Spacer 200
Spacer 8600
for Maintaining Wide and Narrow bodies

double-nosewheel
80t
200t

Why Mototok is the Number 1 Choice for MRO Operations

Mototok has established itself as the leading provider of tugs for Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) operations. Renowned across Europe and Asia, all major MROs trust Mototok for their ground support equipment needs. Our customers consistently reorder our tugs due to their unmatched reliability and efficiency, leading to significant improvements in operational performance. Choose Mototok and experience the excellence that sets us apart in the MRO industry.

Dennis Velic / Base Maintenance Manager Adriatehnika about the Advantages of the Mototok Spacer 8600

Mototok Spacer 200

Mototok SPACER 200 –
for Aircraft up to 200 t

Our "big one" for all wide-body aircraft MRO operations.
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Mototok SPACER 8600 – for Aircraft up to 80 t

Our MRO solution for narrow-body aircraft.

Spacer 200. The compact big one.

Designed for wide body aircraft up to 200 tonnes.

Boeing

  • Boeing 787
  • Boeing 777-X
  • Boeing 767
  • Boeing 757
Airbus
  • Airbus 350
  • Airbus 340
  • Airbus 330
  • Airbus 320 Familiy
  • Airbus 220

Embraer

  • Embraer E-Jets
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Mototok SPACER 200 is equipped with two powerful AC motors of the highest quality of German manufacture. The batteries are on the same highest technological level. The battery charger with microprocessor regulation ensures a rapid and gentle charging of the batteries in about 6 hours. All Mototok tugs are equipped with the most modern processor controlled electronic components. To reduce the susceptance to failure Mototok SPACER 200 comes up with an integrated CAN-BUS.
  • Full electric drive
  • Radio remotely controlled
  • Only 1 person required for operation
  • No driving license required
  • Minimal operating costs
  • Minimal maintenance costs
  • Full automatically loading and unloading of the nose wheel
  • Ideal for hangar and apron positioning operations
Mototok Spacer 200 at Joramco

Mototok Spacer 200 at Joramco

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Mototok Spacer 200 maneuvers an Airbus A319

Mototok Spacer 200 with a Boeing 767

Mototok Spacer 200 with a Boeing 767

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Mototok Spacer 200 with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Make full use of the hangar space.

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Typically situation in a hangar – managed with a conventional tow tractor.

The biggest disadvantages are:

  • All aircraft faces to the hangars gate because you have to consider the exit path of the tow tractor. Parking directly in a hangars corner is impossible.
  • The distance between the aircraft has to be acceptably big. Maneuvering with a tow tractor means you have to move the machine to turn the nose wheel. Turning the nose wheel without moving the aircraft is impossible!
In our example you are only able to put a B777 together with a A320 in the same hangar. You are not able to use your hangars full capacity!
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Same hangar – more aircraft with Mototok SPACER 200. 

  • Park your aircraft directly towards a wall or in the hangars corner. You don't have to consider the exit path of Mototok due to Mototoks very compact design.
  • „Stack“ aircraft – park your aircraft with extreme minimal distance. Maneuvering in extreme tight situations is from now on no problem.

For our example it means, that you can park three more A320 (or similar) in the same hangar.

Increase the capacity of your hangar up to 150% by optimizing parking space!

Take a look inside.

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Automatic Hydraulic Nosegear Loading

Sensor controlled – smart, fast, easy and safe.

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Engaging and Disengaging the Nose Wheel

The engaging procedure can be started automatically by pressing just one button on the remote control:

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

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The hydraulical door closes …

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… and clamps the nose wheel safe and gently with a specific pressure.

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The platform lifts up and raises the nose wheel.

Convenient Usage

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

Intelligent features

Safety first: I-NPS – Intelligent Nosegear Protection System.

Mototok-Spacer200-iNPSAchieve more safety in your daily operation: Intelligent Oversteering Protection System (I-NPS) is our newest contribution to prevent damages on the nose gear whilst shunting the aircraft. Equipped with several sensors which measures the forces and torques on the nose gear, Mototoks oversteering protection system commences, when the torque reaches a set limit. Damages of the sensitive nose gear is hereby impossible.

I-NPS gives an alarm output and stops the Mototok immediately. After the oversteering and stop occur, the operator can correct the movement and continue immediately.

