sammerrill
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Does anyone have any information about tow rings for the landing gear that would allow for pulling a 7GCBC with a tow bar and tug?
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Tow Rings for Landing Gear
- Thread starter sammerrill
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I'm not sure if this is the response you wanted. Aircraft Spruce sells a great tow bar for citabria. I use it on a 1974 7GCBC. It's their "Bogerts Tow Bars Bogi-Bars" for the 3200/3400 Scott Series Tailwheel. Here's the link directly to it:
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/pspages/bogibars.php
The handle comes off for easy storage, so I guess you could configure it to pull with a tug. I'm not so sure I would recommend it though. I would check with your mechanic. It's so easy push and pull by hand with the Bogi-Bar, I don't think you would need to use a tug.
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/pspages/bogibars.php
The handle comes off for easy storage, so I guess you could configure it to pull with a tug. I'm not so sure I would recommend it though. I would check with your mechanic. It's so easy push and pull by hand with the Bogi-Bar, I don't think you would need to use a tug.
sammerrill
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Thanks for the information. I am interested in towing the aircraft by the main gear, going forward.
Hi Sam,
I have a set of these on my Cessna 185. They attach on the inboard side of the axle using the axle to gear leg bolts. There is a left and a right part, shaped as an angle so that the attachment for the tow bar, a 1 inch hole, is parallell to the ground. I believe that these were used on Cessna L19 Bird Dogs and are available from a company that rebuilds L19's, Air Repair. Just looking at the axles on a Scout project I have it looks likes the hole spacing is the same, but you would want to verify it.
The down side of using this type of towing arrangement is that it is kind of hard on the tailwheel, as it is intended to have full rudder deflection to release to the castering mode. This does not always happen when you go from forward to backward to push the airplane in the hanger.
Tim
I have a set of these on my Cessna 185. They attach on the inboard side of the axle using the axle to gear leg bolts. There is a left and a right part, shaped as an angle so that the attachment for the tow bar, a 1 inch hole, is parallell to the ground. I believe that these were used on Cessna L19 Bird Dogs and are available from a company that rebuilds L19's, Air Repair. Just looking at the axles on a Scout project I have it looks likes the hole spacing is the same, but you would want to verify it.
The down side of using this type of towing arrangement is that it is kind of hard on the tailwheel, as it is intended to have full rudder deflection to release to the castering mode. This does not always happen when you go from forward to backward to push the airplane in the hanger.
Tim
sammerrill
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Tim,
That is what I am looking for. Thanks for the information.
Sam
That is what I am looking for. Thanks for the information.
Sam