Tug

Morgans wrote:
"planenutz" wrote in message
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Anybody out there got a design for a battery powered tug??
TIA
Paul


I could easily see a fork to hold a rubber tire, with the towbar welded on,
as to give a lever to pull against the handle to make force to keep the
drive tire on the ground. Use a 12 to 18 volt drill, with a low speed
gearbox, and chuck up a small tire with an axle to press on the drive tire.
There's a commercially produced product built as you describe but using
a starter motor & chain drive to the wheel with 12v car battery as power
source. There's one in my hangar right now. IIRC, it's called a
'Taildragger Dragger'.

Charlie

Charlie wrote:

Morgans wrote:

"planenutz" wrote in message
...

Anybody out there got a design for a battery powered tug??
TIA
Paul



I could easily see a fork to hold a rubber tire, with the towbar
welded on,
as to give a lever to pull against the handle to make force to keep the
drive tire on the ground. Use a 12 to 18 volt drill, with a low speed
gearbox, and chuck up a small tire with an axle to press on the drive
tire.

There's a commercially produced product built as you describe but using
a starter motor & chain drive to the wheel with 12v car battery as power
source. There's one in my hangar right now. IIRC, it's called a
'Taildragger Dragger'.

Charlie
Am I good or what?

http://www.dragger.com/tdd.html