X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:44:28 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms042pub.verizon.net ([206.46.252.42] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c4) with ESMTP id 2700845 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:51:58 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.252.42; envelope-from=tom.gourley@verizon.net Received: from jacky0da39824a ([71.111.127.238]) by vms042.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0JVH00J2KXPAI392@vms042.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:51:13 -0600 (CST) X-Original-Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:51:05 -0800 From: "Tom Gourley" Subject: Re: [LML] Re: ground tug for a IVP X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Reply-to: "Tom Gourley" X-Original-Message-id: <001901c863d5$a78d7a70$640610ac@jacky0da39824a> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0016_01C86392.98A90D50" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C86392.98A90D50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re: ground tug for a IVPFor the price of a basic new tug you could pick = up a nearly new lawn tractor/riding mower with about 20 HP and fabricate = a towbar. If you have any grass around your hangar it could mow the = lawn as well as tow the plane. Just a thought. I've also seen golf = carts used for tugs. (Then there's the tug I saw at the Reno Air Races = with a supercharged Chevy 350; but that's probably overkill :) Tom Gourley ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C86392.98A90D50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re: ground tug for a IVP
For the price of a basic new tug = you could=20 pick up a nearly new lawn tractor/riding mower with about 20 HP and = fabricate a towbar.  If you have any grass around your hangar it = could mow=20 the lawn as well as tow the plane.  Just a thought.  I've also = seen=20 golf carts used for tugs.  (Then there's the tug I saw at the Reno = Air=20 Races with a supercharged Chevy 350; but that's probably overkill=20 :)
 
Tom Gourley
 
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