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Tow Tugs For Aviation & Ground Handling

Electric tow tugs are a popular equipment choice for use in airports due to their ability to handle various items and the weight they can carry. Suitable for various load types and uses, airport tugs can tow baggage trolleys, passenger steps, waste bins and luggage carts.

They provide a safe and efficient way to transport large volumes of luggage from the aircraft to the terminal, and moving baggage carts can also be straightforward. Plus, using a baggage tug in and around an airport increases efficiency as workers can carry a much larger load further and for longer.

Electric tugs improve the general safety of employees and customers when transporting aircraft accessories across the runway. They offer a more efficient solution to ground operations. You’ll benefit from the agility and power of our tugs when towing baggage, passenger steps and other aviation accessories.

Light Aircraft Tugs

Electric airport tugs are also popular for moving light aircraft and helicopters. Aviation tugs offer a bespoke solution as aeroplane movers and are easy to customise and suit your needs. When used with a specialist tow bar, they are ideal for transferring helicopters from the airfield to the hangar or other storage areas.<
Runway aeroplane towing is a precise operation that can be hazardous if the correct procedure isn’t followed or a suitable machine isn’t chosen.

Suitable Indoor & Outdoor

Tow tugs can be used indoors and outdoors, accommodating a range of uses and making them more cost-effective. To adapt to different terrains, such as hard ground or grass, you can choose from several different tyre options to find the style best suited to your needs.

Baggage Handling with Industar V-Move Tow Tugs

Efficient Baggage Transport Solutions

Industar’s V-Move tow tugs and electric movers offer reliable and efficient baggage handling solutions for the aviation and ground handling sectors. Our tow tugs are specifically designed to handle various items, making them ideal for baggage handling tasks in airports and other aviation-related environments.

Whether you need an electric baggage tug, luggage tug, or tow tractor with baggage carts, our V-Move baggage tugs offer a powerful and versatile solution for your baggage handling needs. Industar provides top-quality baggage tug and tractor parts that ensure the reliability and longevity of your equipment.

Benefits of Using V-Move Tow Tugs for Baggage Handling:

Increased Efficiency

Our electric baggage tugs provide a safe and efficient way to transport large volumes of luggage from the aircraft to the terminal. Their robust towing capacity allows them to easily handle baggage trolleys, passenger steps, waste bins, and luggage carts, streamlining and expediting the baggage handling processes.

 

Enhanced Safety

Safety is our top priority. By utilising our baggage tugs, you significantly improve the safety of employees and customers during luggage transportation across the airport. Our tugs have advanced safety features, including automatic handbrakes and emergency stop buttons, ensuring smooth and secure operations.

 

Customisation Options

We understand that every baggage handling operation is unique. That’s why our baggage tugs offer high customisation options to suit your specific baggage handling needs. We provide a range of hitch accessories and tire options tailored to suit different terrains, such as hard ground or grass, ensuring optimal performance in any environment.

 

Compact Design

Our baggage tugs are thoughtfully designed to maneuver effortlessly in congested areas around the airport. Their compact size and small turning radius allow for easy navigation even in tight spaces. When not in use, these tugs can be conveniently stored away, occupying minimal space and causing no inconvenience to airport operations.

Our Range

At Industar, we are pleased to offer an extensive product range of tow tugs, with options to suit every need and requirement. We have aviation tow tugs for moving aircraft that withstand much more comprehensive and heavier loads than required for everyday use. Our smaller tow tugs are manufactured to provide great logistic support to boatyards and marinas. Finally, electric movers can transport small boats and sailing dinghies from the slipway to the boatyard quickly and safely.

 

Compact & Easy to Manoeuvre

Due to their compact design, pushback tugs are simple to use and work exceptionally well in small congested areas. They can also be stored away easily when not used, whilst maintaining to act as the perfect ground support equipment when in use! However, they are small enough to avoid inconvenience when not needed. You can use them safely in several situations and industries.

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Advantages to owning a V-Move Tow Tug

There are countless benefits to owning a v-move tow tug to improve the efficiency of your business in various ways.

In terms of size, each airport tug is specifically designed to be as compact as possible, which varies depending on its pulling capabilities. Plus, most of our machines are great to use in congested areas, as they only need a small turning circle. They’re designed to fit into the environment they are used in and not take over, and with options like the foldaway handlebar, this is possible.

