SALES OF AIRPORT TUGS SOAR AS BIG SUVs DISAPPEAR

Fans of large, body-on-frame SUVs are finding they have fewer models to choose from than just a few years ago.  While sales of smaller crossover utility vehicles continue to skyrocket, the smaller, lightweight vehicles often don’t meet the needs of many active families who carry a lot of gear and tow boats or trailers.

Enter the new Runway Funway.  Powered by a Cummins six-cylinder diesel boasting 1,080 lb. ft. of torque, the Funway is brawny enough to tow nearly anything on wheels.

The Runway Funway is adapted from an airport tug, so there’s no shortage of towing capacity

The Runway Funway–adapted from a heavy-duty airport “pushback” tug–can be fitted with optional living quarters for up to eight people and still have plenty of room for motorcycles, ATVs and other toys.  

Oh, and about that towing capacity:  Funway owner Gleason Milkner, a retiree who suffers from chronic electrical surges in his neck and probably shouldn’t be driving at all, told Parksplug he once inadvertently dragged his  39′ travel trailer 400 miles before realizing the trailer brakes were locked.  “It sure was smoky,” he laughed.