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Dick Sipp

Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 215
Location: Hope, MI

Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 6:25 pm Post subject: Aircraft winch recommendation

Looking for winch recommendations for pulling RV-10 into hangar.

  

 Dick Sipp

 RV-10 360 hours

 inclined hangar ramp

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Jim Berry

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 237
Location: Denver

Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 9:56 am Post subject: Re: Aircraft winch recommendation

Dick,



Look at the Harbor Freight camouflage winch with remote control for $100, discounted to $70. Works well. I think Tim has this winch also.



Jim Berry

N15JB

rene(at)felker.com
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 10:38 am Post subject: Aircraft winch recommendation

I was going to go the winch route and then decided that the eclectic tow bar

would be better.  Three years later and a hanger change and I am glad I went

with the tow bar, a wench would not work very good in my new hanger.  My

first hanger was a T hanger with the ramp sloping out from the front.  My

new hanger is square 60X60 and depending on what else I have in the hanger

at the time, the plane gets moved around.



I know this does not answer your question directly, but it is something to

think about.



There is a big difference in cost between the winch and the eclectic tow

bar.......



Rene' Felker

N423CF

801-721-6080



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Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 10:53 am Post subject: Aircraft winch recommendation

What powered tow bars are people using on the -10?



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On May 29, 2011, at 2:34 PM, "Rene Felker" <rene(at)felker.com> wrote:



[quote] 

 

 I was going to go the winch route and then decided that the eclectic tow bar

 would be better.  Three years later and a hanger change and I am glad I went

 with the tow bar, a wench would not work very good in my new hanger.  My

 first hanger was a T hanger with the ramp sloping out from the front.  My

 new hanger is square 60X60 and depending on what else I have in the hanger

 at the time, the plane gets moved around.

 

 I know this does not answer your question directly, but it is something to

 think about.

 

 There is a big difference in cost between the winch and the eclectic tow

 bar.......

 

 Rene' Felker

 N423CF

 801-721-6080

 

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rene(at)felker.com
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 11:15 am Post subject: Aircraft winch recommendation

This is the one I use.



http://www.powertow.com/12V.html



Rene' Felker

N423CF

801-721-6080

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Kellym

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 1705
Location: Sun Lakes AZ

Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 11:52 am Post subject: Aircraft winch recommendation

Every time I suggest a hangar wench, my wife vetoes the concept. 

She thinks there is a mistress nearby the airport anyway, since I spend 

so much time there.

On 5/29/2011 11:34 AM, Rene Felker wrote:

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    Three years later and a hanger change and I am glad I went
	


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		   with the tow bar, a wench would not work very good in my new hanger.

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Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 12:13 pm Post subject: Aircraft winch recommendation

Maybe someone will still have the magazine, but there was pretty good article on building an electric towbar yourself not too long again in Sport Aviation (I think).



Marcus



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On May 29, 2011, at 3:12 PM, Rene Felker wrote:



[quote] 

 

 This is the one I use.

 

 http://www.powertow.com/12V.html

 

 Rene' Felker

 N423CF

 801-721-6080

 

 

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dlm34077(at)q.com
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 12:18 pm Post subject: Aircraft winch recommendation

sounds like we have some wusses; just kidding. I am 66 and still muscle my 

10 with full fuel in/out the hangar.

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rene(at)felker.com
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 12:42 pm Post subject: Aircraft winch recommendation

I agree, I am a wuss.  But, north facing hanger in the winter made it almost

impossible to do it by myself.  



Now that I have it....I would not do without, just makes it so much easier.

I leave it hooked up all the time........except when I fly of course......



Rene'

801-721-6080



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Tim Olson

Joined: 25 Jan 2007
Posts: 2881

Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 1:18 pm Post subject: Aircraft winch recommendation

On 2" ice?



On May 29, 2011, at 3:15 PM, "DLM" <dlm34077(at)q.com> wrote:



[quote] 

 

 sounds like we have some wusses; just kidding. I am 66 and still muscle my 10 with full fuel in/out the hangar.

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Albert Gardner

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 455
Location: Yuma, AZ

Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 2:28 pm Post subject: Aircraft winch recommendation

I built my own based on an article in Kitplanes called something like "Build

a tow Bar for $10". Mine ran more than that, got the tires with bearings

from Harbor Freight, a friend gave me a 24V gearmoter, batteries from

Walmart and the 1" square tube for the frame from Lowes. The 24V motor was

nice as it gave me 2 speeds. An over-center link keeps it clamped to the

front wheel. I've since added LED lights for night use. About $150 I think.