Ground Handling goes Digital – the new soft- and hardware features.
Mototok_CPU

Mototok Spacer 200 comes with a central processing unit (CPU) for features and adjustments relating to

  • Towing and braking forces
  • Oversteering protection
  • Voice announcements
  • Unit diagnostics
  • Log files
  • User access
Log in for operation
 
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The quickest log in can be done via a RFCI-card and an appropriate card reader on the machine. According to the authorization level, the user is able to move the Mototok, check or adjust the settings or read out the log files.

Technical Data Spacer 200

Use for double nosewheel
Field of application MRO
Maximum towing capacity 200 t
440924 lbs
Maximum nosewheel weight capacity 22 t
48502 lbs
Dimensions (without antenna, grips on the surface) width 3988 mm
157.01 inch
length 3920 mm
154.33 inch
height 879 mm
34.61 inch
Ground clearance 105 mm
4.13 inch
Max width of the nose wheel 1400 mm
55.12 inch
Nosewheel diameter min. 650 mm
25.59 inch
max. 1200 mm
47.24 inch
unladen weight 13 t
28660 lbs
Batteries (maintenance-free, deep cycle gel) 4 x 330 Ah Maintenance-free, high-current AGM
Voltage 96 V
AC Microprocessor controlled electric motors incl.
Range /(depending on the workload) 1 day
Possible terrain Concrete, stone
Drive wheel width 220 mm
8.66 inch
Drive wheel diameter 710 mm
27.95 inch
Tyres Puncture-proof  tyres
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Get in touch with Mototok

Would you like advice or a demonstration of our electric Mototok tugs? With pleasure!

Spacer 8600 MA.

Designed for narrow body aircraft up to 80 tonnes.

Mototok Spacer 8600 MA tows an Airbus A320 Neo
Mototok Spacer 8600 MA tows an Airbus A320 Neo
Mototok Spacer 8600 MA with an Airbus A320.
Mototok Spacer 8600 MA with an Airbus A320.
Mototok utilises the available space by allowing planes … to be positioned directly in front of the wall or in a corner.
Mototok utilises the available space by allowing planes …
Mototok utilises the available space by allowing planes … to be positioned directly in front of the wall or in a corner.
… to be positioned directly in front of the wall or in a corner.
Motototk - ideal for tight spaces with little room for manoeuvring
Motototk - ideal for tight spaces with little room for manoeuvring
Mototok Spacer 8600 maneuvers a Boeing 737
Mototok Spacer 8600 maneuvers a Boeing 737
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Mototok SPACER 8600 MA is the ideal tug for hangar operations with narrow body, regional and bigger business aircraft.

The SPACER 8600 MA comes with outstanding benefits, such as:

  • Full electric drive
  • Radio remotely controlled
  • Only 1 person required for operation
  • No driving license required
  • Full automatically loading and unloading of the nose wheel
  • Ideal for hangar and apron positioning operations
  • Hydraulic adjustment of the mouth opening depth for wheels with small diameter
  • High powered electric motors
  • Minimal operating costs
  • Minimal maintenance costs
  • Park your aircraft using the last corner of your hangar and save space
  • Quickest Return on Investment

All Spacer-Models are standardly equipped with

  • Advanced Radio Remote Control
  • Fully automatic 1-click-loading system
  • Driving lights
  • Yellow flashlight and safety beeper
  • Manual emergency nose wheel release, allows to open the nose wheel reception in case of fault

Optional Equipment

  • Oversteering protection with steering torque measurement and counter steering (i-NPS)
  • Automatic controls by ground markings (AGV functionality)
  • Spiral cable connection (15 m) between Mototok and control unit instead of radio remote control
  • Computer Maintenance Diagnostic System
  • Automatic emergency nose wheel release, allows to open the nose wheel reception in case of fault by simply pressing the E-button on the panel
  • RFID User ID Access and Administration System
  • Saltwater resistance

Moving your Aircraft the innovative Way.

Manouevering with Mototok is the easiest by far. The fuselage and wingtips remain in position whilst turning the nose gear on the spot for manoeuvering. With Mototok both turning the nose gear and moving the aircraft are two completely different movements – the deciding advantage of the Mototok tug sytem. The result is a minimum requirement of space whilst shunting the aircraft. This example shows that turning an aircraft by 90° reduces manoevering space to a circle.

