow Buddy. They worked with me to be certain their unit would work for my needs. The pins they supplied worked with both the RV-10 and RV-6.
My only "complaint" is the low key marketing (!) at Wag Aero. They had options (snow chains, the boosted power board) that they didn't even mention in their sales literature or catalog. When I asked I got "sure we have have snow chains... you want those?" and while discussing my concerns about getting my RV-10 up over a hangar lip, the gentleman happened to mention the boosted power option.
Hope this helps.
Tim
| Quote: | | -- Tim Lewis -- HEF (Manassas, VA)RV-6A N47TD -- 1000 hrsRV-10 #40059 under construction |
Rene wrote:
Any recommendations on Electric or Gas powered tow bars. Now that I am actually taking the completed….almost….in and out of the hanger I see a need for one. I can get the airplane out of the hanger no problem but getting it back in is a different story. I thought about putting a winch in the back of the hanger and just pulling it in, but the tow bar may be easier.
Any recommendations for one that works well with the wheel pans on?
Rene'
801-721-6080
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