Moving a T-6 in/out of hangar

Stoney · **Posted:** Thu May 10, 2012 5:52 pm

That's exactly what I use to do.

Vital Spark · **Joined:** Sat Apr 08, 2006 10:00 pm **Posts:** 89

I wish more discussions on this forum were like this,interesting and non-confrontational. I don't (nor wil I likely ever) have a T-6/SNJ/Harvard. But, the insights shared are useful in the abstract.

ZRX61 · **Joined:** Tue Jun 14, 2005 10:16 am **Posts:** 2295

cluvara wrote:

I usually stick a wheel chock (perfect height) under the towbar and slowly drive forward until I push the wheel chock out of the way, and the towbar falls into place.

That's how I do it when by myself, but the tug doesn't have a mirror to look at the pintle.
I've seen a couple with what appears to be one of those mechanics telescopic magnet tools with a tennis ball on the end stuck to the tow bar so the tug driver can *see* where to tow bar is.

btw Fearless: I saw 3 tugs sitting at Petes yesterday, 2 are surplus to requirements..

Fearless Tower · **Joined:** Thu May 26, 2011 5:14 pm **Posts:** 357

ZRX61 wrote:

cluvara wrote:

btw Fearless: I saw 3 tugs sitting at Petes yesterday, 2 are surplus to requirements..

Thanks, I'll ask him about them

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