Do anyone have recommendations for an electric tug to be used with Piper PA28 and PA32?
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That’s the Aero-Pac. Two issues with it would appear to be
I reckon there is a market for a lightweight tug. For private use, one needs the pulling power but one doesn’t need any great speed.
However – there is a discussion of this further back up this thread – much depends on whether you want it to work on grass because that is a completely different proposition.
I’ve seen the Aero-Pac in action on a SR22. In front of my hangar there is a slight incline and the APT2000 drive will slip on the nosewheel uphill even when quite a bit of pressure is applied to the tow bar. I am not sure what that does to the tyre in the long run.
I have this. It seems to work reasonably well but it is a pain to attach to the airplane because it cannot freewheel.
Mine drives my 3 tonne Navajo uphill in the wet. Go figure.
A device which drives the front tyre by pushing against it will be effective in proportion to the front wheel radius, so maybe you have a bigger front wheel than some?
I got the sidewinder which works well for me.
Peter wrote:
A device which drives the front tyre by pushing against it will be effective in proportion to the front wheel radius, so maybe you have a bigger front wheel than some?
Maybe. I’ve only tried it on the Aztec and the Navajo and it worked really well on both.
It is advertised as working on tailwheel aircraft, mind you.
i did a similar job with a unit from ebay for 250 euros works well for me (lights, electric start, )
http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=108484
Ordered a TowFLEXX® 2.5, got a good deal on SnF.
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