A personal tradition; I build a new towbar for every new project. Thought you might like to see this one.
My favorite for tailwheel towing has become the screw-on style. One side is a fixed socket for the head of the axle bolt. The other side is a socket on a threaded spindle; the socket fits over the axle nut. It clamps on quickly and does not slip.
A hitch allows locking the airplane to my truck or a golf cart for towing.
Pulling a pin removes the hitch socket so the towbar is convenient for ordinary hand dragging.
Material is 1" sq 16ga mild steel.
![Towbar.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.danhorton.net%2FVAF%2FTowbar%2FTowbar.jpg&hash=840238d898ee85a160eda54c218b43de)
My favorite for tailwheel towing has become the screw-on style. One side is a fixed socket for the head of the axle bolt. The other side is a socket on a threaded spindle; the socket fits over the axle nut. It clamps on quickly and does not slip.
![Clamped.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.danhorton.net%2FVAF%2FTowbar%2FClamped.jpg&hash=a0900818eb86fe74164bd80ac2eb596c)
A hitch allows locking the airplane to my truck or a golf cart for towing.
![Hitch.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.danhorton.net%2FVAF%2FTowbar%2FHitch.jpg&hash=e3e45b1a8832217fff8d82bc1da88323)
Pulling a pin removes the hitch socket so the towbar is convenient for ordinary hand dragging.
![Hitch%20Unplugged.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.danhorton.net%2FVAF%2FTowbar%2FHitch%2520Unplugged.jpg&hash=c7989c39398dadab3ff324682edd3bc5)
Material is 1" sq 16ga mild steel.
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