IMI Tow Bar - Heavy Gliders

IMI Tow Bar - Heavy Gliders

General Description

IMI Tow Bar Heavy Gliders - allows you to tow the glider by car equipped with a 2" ball towing connection. We have elegant solutions for both light and heavy gliders. For heavy gliders, we consider gliders with water ballast with MTOW over 525 kg (1157 lbs.), two-seaters, open class, and gliders with turbo or self launcher engines.

The system intended for heavy gliders doesn't carry the tail of the glider in the air, it only pulls/pushes and steers the direction, and the glider rides on the tail dolly. The towing bar connects to the tail dolly by a robust steel tube hinge with a closing lock. To mount/dismount the towing bar, simply revolve it up to the angle of 45° and pull out from the tail dolly hinge.

The towing bar is telescopic and can be shortened for transport very quickly and easily. Simply push the lock button and push together. The towing bar is mainly made of anodized aluminum, and the highly stressed parts are made of zinc-galvanized steel. Wing dolly has to be modified before use - simply install the connecting adaptor with hinge tube between the tail dolly body and castor wheel. This part is, of course, shipped with the bar and is included in the price. The dimensions meet the standardized dimensions of the wheel brackets, so the prepared holes fit all factory-delivered tail dollies automatically.

We have delivered many tow bars of this type to our customers since 2007, they are more and more popular due to the lightweight design and easy connection to the glider (you don´t have to lift the tail of heavy gliders). We offer them now in three lengths: 160 cm (5'2"), 180 cm (5'9"), and 205 cm (6'7") and with or without the Heavy Tail Lifting Device for easy tail dolly installation.

IMI Tow Bar Heavy Glider price varies depending on selection above.

IMI also offers Tow Bar for Light Gliders and Tow Bar XXL for the heaviest of gliders.

W&W typically stocks all IMI Tow Bars.