Other advantages include;

    • Tugs that are compact and easy to store when not in use
    • Suitability for indoor and outdoor use
    • No qualifications, licenses or insurance needed to use
    • A single operative can use it
    • Minimal noise and no emissions
    • Configurable to your needs with hitches and couplings

We offer many different hitch accessories that can be fitted to V – Move tugs if you’re moving other items. 

There is also a range of different tyres that can be chosen to suit various terrains, including concrete, gravel or grass, depending on your industry. 

These machines can be built up to suit your needs. There are plenty of optional extras that can change the tow tug into the perfect machine for you.

  • Automatic handbrake
  • Emergency stop button
  • Lights and beacons can be added for extra safety precautions
  • Key switch ignition
  • Anti-trap button
  • – 1-year manufacturer warranty
  • – Extended warranty available
  • – Maintenance-free day to day operation
  • – Low wear rate on components
  • – No servicing requirement unless requested
  • – On-site & off-site servicing available

Tugs Recommended for Aviation & Ground Handling

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Electric Tow Tug Verhagen Leiden V-Move XL-HD

Tow Weight upto: 5,000kg

Dimenions: 125(h) x 53(w) x 87(l)

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Electric Tow Tug Verhagen Leiden V-Move XL+

Tow Weight upto: 8,000kg

Dimenions: 105(h) x 77(w) x 160(l)

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Electric Tow Tug Verhagen Leiden V-Move XXL

Tow Weight upto: 20,000kg

Dimenions: 140(h) x 96(w) x 152(l)

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Purchase & Training Options

A full range of finance, hire purchase & contract hire options are available. We can also arrange formal training during V-Move handover.

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We want customers to see & experience our machines in the flesh. We believe you will love them.

It gives you a chance to see them in action and operate them. It also gives us a chance to see your site or facility and discuss your requirements further.

One of our technicians/trainers will come to your site and meet you. No sales pitch, no pressure.

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    We do not have prices on our website as the V-Move tow tugs are built from the ground up based on customer requirements.