  • Best overall sight thanks to remote controlled maneuverings
  • No winches, no straps, automatic convenient and automatic quick nose gear loading
  • Low maintenance thanks to full electric drive
  • Lowest space requirement when pushing or pulling the aircraft
  • Safe thanks to sensor-controlled platform monitoring and hydraulic nose wheel pick-up
Low space requirement whilst moving Aircraft with a Mototok

Turning on the spot

Maximum manoeuvrability and safe positioning of the aircraft even in very tight spaces: Mototok turns the raised nose wheel on the spot under the fuselage. The wingtips and fuselage remain virtually immobile. This is a unique advantage when manoeuvring aircraft of this size.

Why Mototok does a much better Job?

In direct comparison with Mototok, the disadvantages of the other tug systems are obvious.

Conventional Tractor with a Towbar

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Maneuvering with a towbar means “steering by moving“. Turning the nose gear and moving the aircraft are two inseparable motions when using a tow bar. Turning the nose wheel is only possible when the aircraft is moved backwards or forwards. The aircraft has to be moved several metres for the nose gear to turn and move the aircraft into another direction. This in turn increases the space needed for extensive manoeuvering.

Others disadvantages are:

  • Many different tow bars have to be stored for different types of aircraft
  • High risk of accidents and damage of the aircraft
  • Minimum second person as a ,,wing walker" needede because the driver has no overview from his position
  • High maintenace level due to combustion engine
Other towbarless Tugs

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This principle means also “steering by moving“. The space requirement for maneuvering is approximately the same as with using a tow bar.

  • Winches and straps for fixation often needed
  • Minimum second person as a ,,wing walker" needed because the driver has no overview from his position
  • The vehicles have big dimensions and need a lot of parking space
Tugs with a rotary table

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The nose landing gear is clamped on a rotating turntable to prevent damage to the nose wheel if the maximum turning angle of the nose wheel is reached. The aircraft tractor can continue to turn, but the turntable remains stationary.

  • Can load the aircraft only from the side of the aircraft.
  • The Oversteering Protection that is supposed to take place through the use of the turntable only works reliably when pulling the aircraft. When pushing, the turntable behaves similarly to the caster of a shopping trolley due to the tracking of the nose wheels: the wheel will turn around its vertical axis. This can only be corrected by manually or electrically countersteering the table.
  • No automatic fixation of the nosegear: there is no technically simple way to bring hydraulic or electric lines into the rotating platform without risking a premature defect.
  • Safety issue: Due to the large and unfavourably placed drive wheels, there is a danger of crushing the operators feet during manoeuvring.

Take a look inside.

Inside-Spacer-8600-MA

 

Automatic Hydraulic Nosegear Loading

Sensor controlled – smart, fast, easy and safe.

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Loading the nose wheel with a Mototok Spacer 8600 electric tug is quick and easy. No winch, no lashing straps, no laborious bending down to fix the nose wheel. Let the hydraulic system do the work for you!

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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. If necessary, the sliding table is adjustable for fitting smaller nose wheels.

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The sliding table presses the nose wheel towards the closed hydraulical door until a specified pressure is reached.

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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.

Technical Data Spacer 8600 MA

Use for double nosewheel
Field of application MRO
Maximum towing capacity 80 t
176370 lbs
Maximum nosewheel weight capacity 8 t
17637 lbs
Dimensions (without antenna, grips on the surface) width 2610 mm
102.76 inch
length 3305 mm
130.12 inch
height 553 mm
21.77 inch
Ground clearance 81 mm
3.19 inch
Max width of the nose wheel 840 mm
33.07 inch
Nosewheel diameter min. 450 mm
17. inch
unladen weight 5400 kg
11905 lbs
Batteries (maintenance-free, deep cycle gel) 4 x 300 Ah
Armour Plate with electrolyte recirculation
Voltage 80 V
AC Microprocessor controlled electric motors incl.
Range /(depending on the workload) 3-4 days
Possible terrain Concrete, stone
Tyres Puncture-proof  tyres
Mototok Spacer 8600 MA against wall

Get in touch with Mototok

Would you like advice or a demonstration of our electric Mototok tugs? With pleasure!