I have flown tow with Pawnees, Old 182s and new 182s, pulling 2-33s, 1-26s,
and Blaniks. New 182s have a wing optimized for higher speed, and don't
climb as well at 2-33 tow speeds. We towed in 90+ F high humidity at a 267
ft MSL airport (Thomasville, GA, USA) with the straight tail 182, but had to
install dual oil coolers to keep the temps in line. It worked OK but the tow
speed was still too slow for the 182, but better than the new ones. The
Pawnee is still king in my opinion. All of them will work, and the 182s are
better than stayng on the ground. The 180 hp 172 may be better if it's "best
climb" speed is slow enough.

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Hartley Falbaum
"Jim Newton" wrote in message
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I would like like comment on whether it is a good idea to use a
Continental
powered C182 as a tow ship that would be mainly used to tow the Schweizer
2-33 at sea level airports. I content that the tow speed would not be
comfortable for a 2-33 and that overheating of the continental engine
would
be a problem in the summer. I'd like to convince those who might make the
decision to only use our Cessna 172, 180hp Lycoming conversion. I have no
experience with a 182 as a tug.
Jim