Mototok Pushback tugs –
Electrify your ground handling

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Innovation Takes Flight: Mototok's Pushback Tug Revolutionizes Airfield Operations

Introducing the Mototok Spacer 8600 Pushback Tug: Your Ultimate Solution for Ground Handling Excellence!

Mototok tugs are the future of pushback tugs in the aviation industry and redefine pushback operations. Engineered for efficiency and performance, the Spacer 8600 NG is the pinnacle of pushback tugs, designed to streamline ground operations at airports with its cutting-edge features and unmatched capabilities.

  • MTOW = 105 t (231485 lbs)
  • Electronic torque control for safely and gently turning the nosegear
  • i-NPS – Intelligent Nosegear Protection System with counter steering
  • Gimbal-mounted nosegear platform for compensating the tilt of the nosegear whilst turning
  • Fully automatic nosegear engaging function
  • For aircraft with a wheel diameter of 500 – 850 mm
  • NTO license for B 737 incl. MAX
    A 220, A 320 family incl. NEO
    MHI / Bombardier CRJ
    NTO for Embraer Regional Jets is in progress.

Mototok pushback tugs simplify pushback operations, rendering it as easy as a push on a button of the remote control, with no additional license and only minimal training required for ground handling personnel  — a crucial advantage in times of staff shortages, empowering more personnel to handle pushback operations smoothly and efficiently.

See Mototok Pushback Tugs in their daily operation …

Fully-electric, towbarless, and remote-controlled Mototok pushback tugs are the state-of-the-art solution for aircraft pushback.

Pushback Perfection: Mototok's Tug Leads the Way in Modern Aircraft Mobility

Mototok pushback tugs allow airports to electrify their ground handling operations.

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Perfectly thought-out design.

Make it yours.

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Electrically Powered
Powerful and emission-free electric motors provide enormously powerful driving forces. 
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One-person job.
Thanks to radio remote control providing 100% visibility, working with a mototok is a foolproof one-man operation.
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Low space requirement
Mototok can be parked directly in the immediate vicinity of the gate without becoming an obstuction.

More revenue.

Thanks to the power of engineering.

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Cost effective
Enormous cost reduction in staff, operational and maintenance costs. Planning and scheduling becomes more easy and flexible.
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Everybody can use Mototok pushback tugs!
A Half-day training for the staff is all you need. No driving license required.
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One for three.
A Mototok pushback tug can operate up to three, and in some cases up to five passenger boarding bridges.

Eco Friendly.

And low maintenance.

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No fuel costs
Fully electrive drive – green and carbon dioxide free. Reducing the average waiting time for pushing back the aircraft with a fully-electric Mototok tug significantly reduces emissions, thereby contributing to airports’ sustainability goals.
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Fast recharging
Recharge Mototok Spacer fully in about 3 hours. Up to 30-50 pushback operations are possible with one battery charge.
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Low maintenance
Compared to conventional combustion engines and other drive arrangements electric motorised machines are much less accident-sensitive.

Quickest ROI.

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Reduce the average time of waiting for pushing back the aircraft!
Every minute of waiting for the pushback tug costs money. What, if the access time to a pushback tug tends towards immediately? Mototok pushback tugs help reduce the average waiting time for pushing back the aircraft to a minimum, thus significantly reducing delays and saving airports high amounts of costs.
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No governmental driving license required.
Only specialized and authorized staff is permitted to push back aircraft with a conventional pushback tug. What, if everybody of the staff would have the permission to pushback the aircraft?
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Get access to a pushback tug immediately!
Our concept is to provide up to three boarding bridges with an electrical Mototok tug. Push back the aircraft just in time.

Take a look inside.

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Automatic Hydraulic Nosegear Loading

Sensor controlled – smart, fast, easy and safe.

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Loading the nose wheel with the Mototok Spacer 8600 NG electric tug is quick, safe and easy. The entire process is sensor-monitored and therefore virtually fail-safe.

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Drive the Mototok with opened hydraulical door and lowered platform towards the nose wheel of the aircraft until the nose wheel touches the inner wedge the nose wheel platform. Then press the start-button on the remote control.

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The hydraulical door closes.

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The closed hydraulic door is now pulled up to a specific pressure on the nose wheel. This means that fixing different nose wheel diameters is no problem.

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The platform lifts up and raises the nose wheel.

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Lastly the operator has to bring down the safety paddles manually – ready for moving the aircraft. The whole procedure takes 10-15 seconds only.

Convenient Usage

Remote-controlled and towbarless Mototok pushback tugs are unrivaled in their safety, precision, and simplicity of use, and offer circumferential visibility, reducing the need for manpower to a single person.

Loading the nose gear is as simple as tapping a button on the remote.

Docking takes a matter of seconds from the rear or front of the nose wheel. Simply drive the Mototok up to the nose wheel. The wheel is then hydraulically fixed firmly in position and raised – ready for take off! All this with no awkward strap, no inconvenient winch. No bolts or tools are required.

  • Radio remote controlled operating under an industrial frequency code approved for airports
  • Automatic connection to the aircraft‘s nose wheel with one tap on a button of the remote
  • No straps, no winch, no tools required

Eliminate the waiting time for a conventional pushback tug!

See what British Airways and Tech Insider say about the innovative way of pushing back aircraft!

British Airways is using 28 Mototok SPACER 8600 to push back airplanes. Using this new electric robot has resulted in a 54% reduction in delays at Heathrow Airport T5. It has also reduced emissions and is surprisingly easy to maneuver.

See, what Tech Insider says about the innovative way of pushing back aircraft with the SPACER 8600 and the SPACER 195.

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British Airways' remote-control pushback vehicles reach record: 100,000 departures.

