Talking about towing aircraft, an aquaintance of mine was in the
"Confederate Airforce" some years back. For some reason, a flight of
the B-25 Mitchell got canceled and the plane was sitting in a hanger
too long and needed to be moved -- it was fully gassed up and they
didn't want to get flats on the tires.
The tow motor wasn't working, and the plane really needed to be
moved, and a guy with a "big" pickup volunteered to try. Mind you,
we are talking at least 150,000 lbs stitting on two very large tires
that are both stiff and getting a flat spot in them, going to take
some muscle to get it rolling.
He was told to back up the to tow hook, chain up, ease out the slack,
and pull gently until the tires rolled off the flat. Naturally,
being a true red-neck of the bony headed sort, instead of a steady
pull he floored it with the chains slack.
"BANG" -- ripped the bumper and hitch clean off the truck, didn't
even move the B-25 for some reason....
There is a reason those tow motors look like they are carved out of a
cast iron ingot -- they essentially are, usually weigh 20,000 lbs and
up.
Peter
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