Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 23:11:41 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail.indian-creek.net ([209.176.40.9] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.1) with ESMTP id 1885458 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 23 Nov 2002 20:46:04 -0500 Received: from VAIO (sl36.du.indian-creek.net [209.176.40.52] toucan@78055.com) by mail.indian-creek.net with SMTP (IOA-IPAD 3.70a/96) id 5C72F00 for ; Sat, 23 Nov 2002 19:46:18 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: <002401c2935b$3a27d070$3428b0d1@VAIO> From: "Jim Cameron" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Towbar X-Original-Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 19:45:51 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0021_01C29328.EDE9C290" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01C29328.EDE9C290 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Rather than fork out lots of cash for a robo-tow, I had my local garage = put a receiver hitch on the front of my pickup. For about $20 worth of = scrap steel and a trailer hitch, I made up a towbar that connects = airplane to truck. Pull it out using the hitch on the back, push it in = with the hitch on the front. Total cost about $150. You can try backing it in with the rear hitch, but you'll have to be a = lot more coordinated than me! You can go a few feet, then everything = goes to pot. Kinda like trying to back up a two-axle haywagon, if = you've ever tried that. Jim Cameron Lancair Super ES N143ES ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01C29328.EDE9C290 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Rather than fork out lots of cash for a = robo-tow, I=20 had my local garage put a receiver hitch on the front of my = pickup.  For=20 about $20 worth of scrap steel and a trailer hitch, I made up a towbar = that=20 connects airplane to truck.  Pull it out using the hitch on the = back, push=20 it in with the hitch on the front.  Total cost about = $150.
 
You can try backing it in with the rear = hitch, but=20 you'll have to be a lot more coordinated than me!  You can go a few = feet,=20 then everything goes to pot.  Kinda like trying to back up a = two-axle=20 haywagon, if you've ever tried that.
 
Jim Cameron
Lancair Super ES  = N143ES
 
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