I occasionally tow our tail wheel planes with a cheap old Yardman garden tractor w/ hydrostat drive. I use a ratchet strap, tie it on the tail rod and hook it to the tractor. Pull only, no backing up.
It can be a little swervey (is that a word?) so I have a wing walker or we stop before I get close enough to bump anything.
My son uses a yard tractor and a Aero specialties 34R universal tow bar. So far, I like that best (for a store bought thing)
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Scott Emery
http://gallery.eaa326.org/v/members/semery/
EAA 668340, chapter 326 & IAC chapter 67
RV-8 N89SE first flight 12/26/2013
Yak55M, and the wife has an RV-4
There is nothing-absolute nothing-half so much worth doing as simply messing around with Aeroplanes
(with apologies to Ratty)
2019
Last edited by SHIPCHIEF : 02-10-2014 at 05:59 PM.
Reason: wrong tow bar named
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