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        It depends... on:
        • The frequency of tow tug usage
        • The battery you have fitted in the tow tug
        • The duration of tow tug usage
        • Your environment
        • How you charge the tow tug
        • What you are moving, including the weight & rolling resistance
        It is almost impossible for us to put a number on it. Generally, our customers get 1 to 2 days' usage from a tow tug.
        This gives us a sense of what the customer is moving and the area to be moved around. It lets us see what things you may need to consider when specifying an appropriate configuration to do the job at hand. Also, our customers would be able to try out the machine with their equipment to get a feel for how positively it could impact their working life and manual handling. Again, we would not want to sell a unit to a customer without knowing if it would work.
        We try to get as much information from our customers as possible in regards to what they are moving and the area they will be towing the item(s) around to pinpoint the best V-Move tug for the job. There are many things that can affect the use of a tow tug and the towing capabilities, finding out this information can then actually direct us to a different machine than the customer was initially looking. The last thing we would want to do is sell a unit to a customer which may not work for what they need.
        We do not advertise the prices as each unit is built up for the specific needs of our customer, sometimes turning the machines into bespoke electric tow tugs. There are so many elements which can be changed, this can cause confusion if a customer tried to build up their own machine, so we try to make this as easy as possible by doing this for them.
        Various purchase options are available to you through ourselves or our trusted financing partners; Boss Asset Finance. You can:
        • Purchase outright
        • Contract hire
        • Lease
        • Hire purchase
        • Finance
        You can hire out tow tugs to see if they are the right fit for you and your business. Typical hire periods are a month however we can be flexible to your requirements.
        Verhagen Leiden offers a 12-month manufacturer warranty on all their products.
        Verhagen Leiden offers a 12-month manufacturer warranty on their products. Industar offers an extension to this warranty if customers opt for it. Extended warranties can cover up to an additional 2 years, making the full possible warranty period 3 years.  
        If you are continually pulling a weight that is close to the tug’s limit, there is a chance that you could then burn out the motor with the constant pressure of the tug being used at full force. For example, if the weight you are moving 1,950kg, would not recommend the V-Move L (2,000kg), would move this to the next tow tug up (the V-Move XL – 3,500kg).
        The main purpose of the counterweights is to aid the traction of the unit. When comparing our electric tow tugs to a lot of the items and weights they can move, they are rather small and sometimes need the help of a little extra weight on top of the unit.
        If you’re hitching your item up at the back of the unit, none of the weight is directly on top of the tow tug. This can sometimes cause the machine to tip. To combat this, we do sell stabiliser wheels that can be fitted to the back of most of the V-Move range.
        Our most popular machine is the V-Move XL & the V-Move XL-HD. Both are essentially the same machine; however, the HD model has an upgraded motor which increases the towing capacity from 3,500kg to 5,000kg. This unit is very popular for moving caravans and trailers, as well as a wide range of other items. This unit comes as standard with air tyres and interchangeable tow ball and pin couplings, making the unit great value for money.
        We currently offer a variety of methods for purchasing a unit. Please see below:
        • Full payment on order
        • 25% deposit on order with the remaining 75% balance to paid prior to delivery
        • Finance through Boss Asset Finance (we will pass on their details to you should you wish to go through them)
        • We also offer a contract hire service.
        If you have any questions about the above, please give us a call or email us.
        We never like to hear that a unit has broken down, however, if this should be the case, we are always here to help as these things happen on occasion. If you are ever having any issues with your V-Move, please either call or email us. If there is physical damage, please take some pictures and send those to us as well, giving us the full details of what has occurred or you believe to be wrong with the machine. This can help us to determine what is wrong with the unit and ensures we can provide the course of action. Every machine in the V-Move range is made so as not to be part of the ‘throwaway culture’ we seem to have found ourselves in. If something within the machine breaks down, it can be replaced. There would be no need to dispose of the unit and purchase a new machine.
        Unlike domestic vacuum cleaners, industrial vacuum cleaners are built to handle harsh environments and to withstand daily use. The size of industrial vacuum cleaners is what sets them apart from the domestic models you’d use at home, and our industrial hoovers are specifically built to be easy to repair and dismantle for regular servicing.
        Tow tugs and electric movers are suitable for a variety of tasks. Whether you work in waste management and you need to transport a large bin with only one supervisor, or you work in warehousing and you’re searching for an alternative to a forklift, our range of tow tugs and electric movers at Industar will help to make your life easier. Our larger tow tugs can manoeuvre aircraft, but our small models will perfectly handle your static or touring caravan too.
        If you’re wondering how to move a static caravan or a touring caravan, our range of electric movers and tow tugs is guaranteed to have exactly what you need. Electric tow tugs are more efficient with space than typical trucks, so you’ll be able to fit more caravans into a small space by hiring or investing in an electric mover.
        Effective warehouse management regulates your inventory levels and reduces the amount of time any of your orders take to fulfill. Our tow tugs are essential in larger warehouses to shift stock and keep your goods organised. Orders in a neat and tidy warehouse will be much quicker to fulfill, and result in especially satisfied customers.
        Tow tugs are equipped with various safety features to ensure secure aircraft towing. These safety features may include automatic handbrakes, emergency stop buttons, anti-trap buttons, and well-designed lighting systems and beacons for visibility. Additionally, some tow tugs may have key switch ignitions to prevent unauthorised use. These safety measures help prevent accidents and ensure the well-being of both ground crew and passengers during aircraft towing operations.
        Industar's V-Move tow tugs are designed to handle a variety of baggage handling equipment commonly used in airports. They can tow baggage trolleys, passenger steps, waste bins, and luggage carts. Additionally, they are suitable for moving light aircraft, helicopters, and other aviation accessories. The tow tugs' versatility makes them an ideal choice for various ground handling tasks.
        Yes, tow tugs are specifically designed to maneuver efficiently in congested areas around aircraft and terminal buildings. With their compact design and small turning radius, they can navigate tight spaces and busy airport environments. The ability to operate smoothly in congested areas helps improve ground handling operations and minimises disruptions during aircraft movements.
        Our electric tow tugs provide a safe and efficient way to transport large volumes of luggage from the aircraft to the terminal. By using our baggage tugs, airport workers can carry a much larger load further and for longer, increasing overall efficiency. The compact design of the tow tugs allows them to maneuver easily in congested areas, ensuring smooth and swift baggage transportation within the airport premises.
        Yes, Industar's V-Move tow tugs are highly customisable to suit various terrains and industry-specific requirements. Customers can choose from different tire options to adapt the tugs for use on hard ground, grass, or concrete surfaces. Additionally, various hitch accessories are available, allowing the tow tugs to be fitted for moving other items, such as boats and sailing dinghies. This level of customisation ensures that our tow tugs are tailored to meet specific baggage handling needs.
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