the "not worthy of it's own thread" thread

[eman1200]

My hangar sits at a bit of an incline. It is fairly difficult pushing my plane in, especially at the edge of the hangar because the pavement has a bit of sink into the edge of the hangar, so it’s like pushing it over a hump while slight incline.

What can I do to make the is easier for me that doesn’t involve spending $2,000 on a motor tug

don't skip leg day

 

[Bob Noel]

My hangar sits at a bit of an incline. It is fairly difficult pushing my plane in, especially at the edge of the hangar because the pavement has a bit of sink into the edge of the hangar, so it’s like pushing it over a hump while slight incline.

What can I do to make the is easier for me that doesn’t involve spending $2,000 on a motor tug

can it be winched in from the tail?

or, a little more complicated, using a winch from the nose (steer and operate the winch at the same time)

 

[WDD]

Don’t want to spend $2000? Spend $3000 on a motor tug. You’re welcome.

 

[Mikey52]

My hangar sits at a bit of an incline. It is fairly difficult pushing my plane in, especially at the edge of the hangar because the pavement has a bit of sink into the edge of the hangar, so it’s like pushing it over a hump while slight incline.

What can I do to make the is easier for me that doesn’t involve spending $2,000 on a motor tug

Get an old riding lawnmower.

 

[luvflyin]

My hangar sits at a bit of an incline. It is fairly difficult pushing my plane in, especially at the edge of the hangar because the pavement has a bit of sink into the edge of the hangar, so it’s like pushing it over a hump while slight incline.

What can I do to make the is easier for me that doesn’t involve spending $2,000 on a motor tug

 

[Racerx]

Old golf cart or riding lawn mower. Or an elevated winch anchored to the floor

 

[WDD]

All kidding aside - I wonder how difficult I would find controlling things / not scraping a wing with a riding mower vs a hand tug.

 

[Nikhiln25]

Old golf cart or riding lawn mower. Or an elevated winch anchored to the floor

Wouldn’t pulling from the tail be a risk?

 

[Bob Noel]

All kidding aside - I wonder how difficult I would find controlling things / not scraping a wing with a riding mower vs a hand tug.

Properly mark the floor so that tires on the stripes mean that you have sufficient clearance

edit: typo

 

[WDD]

Properly mark the floor so that tires ob the stripes mean that you have sufficient clearance

I suppose it would be something similar to backing up your car with a trailer ??? If you did use a riding mower or golf cart, I assume you mount a trailer ball on the front so the tow bar can swing left and right ?

 

[kaiser]

All kidding aside - I wonder how difficult I would find controlling things / not scraping a wing with a riding mower vs a hand tug.

my buddy who got me into flying by taking me up in a sweet E55 Baron (yeah, talk about years of disappointment flying 172s after that one), uses a riding tractor for this

 

[luvflyin]

All kidding aside - I wonder how difficult I would find controlling things / not scraping a wing with a riding mower vs a hand tug.

It takes a little getting used to