whaledriver
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Anybody have a recommendation on a Tow Bar for a RV7A ?
If you get the Bogie bar, get the extended screw set, too. The stock screws didn't hold the bar in place and I ended up tearing the nose wheel pants. With the longer screws and spacers in place, there is now no way the bar will slip and yet the screws are still inside the wheel pant. Bogart aviation made a good product there.
Not saying you did this, but I just wanted to add this because a lot of people get it wrong and then get mad that they have to re-make their nosewheel pants.If you get the Bogie bar, get the extended screw set, too. The stock screws didn't hold the bar in place and I ended up tearing the nose wheel pants. With the longer screws and spacers in place, there is now no way the bar will slip and yet the screws are still inside the wheel pant.
Whenever someone tells me that, I point out that the prop pulls the entire weight of the aircraft in a climb, and acts as a big speed brake when throttled back on descent. I don't think you could apply as much force in either direction by leaning on the prop to push it around.Yep, push/pull on prop, steer with bar. I think my crank seal can take the small relatively small forces involved. Or at least that's what I've always heard to justify not touching the prop.