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saolesen(at)sirentel.net
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Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:46 pm Post subject: Powered tow bars

After finding out that I am too weak and puny to pull my 10 back in  

the hanger by myself, I'm in the market for a powered tow bar or  

winch.  Any recommendations?



Sheldon Olesen

N475PV--0.6 hours

rene(at)felker.com
Guest

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 3:24 pm Post subject: Powered tow bars

This is the one I have...



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



Works great, I have a slight up hill into the hanger and a lip in the

hanger.  Doesn't fit right with the fairing on the nose wheel, so I have a

little bit of work to do on it to make it work a little better.



Rene' Felker

RV-10 N423CF Flying

801-721-6080

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msausen

Joined: 25 Oct 2007
Posts: 559
Location: Appleton, WI USA

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 3:38 pm Post subject: Powered tow bars

If you are so inclined to make your own (you built an airplane after all ) the April 2005 Kitplanes had an article on a DIY powered tow bar made from various salvaged parts.



Michael



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robin1(at)mrmoisture.com
Guest

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 4:06 pm Post subject: Powered tow bars

I purchased a cool (used) EZGO dump bed golf cart (gas model) used for

golf course maintenance work. It has a towing hook up on both the front

& rear of the frame. I plan to use that to move my -10. Because there is

a hook up in front I can look at the plane as I move it around. I will

have to fabricate the tow mechanism but that should not be an issue. For

about the same price as the prebuilt ones I also have an airport get

around cart and a good training cart to teach my daughter how to drive.

BRAKE, BRAKE, BRAKE, WATCH OUT FOR THAT CIRRUS!



Robin



Some people have used rider lawnmowers.

Tim Olson

Joined: 25 Jan 2007
Posts: 2879

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 4:10 pm Post subject: Powered tow bars

Sheldon,



I've been considering the same thing.  I have an incline, and my hangar

faces in a direction that causes me to have about .5-1" of ice in front

of my hangar lots of times in the winter.  I barely made it in alone

last weekend.  So I was thinking something like this with a winter

studded tire would help.



http://store.wagaero.com/product_info.php?products_id=14093

They're here in-state, besides...



I did consider pulling it in tail first with a winch, and even have

a mount on the floor where I could attach it.  But, I just don't like

the idea of pulling on that tail eyelet at the angle it would take to

pull it in.  That bulkhead would hold up to a lot of down force, but I'm

not sure how many pounds of rearward pull it can take.  I was thinking

of calling Van's on it.  If I just had a way to pull about 15' of

cable in with a winch, a pushbutton operated winch would be dirt

cheap and work perfectly for me, and then I wouldn't even have to

worry about studded tires.  Let me know what you dig up.



Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying

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Sheldon Olesen wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		   

 

 After finding out that I am too weak and puny to pull my 10 back in the 

 hanger by myself, I'm in the market for a powered tow bar or winch.  Any 

 recommendations?

 

 Sheldon Olesen

 N475PV--0.6 hours

speckter(at)comcast.net
Guest

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 4:51 pm Post subject: Powered tow bars

Another inexpensive option is to buy a used riding mower and use it as a

tug.  You can get them cheap because you don't need one that actually mows.



I tried chains on my tug in MN and found out that it tears up the cement

after a years worth of use.  I went back to no chains.



Gary Specketer

40274

pitts_pilot(at)bellsouth.
Guest

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 4:51 pm Post subject: Powered tow bars

Us Grumman drivers have the same problem ..... and the solution is to 

loop a rope around the steps to make a bridle and tow with a winch.  An 

electric boat winch works real good ..... or even a Harbor Freight winch.

Linn

Tim Olson wrote:

 	  Quote: 	

 Sheldon,

 I've been considering the same thing.  I have an incline, and my hangar

 faces in a direction that causes me to have about .5-1" of ice in front

 of my hangar lots of times in the winter.  I barely made it in alone

 last weekend.  So I was thinking something like this with a winter

 studded tire would help.

 http://store.wagaero.com/product_info.php?products_id=14093

 They're here in-state, besides...

 I did consider pulling it in tail first with a winch, and even have

 a mount on the floor where I could attach it.  But, I just don't like

 the idea of pulling on that tail eyelet at the angle it would take to

 pull it in.  That bulkhead would hold up to a lot of down force, but I'm

 not sure how many pounds of rearward pull it can take.  I was thinking

 of calling Van's on it.  If I just had a way to pull about 15' of

 cable in with a winch, a pushbutton operated winch would be dirt

 cheap and work perfectly for me, and then I wouldn't even have to

 worry about studded tires.  Let me know what you dig up.

 Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying

 do not archive

 Sheldon Olesen wrote:

> 

>

> After finding out that I am too weak and puny to pull my 10 back in 

> the hanger by myself, I'm in the market for a powered tow bar or 

> winch.  Any recommendations?

>

> Sheldon Olesen

> N475PV--0.6 hours

dmaib@me.com

Joined: 25 Apr 2006
Posts: 455
Location: New Smyrna Beach, Florida

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 12:34 am Post subject: Powered tow bars

I have the Powertow 12 Volt model as well. I worked with the folks at  

Powertow and they came up with a modified set of extenders that look  

like they are going to work fine with the nose gear fairing. However,  

I won't know for sure until it gets back from the paint shop and I  

get it put back together. Powertow folks have been very good to work  

with. It is an expensive piece of equipment, but I am very pleased  

with it. I used it quite a bit during my phase 1.



