tugs

Guest Discussion
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Any suggestions as to best tug for SR22 - we are expecting in April. Electric or gas? Models? Thanks.

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In reply to:

Any suggestions as to best tug for SR22 - we are expecting in April.

Suggest you use the Search capability of our Forums to find posts containing “tug.” There are * a lot * of them, many pretty recent, especially on the Members forum.

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Thanks. Just learning the ropes. Review of the last few years seems to support Terry at Aero-Tow though with reservation of absence of neutral gear (for other new members with my “tug question”).

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In reply to:

Thanks. Just learning the ropes. Review of the last few years seems to support Terry at Aero-Tow though with reservation of absence of neutral gear (for other new members with my “tug question”).

I think you hit the nail on the head. I have the 24V Aero Tow and really like it. A neutral gear would be my only improvement as well.

Mason

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I would look at the Bear tug as well. I initially did not like it but that was because I was given a bum battery. It runs on a variable speed drill that makes a neutral gear unecessary. It is light weight and can travel with you. Plus, the drill can be used for other purposes if needed. It is priced around the same as the other electric tows.

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Mason: I have the 24 volt Aero-Tow also. The Aero-Tow just teaches you a little patience driving it out to the plane to push back into the hangar!

Mine works great for powering the avionics on the ground. I haven’t yet had to use it to start the aircraft but if need be I am sure it could. I plan to get the starting modification done in February, so the chances of that will be getting less.

The only problem with the Aero-Tow that I had was in remembering to turn off the master switch. Leave it on and the battery will be dead next time you want to use it.

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Brian, Thanks for the info on the air Bear Tow. Do you have any trouble getting your Cirrus over the rails of hangar doors? It looks slick and clean. Can you post your impressions of the device?

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I would like to get more info. on the bear tow since it’s portable. I will be in the market for one soon so can someone e-mail me their web address or phone number.
Thanks
Norm

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A google"air bear" tow yields [AMCV Inc. and their tow page.

Cheers,](http://www.amcv.net/pull.shtml)

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Norm:
Marty got you the website before I had a chance. But the info there pretty much sums it up. Every tow I have tried has some difficulty getting over lips and rails in hangers. The Cirrus is a problem in this area because the free castering noswheel bends from a straight path if the main wheels hit ANY resistance while backing up. Using small pieces of wood or metal plates to bridge the lips and rails makes the Bear tug work beautifully.