The Kitplanes article guy used a windshield wiper motor and made his own

sprockets.

Albert Gardner

N991RV

Yuma, AZ

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dlm34077(at)q.com
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 3:17 pm Post subject: Aircraft winch recommendation

I don't think we got 2 x 10-6 inches here in AZ.

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Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 3:19 pm Post subject: Aircraft winch recommendation

" How much is that wench in the window"

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Tim Olson

Joined: 25 Jan 2007
Posts: 2881

Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 9:07 pm Post subject: Aircraft winch recommendation

I did shoot Dick an offline reply, but Jim is right.

I have the wireless remote Harbor Freight winch. It

does do the job well for me when it's icy.  It isn't

what I'd recommend to someone who needs to use one

every day though.  It's a slow winch, which is good,

but it only moves a few inches per click of the button.

So it takes a while to get in the hangar.  The spool

is pretty small too, so unrolling the cable to hook

it up isn't so fun.  The winch isn't super bad, but

it isn't really as nice as a good quality pro winch

either.  So while I like it for occasional use, I'd

recommend either a power tow of some sort, or a better

winch if you use it a lot.  In the winter, I'm not

sure how a power tow would work for me. I'm sure if

they make them with spike tires they'd work though,

but hopefully not tear up the pavement.  The winch

works best for winter I'd think, because when I need

it, it's because the snow plow left slush or ice in

front of my hangar and you can't even walk.  There

the winch is priceless.



Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD

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On 5/29/2011 12:56 PM, Jim Berry wrote:

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 Dick,



 Look at the Harbor Freight camouflage winch with remote control for $100, discounted to $70. Works well. I think Tim has this winch also.



 Jim Berry

 N15JB





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rene(at)felker.com
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 6:14 am Post subject: Aircraft winch recommendation

At my old hanger...in the winter the snow plow would leave about two feet of

snow in front of the hanger, but the hanger shaded another 10 - 15 feet,

which all turns to ice.  The powertow has a tire that is about 5 - 6 inches

wide (contact area).  I had a bag of sand in my hanger and just spread some

on the ice.  Worked great.  In my new hanger, the floor is smooth concrete

and I have to push down on the powertow to get it started some time.  I get

less traction on the concrete than I did on the ice and sand...



Rene' Felker

N423CF

801-721-6080



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Tim Olson

Joined: 25 Jan 2007
Posts: 2881

Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 10:33 am Post subject: Aircraft winch recommendation

Cool, that's good to know.  I'm not a huge fan of using sand

around the airport ramp...or heaven forbid, salt.  But it's

good to know that this gives you good results.  I think I'll

always have the winch as a fallback, but after seeing Albert's

homemade tow, I may do that as a summer fun project.  I

also want to build a tire bead-breaker.  A couple of good things

to keep me out of trouble since I don't have a plane to build

and it leaves me at a loss for what to do sometimes.



Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD

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On 5/30/2011 9:11 AM, Rene Felker wrote:

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 At my old hanger...in the winter the snow plow would leave about two feet of

 snow in front of the hanger, but the hanger shaded another 10 - 15 feet,

 which all turns to ice.  The powertow has a tire that is about 5 - 6 inches

 wide (contact area).  I had a bag of sand in my hanger and just spread some

 on the ice.  Worked great.  In my new hanger, the floor is smooth concrete

 and I have to push down on the powertow to get it started some time.  I get

 less traction on the concrete than I did on the ice and sand...



 Rene' Felker

 N423CF

 801-721-6080



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Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 12:30 pm Post subject: Aircraft winch recommendation

Dick

  

 I use a simple $70 winch that I bought from ALDI on special.   It  runs off a 12 V battery, and has a remote control and cable control  feature.   I have used the winch for the last 5 months and it works  fine.   The winch is slow ... but allows me to easily pull my 10 into  the hangar by myself.   Unrolling the cable is no hassle as there is a  dial to turn, which allows the cable to be pulled out by hand in about 15  seconds.

  

 Regards

  

 Evan

 RV10 VH-OSH 

  

    

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    Looking for winch recommendations for pulling RV-10 into hangar.

  

 Dick Sipp

 RV-10 360 hours

 inclined hangar ramp

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Albert Gardner

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Location: Yuma, AZ

Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 4:18 pm Post subject: Aircraft winch recommendation

This is the Kitplanes article that inspired me to build my own electric tow

bar. 

Albert Gardner

N991RV

Yuma, AZ

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