David Maib

40559



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On Jan 7, 2009, at 6:23 PM, Rene Felker wrote:






This is the one I have...



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



Works great, I have a slight up hill into the hanger and a lip in the

hanger.  Doesn't fit right with the fairing on the nose wheel, so I  

have a

little bit of work to do on it to make it work a little better.



Rene' Felker

RV-10 N423CF Flying

801-721-6080

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David Maib
RV-10 #40559
New Smyrna Beach, FL

davidsoutpost(at)comcast.
Guest

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 6:31 am Post subject: Powered tow bars

I slipped and fell last week trying to push my C-152 into the hanger by myself after the the hanger rows were plowed.  It took several trys (and salt) before I was finaly able to get it in,,,,  no one was around (New Years Day) to ask for help.  Though its a ways off before my RV-10 is flying,  I am fabricating my own electric tug for under $350 and I will modify the nose wheel hook-up with various adapters at that time.  Everything but the steel is coming from here:    http://www.surpluscenter.com/   one of my favorite on-line surplus stores.

  

 Dave Clifford

 RV-10

 Empenage done!

  [quote][b]

Jess
Guest

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 6:33 am Post subject: Powered tow bars

We made ours from a Roto Tiller, removed the tiller, added the  attach to the plane will move the hangar if you have to.

  

  In a message dated 1/7/2009 3:40:02 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  rvbuilder(at)sausen.net writes:

 [quote]-->    RV10-List message posted by: "RV Builder (Michael Sausen)"    <rvbuilder(at)sausen.net>



  If you are so inclined to make your    own (you built an airplane after all ) the April 2005 Kitplanes had an    article on a DIY powered tow bar made from various salvaged    parts.



Michael



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Tim Olson

Joined: 25 Jan 2007
Posts: 2879

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 7:21 am Post subject: Powered tow bars

Cool, if you have any idea of what motor and other parts you

plan to use, I'd love to see it.  I've been thinking of

breaking out the welder and giving it a shot myself too.

I figure if I can do it for 1/2 price I'd be perfectly happy.



Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying

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davidsoutpost(at)comcast.net wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		    

 I slipped and fell last week trying to push my C-152 into the hanger by 

 myself after the the hanger rows were plowed.  It took several trys (and 

 salt) before I was finaly able to get it in,,,,  no one was around (New 

 Years Day) to ask for help.  Though its a ways off before my RV-10 is 

 flying,  I am fabricating my own electric tug for under $350 and I will 

 modify the nose wheel hook-up with various adapters at that time.  

 Everything but the steel is coming from here:  

   http://www.surpluscenter.com/   one of my favorite on-line surplus stores.

  

 Dave Clifford

 RV-10

 Empenage done!

egodfrey(at)ameritech.net
Guest

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:59 am Post subject: Powered tow bars

For our spam can planes we use an electric winch mounted to the back 

wall of the hangar.



Ed Godfrey

40717



Tim Olson wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		   



 Cool, if you have any idea of what motor and other parts you

 plan to use, I'd love to see it.  I've been thinking of

 breaking out the welder and giving it a shot myself too.

 I figure if I can do it for 1/2 price I'd be perfectly happy.



 Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying

 do not archive

 davidsoutpost(at)comcast.net wrote:

>  

> I slipped and fell last week trying to push my C-152 into the hanger 

> by myself after the the hanger rows were plowed.  It took several 

> trys (and salt) before I was finaly able to get it in,,,,  no one was 

> around (New Years Day) to ask for help.  Though its a ways off before 

> my RV-10 is flying,  I am fabricating my own electric tug for under 

> $350 and I will modify the nose wheel hook-up with various adapters 

> at that time.  Everything but the steel is coming from here:    

> http://www.surpluscenter.com/   one of my favorite on-line surplus 

> stores.

>  

> Dave Clifford

> RV-10

> Empenage done!

>

jesse(at)saintaviation.co
Guest

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:15 am Post subject: Powered tow bars

That might work, but with the castering nosewheel on the -10, it can  

get really hard to control.  If you had a remote that you could turn  

the winch on and off with, then used a normal towbar to stear from the  

front, that would probably work fine.



do not archive



Jesse Saint

Saint Aviation, Inc.

jesse(at)saintaviation.com

Cell: 352-427-0285

Fax: 815-377-3694



On Jan 8, 2009, at 11:56 AM, Ed Godfrey wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		   



 For our spam can planes we use an electric winch mounted to the back  

 wall of the hangar.



 Ed Godfrey

 40717



 Tim Olson wrote:

> 

>

> Cool, if you have any idea of what motor and other parts you

> plan to use, I'd love to see it.  I've been thinking of

> breaking out the welder and giving it a shot myself too.

> I figure if I can do it for 1/2 price I'd be perfectly happy.

>

> Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying

> do not archive

> davidsoutpost(at)comcast.net wrote:

>> I slipped and fell last week trying to push my C-152 into the  

>> hanger by myself after the the hanger rows were plowed.  It took  

>> several trys (and salt) before I was finaly able to get it in,,,,   

>> no one was around (New Years Day) to ask for help.  Though its a  

>> ways off before my RV-10 is flying,  I am fabricating my own  

>> electric tug for under $350 and I will modify the nose wheel hook- 

>> up with various adapters at that time.  Everything but the steel  

>> is coming from here:    http://www.surpluscenter.com/   one of my  

>> favorite on-line surplus stores.

>> Dave Clifford

>> RV-10

>> Empenage done!

>>

>

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