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The visual of a fueled Global or Gulfstream pushing that "toy" off the ramp and into the woods has me chuckling...

Its really not made for use to pull a plane long distances. Just inside the hangar and outside the hangar in the immediate area for positioning and parking. The m120h model which me might get for our Learjets is 1,150 pounds, so it has a nice weight to it to be planted into the ground. The tug used at our FBO weighs 1,250 pounds. It also comes to a stop at a rate that coincides with its speed, so it never just stops suddenly, which is what would cause it to start planing across wet ground. I had the same question: "Wet ground, going down a slight slope, at full weight, and having to stop suddenly." It won't slide the way they have it set up and how it slows to a stop. It takes about 3-5 feet to stop from a full speed pull. If you're moving it around the hangar, obvisouly very slowly, it will stop much faster, like instantly.

$27,000 for one (m120h model) with a max weight of 33,000 pounds.
 

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