On Saturday, April 20, 2013 9:08:55 PM UTC-6, wrote:
On Saturday, April 20, 2013 8:08:12 PM UTC-4, WB wrote:

Owned a share of a C-175 (same airframe as 172), with 180 hp engine, droop tips, stol kit. It is a mediocre tug.







Was in a club that had a C-172, with 150 hp, climb prop. Not a good towplane.







When you hash out all the factors, it always comes down to three good choices for tugs:







Pawnee,



Pawnee,



Pawnee.



Add the Cessna AgWagon to the list. It is a Pawnee on steroids and has 300+HP - if you can't get air-born behind it, it wasn't meant to fly! ;-)

Add the Pawnee PA-36 "New Brave" 400HP. Tows like a rocket but can consume a significant fraction of an airport's AVGAS supply in a weekend. http://www.airliners.net/aircraft-da...ts.main?id=400