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1. 12:35 PM - Re: Aircraft Tow (Rob Kermanj)
2. 01:35 PM - Re: Aircraft Tow (Linn)
3. 02:03 PM - Re: Aircraft Tow (Sohrab Kermanj)
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| Subject: | Re: Aircraft Tow |
hi albert,
the article is gone. do you have more pics and perhaps motor spec and
source for purchase?
On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 1:34 AM, Albert Gardner <ibspud@roadrunner.com> wrote:
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> I finished my tow machine and here is a picture. I have about $150 in it-I
> didn't have to buy a gear head motor, the wheel is from Harbor Freight at
> $9, the 2 batteries from Wal-Mart (the motor is a 24V so I have 2 speeds)
> but I kept buying the 1" square tube from Lowes and it was expensive. 2
> problems: the space between the wheel pant and the tow wheel is too small so
> I have to extend the arms about 3" and I need to add a light so I can hook
> up in the dark. I'm thinking about a seat also so I can ride it around. I
> got the idea from a Kitplanes article a few years back.
> Albert Gardner
> N991RV
> Yuma, AZ
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Rob Kermanj
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| Subject: | Re: Aircraft Tow |
I've seen homebuilt tows powered by cheap battery-operated drills after
folks find it cheaper to buy a whole new drill w/battery and charger
than it is to buy a replacement battery. They remote the variable speed
switch up near the handle.
Linn
On 2/8/2013 3:34 PM, Rob Kermanj wrote:
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> hi albert,
>
> the article is gone. do you have more pics and perhaps motor spec and
> source for purchase?
>
> On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 1:34 AM, Albert Gardner <ibspud@roadrunner.com> wrote:
>> I finished my tow machine and here is a picture. I have about $150 in it-I
>> didn't have to buy a gear head motor, the wheel is from Harbor Freight at
>> $9, the 2 batteries from Wal-Mart (the motor is a 24V so I have 2 speeds)
>> but I kept buying the 1" square tube from Lowes and it was expensive. 2
>> problems: the space between the wheel pant and the tow wheel is too small so
>> I have to extend the arms about 3" and I need to add a light so I can hook
>> up in the dark. I'm thinking about a seat also so I can ride it around. I
>> got the idea from a Kitplanes article a few years back.
>> Albert Gardner
>> N991RV
>> Yuma, AZ
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Aircraft Tow |
Thanks.
On Feb 8, 2013, at 4:34 PM, Linn wrote:
>
> I've seen homebuilt tows powered by cheap battery-operated drills after folks
find it cheaper to buy a whole new drill w/battery and charger than it is to
buy a replacement battery. They remote the variable speed switch up near the
handle.
> Linn
>
> On 2/8/2013 3:34 PM, Rob Kermanj wrote:
>>
>> hi albert,
>>
>> the article is gone. do you have more pics and perhaps motor spec and
>> source for purchase?
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 1:34 AM, Albert Gardner <ibspud@roadrunner.com> wrote:
>>> I finished my tow machine and here is a picture. I have about $150 in it-I
>>> didn't have to buy a gear head motor, the wheel is from Harbor Freight at
>>> $9, the 2 batteries from Wal-Mart (the motor is a 24V so I have 2 speeds)
>>> but I kept buying the 1" square tube from Lowes and it was expensive. 2
>>> problems: the space between the wheel pant and the tow wheel is too small so
>>> I have to extend the arms about 3" and I need to add a light so I can hook
>>> up in the dark. I'm thinking about a seat also so I can ride it around. I
>>> got the idea from a Kitplanes article a few years back.
>>> Albert Gardner
>>> N991RV
>>> Yuma, AZ
>>
>>
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Rob Kermanj
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