Powered tow bar for the Lancair and tri-gear Glasair

The powered tow bar for your Lancair or tri-gear Glasair

Fits with the Pro or SF frame, confirm with us.

Lancair: Lancair Adapter 6165, Pro frame.
Glasair: Glasair Adapter 6460, SF frame.

Fits with the Pro frame (Lancair) or the SF frame (Glasair), confirm with us. The Lancair takes the Lancair adapter (6165) on the Pro frame. The tri-gear Glasair takes the Glasair adapter (6460) on the SF, the short frame. Lancair models differ, so tell us which one you fly. A tailwheel Glasair does not fit: the Robotow is not built for taildraggers.

$2,869 Robotow 2.0 Kit with the 5Ah battery, charger and adapter.

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The Lancair Adapter, shown on its own. — The Lancair Adapter, part 6165. It fits into the Robotow forks and holds your nose gear.

How it works

Three steps at the nose wheel

Hook up.

The Lancair Adapter (part 6165) or the Glasair Adapter (part 6460) fits into the Robotow forks and connects to your nose gear.
Squeeze and lean.
Pull the trigger slowly while you keep firm down pressure on the nose wheel. The drum grips the tire.
Steer.
Turn the handle and the nose wheel turns with it. Follow your airplane's limits for nose gear steering.

In the box

What comes in the kit

The Robotow 2.0 unit with its high-torque, brushless 18 volt motor.
A Milwaukee M18 battery and the charger.
The Lancair Adapter, part 6165, if your airplane takes it.
The Glasair Adapter, part 6460, if your airplane takes it.
The instructions.

Already have a manual tow bar?

Keep it. The Robotow does the pushing for the ground work you do alone, and you steer at the nose wheel; your manual bar still works for anything the Robotow is not built for.

The fit list

The Lancair and tri-gear Glasair family, airplane by airplane

Airplane	Answer	Adapter	Frame	Kit from
Lancair	Fits with the Pro frame, confirm with usTri-gear or taildragger? We ask this first.	Lancair Adapter 6165	Pro	$2,869
Glasair	Fits with the SF frame, confirm with usTri-gear or taildragger? We ask this first.	Glasair Adapter 6460	SF	$2,869

Not on the list? That is not a no. Send two photos of your nose gear and we will tell you which adapter it takes, if any. See every airplane we have checked.

More airplanes we fit

What it does, and where it stops. Robotow drives your nose tire with a knurled steel drum while you walk at the nose wheel and steer. On ice or packed snow the drum can slip or ice over. With a wheel pant on the nose wheel, it does not fit until the pant comes off. We don't publish a slope or weight limit: ramps, lips and airplanes vary too much for one number. Tell us your airplane and your ramp, and we will talk it through.