5-Person "Train" Pulled Behind Deere Garden Tractor
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We built this 5-person “train” to pull behind our Deere garden tractor. The rear passenger does the steering. It works somewhat like a ladder fire truck so the train can turn short. The rear end of the train moves out like a ladder fire truck, so the tractor driver doesn’t have to swing way out when turning.
All 5 passengers ride on comfortable fiberglass chairs that mount on a long tongue made from steel tubing that supports the chairs. The tongue is built in 3 telescoping sections that pin together, allowing some chairs to be removed according to the passenger load. The back seat and steering assembly is built as one unit. There are 2 chairs to a section, so we can carry as many as 5 passengers or as few as one.
We used the front axle off a Cub Cadet 1641 garden tractor and the wheels off a Polaris Sportsman 500 4-wheeler, and made an adapter hub to mount the wheels on the axle. The axle is fastened to a frame made from 3-in. sq. tubing and pivots on a steel pin.
The axle steering system is self-contained and uses oil from a built-in reservoir. Steering is accomplished using the reel adjustment cylinder off an old Deere soybean header, with the gearbox off an old Deere combine pinned onto the steering shaft. A chain-driven torque generator is hooked up to a power distribution valve off another Deere combine. The valve can be hooked up to couplers on the oil reservoir or to the tractor. The steering wheel is also off a Deere combine. By inserting a metal pin we can lock the axle so that it goes straight without turning. (Frank and Gilman Peterson, 68986 210th Ave., Hayfield, Minn. 55940 ph 507 951-1470; peet7@hotmail.com)
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5-Person Train Pulled Behind Deere Garden Tractor FARM HOME Miscellaneous We built this 5-person “train” to pull behind our Deere garden tractor The rear passenger does the steering It works somewhat like a ladder fire truck so the train can turn short The rear end of the train moves out like a ladder fire truck so the tractor driver doesn’t have to swing way out when turning All 5 passengers ride on comfortable fiberglass chairs that mount on a long tongue made from steel tubing that supports the chairs The tongue is built in 3 telescoping sections that pin together allowing some chairs to be removed according to the passenger load The back seat and steering assembly is built as one unit There are 2 chairs to a section so we can carry as many as 5 passengers or as few as one We used the front axle off a Cub Cadet 1641 garden tractor and the wheels off a Polaris Sportsman 500 4-wheeler and made an adapter hub to mount the wheels on the axle The axle is fastened to a frame made from 3-in sq tubing and pivots on a steel pin The axle steering system is self-contained and uses oil from a built-in reservoir Steering is accomplished using the reel adjustment cylinder off an old Deere soybean header with the gearbox off an old Deere combine pinned onto the steering shaft A chain-driven torque generator is hooked up to a power distribution valve off another Deere combine The valve can be hooked up to couplers on the oil reservoir or to the tractor The steering wheel is also off a Deere combine By inserting a metal pin we can lock the axle so that it goes straight without turning Frank and Gilman Peterson 68986 210th Ave Hayfield Minn 55940 ph 507 951-1470; peet7@hotmail com
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