X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:41:38 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-yw0-f175.google.com ([209.85.211.175] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.2) with ESMTP id 4127200 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:25:44 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.211.175; envelope-from=mdpilot982@gmail.com Received: by ywh5 with SMTP id 5so1162201ywh.25 for ; Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:25:08 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=from:to:references:in-reply-to:subject:date:message-id:mime-version :content-type:x-mailer:thread-index:content-language; b=c2yuMUH7WAUdwxkTzSITBROpuucjhgUGMOPzmuYJi+MOJYV98xzpHyfq08PpV/mJFY 9YcilaAACsTDrVmsLsp1PHzABg+Q7CW8xfxNArwf19cXTU7G3MlKHiU85SIQdS5TGs5l oLAHlT292NLQTzeUfJ56ywnY8JZMkwaIAm9KA= Received: by 10.100.246.15 with SMTP id t15mr2025761anh.177.1266351908251; Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:25:08 -0800 (PST) X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from drsmith (c-75-72-249-193.hsd1.mn.comcast.net [75.72.249.193]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 4sm2943390ywi.54.2010.02.16.12.25.06 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:25:06 -0800 (PST) From: "Michael D. Smith" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [LML] Re: Powered Tow For Legacy X-Original-Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:25:09 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: <000501caaf46$234311d0$69c93570$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0006_01CAAF13.D8A8A1D0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: AcqvErLyi49ZGSm3ST6tOXHb9M0KowAMyrgg Content-Language: en-us This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01CAAF13.D8A8A1D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I bought a used John Deere 445 with a very precise hydrostatic transmission. It is great except when there is a sheet of ice in front of the hangar and then this 25 horsepower tractor slides all over the place. Even the Suburban with a tow hook for the bar slips on the glare ice. Michael Smith If I had it to do over again I would have got a used lawn tractor with a tow bar. Issues: 1) traction. the physics of getting a lot of wheel on that one wheel are just not great 2) steering. let's see I'm pushing the airplane up the apron but I need to make a little turn here and....Ooops....now we're going down the apron 3) momemtum. I honestly don't know how the powertow is on this but I can tell you that the tow buddy electric never achieves sufficient speed to use the airplane's 3000 lbs to get you up and over the apron. Compare 18hp tractor, lots of weight including yours, really precise steering with no interruption in power, and probably not so pricey. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01CAAF13.D8A8A1D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I bought a used = John Deere 445 with a very precise hydrostatic transmission. It is great except when there = is a sheet of ice in front of the hangar and then this 25 horsepower tractor slides = all over the place. Even the = Suburban with a tow hook for the bar slips on the glare ice.

Michael Smith =

If I had it to do over again = I would have got a used lawn tractor with a tow bar.

Issues:

1) traction. the = physics of getting a lot of wheel on that one wheel are just not = great

2) steering. = let's see I'm pushing the airplane up the apron but I need to make a little turn = here and....Ooops....now we're going down the apron

3) momemtum. I = honestly don't know how the powertow is on this but I can tell you that the tow = buddy electric never achieves sufficient speed to use the airplane's 3000 lbs = to get you up and over the apron.

Compare 18hp tractor, lots of = weight including yours, really precise steering with no interruption in power, = and probably not so pricey.

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