Super handy electric dolly for towing a Mooney?

[AndreiC]

I just saw the offer below from a company affiliated with Amazon, so presumably it is not a flaky one. I was wondering if this appliance could easily be adapted to push/pull a Mooney in/out of a hangar. What do you guys think?

https://tools.woot.com/offers/superhandy-electric-trailer-dolly-14?ref=cnt_wp_0_27&fbclid=IwY2xjawG8BKNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdiXibls7qtKarO_TRA6sBnI_Z4_F-ZGlGwzFAoSvkDhfg0abvYzF7quqQ_aem__gttZBtgh2uMc7lFdyfaoQ

[aviatoreb]

29 minutes ago, AndreiC said:

I just saw the offer below from a company affiliated with Amazon, so presumably it is not a flaky one. I was wondering if this appliance could easily be adapted to push/pull a Mooney in/out of a hangar. What do you guys think?

https://tools.woot.com/offers/superhandy-electric-trailer-dolly-14?ref=cnt_wp_0_27&fbclid=IwY2xjawG8BKNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdiXibls7qtKarO_TRA6sBnI_Z4_F-ZGlGwzFAoSvkDhfg0abvYzF7quqQ_aem__gttZBtgh2uMc7lFdyfaoQ

Wow - that does look handy - and easy to adapt to a tug.

[Wingfree]

Looks like the one I used to build mine - pics in the comment linked below.

 

[Pinecone]

I would just get a Sidewinder or Mooney Mover.

Mooney was developed by a MS member with input from others on the forum.

https://mooneymover.com/

Sidewinder is heavier, but very robust.  

 

[Fly Boomer]

5 hours ago, AndreiC said:

I just saw the offer below from a company affiliated with Amazon, so presumably it is not a flaky one. I was wondering if this appliance could easily be adapted to push/pull a Mooney in/out of a hangar

Fire up your favorite search engine.  I have seen devices like that used.  You have to fabricate an adapter.

[EricJ]

5 hours ago, AndreiC said:

I just saw the offer below from a company affiliated with Amazon, so presumably it is not a flaky one. I was wondering if this appliance could easily be adapted to push/pull a Mooney in/out of a hangar. What do you guys think?

https://tools.woot.com/offers/superhandy-electric-trailer-dolly-14?ref=cnt_wp_0_27&fbclid=IwY2xjawG8BKNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdiXibls7qtKarO_TRA6sBnI_Z4_F-ZGlGwzFAoSvkDhfg0abvYzF7quqQ_aem__gttZBtgh2uMc7lFdyfaoQ

I've been thinking similarly, and collected enough pieces to make a trailer tow bar that'd attach to the nose gear.    Another advantage of that is that I can tow it around the airport with my truck, or any little tug vehicle.   People around here use golf carts, little ATVs, whatever.   There are definitely some tradeoffs, but it's a practical option.   The low-cost towbar that was developed by the guy here (I forget who) also looked like a nice CB option.

[00-Negative]

I did this around a year ago. Bought it from Woot as well. It works well but I would prefer the full speed pace slightly quicker. I use it frequently to pull my Mooney approx 100yds to or from the fuel pump before/after flights which prevents unnecessary startup and run for only that short time. I welded a generic trailer tongue to a universal clamping tow bar. I posted a short 6 sec clip on one of the Mooney Facebook groups yesterday. Seems I can't post the video clip here. 

 

-David