X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2011 02:09:07 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from carbinge.com ([69.5.27.218] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.1) with SMTP id 5116761 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:06:11 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=69.5.27.218; envelope-from=jbarrett@carbinge.com Received: (qmail 11610 invoked from network); 7 Sep 2011 19:05:34 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; h=X-Originating-IP:Reply-To:From:To:References:In-Reply-To:Subject:Date:Message-ID:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Mailer:Thread-Index:Content-Language; s=default; d=carbinge.com; b=CLhiEieGG1gorehNEo64nibDgMi//prTKoeQJJbQap0QWxgOzYHEe91stlsy8SLHcMcenwqu7UflLGUCx7q66OAc0jYdFxEVdgEPg6kURo6wfb0DMf4Tr292fjOCcSSXXbKmCuO1v6VoJNxdL5Pf/E8ShurrGR1tpuXVhyrRjRM=; X-Originating-IP: [66.235.58.63] Reply-To: From: "John Barrett" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [LML] Ride on mowers for tugging airplanes X-Original-Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 12:05:33 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <080801cc6d91$1ef37920$5cda6b60$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0809_01CC6D56.7294A120" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: AcxtcnAFMRfM9Yx2TsqsKCH9Z1foaQAHkIXg Content-Language: en-us This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0809_01CC6D56.7294A120 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Fred, My first attempt was with a super long bar. Maybe not quite 10 feet but at least 6. That did not seem to be all that good especially if I needed to turn around any sort of corner. So I cut it short to about 2 feet and it's a helluva lot easier to work with but no easier to control direction . Not much more difficult either for me. Maybe it's a left-handed right handed thing LOL. Think I'll get around to trying a dust pan shaped nose gear lifter and let y'all know how that works. John From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Frederick Moreno Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 8:26 AM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] Ride on mowers for tugging airplanes We have a hangar full of airplanes including a Cirrus and a C182 RG at our local airport. All are moved quickly with an old recycled ride-on lawnmower. The secret: a VERY long tow bar (think 10 feet plus) made of 3/4 inch square steel tubing with a yoke that is pulled apart to engage the nose wheel, and then released to close into position. The tow bar is then connected to the lawnmower. The long tow bar makes backing the aircraft into position very easy because the reaction to any misalignment is slow enough to be easy to correct. With a little practice I have watched as they wheel an airplane out, then the second one, then put the first one back including a sharp turn to angle it against the side wall. It is a thing of beauty. But it takes a LONG tow bar. Fred Moreno _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1392 / Virus Database: 1520/3881 - Release Date: 09/06/11 ------=_NextPart_000_0809_01CC6D56.7294A120 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi Fred,

My first attempt was with a super long bar. Maybe not quite 10 = feet but at least 6. That did not seem to be all that good = especially if I needed to turn around any sort of corner. So I cut = it short to about 2 feet and it’s a helluva lot easier to = work with but no easier to control direction . Not much more = difficult either for me. Maybe it’s a left-handed right = handed thing LOL.

Think I’ll get around to trying a dust pan shaped nose gear = lifter and let y’all know how that works.

John

From:= = Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of = Frederick Moreno
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 8:26 = AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Ride on = mowers for tugging airplanes

We have a hangar full of = airplanes including a Cirrus and a C182 RG at our local airport. = All are moved quickly with an old recycled ride-on = lawnmower. The secret: a VERY long tow bar (think 10 feet = plus) made of 3/4 inch square steel tubing with a yoke that is pulled = apart to engage the nose wheel, and then released to close into = position. The tow bar is then connected to the lawnmower. =

The = long tow bar makes backing the aircraft into position very easy = because the reaction to any misalignment is slow enough to be easy to = correct. With a little practice I have watched as they wheel an = airplane out, then the second one, then put the first one back including = a sharp turn to angle it against the side wall. It is a thing of = beauty. But it takes a LONG tow bar. =

Fred = Moreno

No = virus found in this message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 10.0.1392 / = Virus Database: 1520/3881 - Release Date: = 09/06/11

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