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I have also used the harbor freight winch for this, when it's too icy
for a tug or pushing the plane in.
I got the 120V winch, and strapped a couple steel straps to it to form a
"V". I cut a 1'x1' square out
of my hangar floor, and dug it a foot deep, and embedded a large
turnbuckle with an eyelit into it,
and concreted it in. Now I have a removable floor eyelet that I can
bolt that tip of the V to.
I extend the cable with a rope, so I can start outside the hangar. You
can use the built in
winch control, but I built an arduino-ish based controller that I can
run from my iphone to
extend and retract the winch in incremental amounts. Like 10 seconds,
or 2 seconds or a few
variations. That allows me to have it go a short distance and stop in
case something is
getting out of whack before I hit the hangar. I attach to the tail
tiedown which is plenty strong
for a rolling load like this if you keep the area shoveled. I steer
with the towbar.
It would be pretty easy to cut and extend the control cable if you needed.
Actually, to be more precise, I'm not using a winch but a hoist. It is
like this:
https://www.harborfreight.com/880-lb-electric-hoist-with-remote-control-62854.html
I didn't want to deal with batteries for something I rarely need.
Tim
On 5/21/2023 5:06 PM, Bill Boyd wrote:
> Yes. Harbor Freight 12V remote controlled winch attached to floor of
> hangar, used to pull plane in tail-first. Started out usinga rope
> bridle attached to both steps close to thefuselage penetrations, but
> later found the tail tie down ring adequatefor pulling it up a mild
> grade and on a level floor. Usinga tow bar to steer the nosewheel
> while this is goingon.
>
> I typically push the plane in backwards by the prop blade roots and
> using the Bogart bar, but at times if it's too slippery or I'm
> feelingmy age, I drag out the winch and do it the slow but easy way.
>
> On Sun, May 21, 2023 at 4:22PM dlm <dlm34077@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Anyone using an electric winch to assist in moving RV10 into a
> hangar? If so what have your experiences been? where to attach the
> line? etc.
>
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