Electric Tugs

WDD said:
What about something like this? You tow it with your car/truck. Chances are you drove to the airport in the first place, and if you have your own hanger you'll leave your car/truck in the hanger anyway while out flying ??

https://bogertaviation.com/products/universal-big-bogi-universal-tow-bar
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Easier to push it in with the cart than to back it in with the truck since the turning rotation is right under the hitch as opposed to 10-15' away from it. Triple swivel points gets.......fun.
 
Best tugs are great, but man, the company sure is proud of them cost-wise. I decided to design and build my own electric tug using parts and components from the electric scooter market. I built a great little electric tug for my taildragger with a 1 kW motor and a 48V Lion battery pack for around $300 total. It works like a champ. Rather than recreate my whole description here, I'm providing a link to my detailed discussion on another aviation website: https://backcountrypilot.org/forum/best-towbar-for-a-taildragger-14011?p=347051&hilit=Taildragger tug#p346859
 
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