British Airways has celebrated its 100,000th aircraft pushback using the airline’s fully-electric, remote-controlled Mototok devices, which have been used to swiftly manoeuvre the airline’s 140-strong short-haul fleet out to the runway for take-off for the last two years.

Read the whole article on BritishAirways.com.

Mototok: 2019 Product Leader of the Year

We are proud to announce that AviationPros.com has named Mototok the "Ground Support Worldwide 2019 Product Leader of the Year".

”Mototok company launched a vehicle that simplifies the pushback operation with a straight forward interface, and hence doesn’t require an additional license to operate. That, in turn, allows more members of ground handling personnel to perform these duties with the push of a button and drastically reduce delays. For these reasons as well as many of the Spacer 8600’s other innovative features, Mototok has been named the Ground Support Worldwide 2019 Product Leader of the Year.“

Read the whole article on AviationsPro.com.

 

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Kersten Eckert and Thilo Wiers-Keiser with the award „Product leader of the year 2019“

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SPACER 8600 NG
SPACER 8600 NG
  • double wheel
  • tonnage
Field of Application Pushback
Use Case

Airbus A220, A318, A319, A320, A321

Boeing 737 + MAX

Embraer E135, E170, E190 + E2

MHI CRJs

Towing Capacity 105 t
231486 lbs
Nosewheel Weight Capacity 10 t
22046 lbs
Dimension
Width x Length x Height 2800 x 3555 x 701 mm
110.24 x 139.96 x 27.6 "
Ground Clearance 73 mm
2.87 "
Max width of the Nosewheel 851 mm
33.5 "
Nosewheel Diameter 640 - 850 mm
25.2 - 33.46 "
Unladen Weight 5100 kg
11244 lbs
Motor Performance Not specified
Drive Wheel Width 305 mm
12.01 "
Drive Wheel Diameter 563 mm
22.17 "
Speed Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Batteries 4 x 330 Ah
Voltage 96 V
Tyres puncture-proof super elastomer tyres
T 7000
T 7000
  • double wheel
  • tonnage
Field of Application Pushback
Use Case

Embraer E135, E170, E190 + E2

MHI CRJs

Pilatus PC-12

Pilatus PC-24

Hawkers

Gulfstream G280, G300, G350

Gulfstream GIV (G450)

Gulfstream G500/G600, G650

Gulfstream G700, G800

Embraer Phenom 300

Embraer Praetor 500, 600

Embraer Legacy

Bombardier Challenger 300, 604

Bombardier Challenger 3500, 650

Bombardier Global Express

Bombardier Global 6500, 5500

Bombardier Global 7500, 8000

Boeing Business Jet

Citation CJ1, CJ2. CJ2+, Sovereign

Piper Diamond

King Air

Learjet

Sikorsky

Agusta-Leonardo

Lockheed Martin F16, F35

Aermacchi T346 - MB 339, T 345

ATR 42 200-600, ATR 72 200-600

Towing Capacity 75 t
165300 lbs
Nosewheel Weight Capacity 7.5 t
16500 lbs
Dimension
Width x Length x Height 2136 x 2596 x 350 mm
84.09 x 102.2 x 12.76 "
Ground Clearance 110 mm
4.33 "
Max width of the Nosewheel 665 mm
26.18 "
Nosewheel Diameter 180 - 670 mm
7.09 - 26.38 "
Unladen Weight 2100 kg
4600 lbs
Motor Performance 5 kW
Drive Wheel Width 100 mm
3.94 "
Drive Wheel Diameter 300 mm
11.81 "
Speed 1.5 m/s
5.4 km/h
3.36 mph
Batteries 4 x 210 Ah
Voltage 48 V
Tyres puncture proof tyres with quartz sand particles

Frequently Asked Questions

Looking for more details about Mototok’s capabilities, compatibility or usage? Here you’ll find answers to the most common questions about our electric towbarless tugs, ground handling integration, and aircraft compatibility.
Mototok offers fully-electric, towbarless pushback tugs that are a state-of-the-art solution in the aviation industry and redefine aircraft pushback with enhanced efficiency. The SPACER 8600 NG and the T 7000 of the TWIN-Series are Mototok’s pushback models and compatible with all narrow body airliners.
Fully-electric, towbarless Mototok pushback tugs allow airports to electrify their ground handling operations. Electrifying their ground handling by using emission-free Mototok tugs significantly increases sustainability, contributing to airports’ sustainability goals and the net zero goal of the aviation industry.

Fully-electric, towbarless, and remote controlled Mototok pushback tugs have several advantages that outperform other pushback tugs, such as conventional tractors with a towbar. Here are six advantages:

 

  • - Enhanced efficiency: Mototok pushback tugs help airports to reduce the average waiting time for pushing back the aircraft to a minimum.
  • - Cost-effectiveness: Mototok pushback tugs are maintenance free in daily operation and require no special license and only minimal training for ground handling personnel. In reducing average waiting times for pushback operations, Mototok pushback tugs help reduce delays, saving airlines significant costs.
  • - Ease of use: With a Mototok, pushing back the aircraft is as simple as a push on a button of the remote control.
  • - Safety: Mototok pushback tugs are unparalleled in their safety and precise maneuverability.
  • - One person operation: Mototok pushback tugs with remote control enable circumferential view, reducing the need for manpower to a single person, a crucial advantage if you are short staffed.
  • - Sustainability: Fully-electric Mototok pushback tugs allow airports to electrify their ground handling and are the sustainable alternative to conventional diesel pushback tugs. Additionally, reducing the average waiting time for pushing back the aircraft with a Mototok tug significantly reduces carbon emissions.
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