Redneck DIY airplane tug

Homemade airplane tug from an electric pallet jack. Intentionally lengthened to reach under the long snout of a Piper Meridian. Works great on an 11,000lb King Air. Too much torque so I don't use it on the Meridian much.

[Morgeaux]

Bought my electric pallet jack yesterday for $200(needs batteries). Bought 4 batteries at Sam’s Club yesterday for $90 each. Welding on angle iron today. Can’t wait to try it on my Cessna 340. Better than the $4500 companies are asking for one! Thanks so much for this video!

[oasidio]

It works fine on decent inclines. It can move that B100 with full fuel. We did notice the small pieces of rebar that hold the removable angle iron in place can gouge the nose tire. So we’re going to cut them back and grind off at an angle to prevent that from happening. And it has so much torque you have to be pretty gentle with it.

[thomasmackel]

This is a neat solution. However you may find those roller will disintegrate under repeated stress. You have a nice clean ramp.

[oasidio]

I don't remember the model, but it was one of the bigger lift capacities, like 5000lbs.

[Morgeaux]

What model Yale Electric Pallet Jack is that? I know there are different ones with different weight capacities. Thx

[hubertnovak]

Hey guys, this is fantastic. Quick question, what was the tonnage of the electric pallet truck in this video? We operate B200's and C90's and wondering if a 1.5 Tonne machine will have required strength in regards to rolling strength. Thank you ahead :)