Does this work with the wheel pants on?
Yup...head to the website...depending on the aircraft, there's attachments for wheel pants. Or, you can invent one of your own if you have some spare heavy duty tubing and welder. Previous owner of my cherokee invented one because at the time (30-40 yrs ago) not all FBOs had widgets to tow every airplane around. I've got the photo around here someplace if you're interested.
For pulling it out and around for fuel etc..yes!
Fully fueled I can just barely push in our 182 into the old hangar. The new hangar I needed assistance...a bit too much incline up into the hangarI have a winch in my hangar, but I usually just push mine in by hand.
Yea, I have the 92 gallon tanks. She gets heavy! I pull mine from the 200ft from the pump to my hangar as a workoutFully fueled I can just barely push in our 182 into the old hangar. The new hangar I needed assistance...a bit too much incline up into the hangar
Look at the Best Tugs Alpha. https://www.besttugs.com/pages/a-3-info
Its kind of hard to tell from the video - can this be used to push a plane. And not like just 5 ft straight back but over a longer distance and with turns?
Does it use a standard 12v car battery for power?
Cheaper yes. But you'll regret it when you have to push any distance with it. We bought a used $300 JD all wheel steer tractor. Awesome for pulling and snow removal. Complete suckage for pushing a plane. Whenever we have to push the plane we use an old gas powered PowerTow. 1000x easier. But the tractor is great for pulling the plane about 800ft over to the pumps or wash area, etc.
Not when it comes to jockeying two planes around in one hangar. These little electric tugs are awesome.
Built in Lithium Ion and comes with a charger. I've used it many times in the past 2 weeks and haven't needed to charge it. It has a digital battery status indicator on the handle.
I absolutely love my sidewinder by Redline. It isn't fast, but it pushes as fast as I would want to. Especially if you are pushing it around other planes. They are a little pricey but that is because of the demand. You can occasionally find a used one for sale, but they are gone in minutes. I really mean it; MINUTES.
I saw a post about a snapper riding mower and 5,000 ft of copper wire for sale; cheap. Must purchase together.
Its not the towing...its the pushing. Anything can tow with the only issue being running out of gas or battery. Try instead to push it that same distance in your picture. Since it's a haywagon like scenario people often get about 10...20ft and get so crossed up they just give up.
Same here, is there a price list out there. I would give Mike and Mark some of my money. God knows the make awesome stuff
That sounds like fun..
Its not the towing...its the pushing. Anything can tow with the only issue being running out of gas or battery. Try instead to push it that same distance in your picture. Since it's a haywagon like scenario people often get about 10...20ft and get so crossed up they just give up.
Do you use your tug to push the Cardinal in? Is it just a relatively short straight push or a longer one like the OP requires?
I know some people have good luck using snowblowers. They directly attach the dolly to the snowblower (DO NOT use the ball/hitch) and this removes the hay wagon problem.
With any of these modern tugs you could pull or push a plane with ease for the distance you specified. Lawn tractor...pull...easy. Push...I give you 30ft tops and you'll be more crossed up than a 20kt crosswind landing
Depending on where you are? About $3900.00 delivered. No regrets. Cheaper than a heart attack or another back procedure.
I figured it would have no issue with the weight, pretty much anything geared right (like yours!) will be able to do that.