Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #24865
From: Dominic V. Crain <domcrain@pacific.net.au>
Sender: Marvin Kaye <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: RE: [LML] Towbars and ATVs
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 21:04:35 -0400
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
Message

Hello Peter,

Your point is taken re ATV’s.

However, these things should not be used either in tight situations requiring sharps turns, or to PUSH back the aircraft.

I only use it to tow forward, using wide radius turns. If you don’t have the room to use, then you have to manually push/pull the aircraft until you can hook up.

Best regards

Dom

A suggestion for moving around an airplane hooked up to a tow bar connected to an ATV.  If the ATV does not have 4 wheel steering, which I think most if not all do not have, build a hitch on the front of the vehicle to use whenever one wants to push the plane backward into tight spots.  It is much easier and less likely to damage the nose strut, particularly if it has turning stops.

 

Peter Van Arsdale

Naples, FL

(239) 253-8246

 

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