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rwayne(at)gamewood.net
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 9:49 am Post subject: Tow Bar

There has to be an easy answer to this question. I just can't find it!--

What do I need to do to attach a tow bar to the nosewheel of my RV8A? It is

getting frustrating trying to push it backwards.



Wayne

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sportav8r(at)aol.com
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 10:49 am Post subject: Tow Bar

I have a towbar for the 6A you're welcome to, Wayne, but it fits the old style narrow one-piece wheelpants.  With some creative chopping, it could be widened.  I never need ot now that I've mastered manhandling it by the prop roots.  In a pinch, I drag it in with strap webbing and a riding mower.  3-point turns on level concrete are a breeze by hand.  Towbar was actually harder to do, IMO. 

 

-Stormy

 

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Dale Ensing

Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 571
Location: Aero Plantation Weddington NC

Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 12:26 pm Post subject: Tow Bar

Stormy,

Hope you are not doing the "manhandling" on  C/S prop blades. Also

curious.... how are you pushing and steering with that strap? Just kidding.

Dale

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Dale Ensing
RV-6A
Aero Plantation
Weddington NC

bill(at)repucci.com
Guest

Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 12:46 pm Post subject: Tow Bar

Dale,



Check out this thread:

http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=7040



The 2nd page has some good pictures.



Bill



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Dale Ensing

Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 571
Location: Aero Plantation Weddington NC

Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 1:54 pm Post subject: Tow Bar

One of the things I like about my tow bars is that the hole in the wheel

fairing is only as big as the head of the bolt and the bolt head is flush

with the fairing which help reduce drag from the opening.

Dale

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Dale Ensing
RV-6A
Aero Plantation
Weddington NC

sportav8r(at)aol.com
Guest

Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 6:23 pm Post subject: Tow Bar

No, but the blades should be able to handle about 200# of thrust each, minimum, whether by hands or by air loads.

 

I have a FP prop, and couldn't bend it by hand if I hung on the tips, which I don't. 

 

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Dale Ensing

Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 571
Location: Aero Plantation Weddington NC

Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 5:39 am Post subject: Tow Bar

"No, but the blades should be able to handle about 200# of thrust each,

minimum, whether by hands or by air loads."



I agree with you Stormy but Hartzell C/S props come with a warning on the

their props and in the manual about not using the blades to move the

airplane by hand.

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Dale Ensing
RV-6A
Aero Plantation
Weddington NC

tadsargent(at)bellsouth.n
Guest

Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 2:24 pm Post subject: Tow Bar

Are we talking about moving a twin Bonanza or PiperLance by the prop or a

1350# RV by the prop.

Just a thought.

TS

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sportav8r(at)aol.com
Guest

Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 4:56 pm Post subject: Tow Bar

Tad, if your RV weighs 1350# without you in it, you've 

 

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sportav8r(at)aol.com
Guest

Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 5:07 pm Post subject: Tow Bar

..you've got lots of secret goodies stuffed in there that we don't know about, or you've got yourself an RV-10  

 

danged scratch pad laptop thingie trips me up everytime with the premature "send."

 

Everybody be careful with moving a prop- always backwards and carefully, to avoid a false start.

 

-Stormy

 

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Mark Phillips in TN

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 431
Location: Columbia, TN

Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 6:21 pm Post subject: Tow Bar

In a message dated 05/31/2006 8:08:33 PM Central Daylight Time, 

sportav8r(at)aol.com writes:

..you've got lots of secret goodies stuffed in there that we don't know 

about, or you've got yourself an RV-10  

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shoot, stormy- my -6A loaded with gas and a 12-pack in the cooler weighs at 

LEAST that much with my fat axe init- good newz is that every 20 min. or so, it 

gets a bit lighter, thanks to that built-in relief toob!   



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tadsargent(at)bellsouth.n
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Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 7:15 pm Post subject: Tow Bar

Well If I did the math correctly my 7A empty is 1098 and 42 gallons of avgas

are 252#.  Each time I do the calculations I get 1350.  I haven't taken new

math yet.

TS

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sportav8r(at)aol.com
Guest

Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 12:11 pm Post subject: Tow Bar

Oh, yeah.  Forgot the Avgas.  (Mine runs on hydrogen, so it's actually lighter when the tanks are full 

 

-Stormy 

 

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tadsargent(at)bellsouth.n
Guest

Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 6:25 pm Post subject: Tow Bar

I want some of that.  I hear you can get it right from water and breathe the

rest.

TS

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