gkainz wrote:
I've been eyeballing our airplane mover for our Bonanza as a starting concept, but still have to figure out a plan to carry the pin weight. I also want to transfer the push/pull force to the trailer frame, instead of it all being in the vertical (maybe that doesn't matter.). Finally, I really would like to overcome the force the user in the posted youtube video had to apply to turn the dolly.
Other than that, no problem! :)
We had an aircraft tug for our Baron, and it was =nice=. :-) Were it me, I think I'd make some braces that would push against the landing legs, just under bottom of the "box". Either that, or do something similar to the front of the main frame. Going to need to be something light and =stiff=, though. Now, if you could =pull= it...
ON EDIT: After watching the video all the way through, it occurred to me that braces could be used from the base of the vertical post to some unused bolt holes on the pin box. Might relieve some of the stress on the pin itself.
Further... I did see a small tug once that had 2 motors and each one was capable of separate control, including "throttle". Made steering real easy. IIRC, that particular one also had a way to lock the wheels together so if a motor went out, you could still get traction to both.
Lyle
