“Queen Carrier” Fitted With Bucket Seats
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“My dad and I built this 3-pt. mounted Queen Carrier so that when we go on tractor rides, my wife and a friend or 2 of hers can come along. They ride in comfort because the cart is equipped with a pair of power bucket seats out of an old Buick minivan,” says Gary Kilburg of Bellevue, Iowa.
He uses a John Deere 3010 tractor to haul the cart, which measures 5 1/2 ft. long by 5 ft. wide and 3 ft. high. It has plywood sides and a plank floor mounted on an angle iron frame. The two power front seats are spaced about 2 ft. apart and bolted to the floor. Kilburg removed both seats with their power base intact and wired them to the tractor’s battery.
One of the seats came with a large side-mounted cup holder. “I can fold the cup holder out of the way and place a small table between the seats, and then put a carry-on stadium seat on top of the table to make room for a third person,” says Kilburg. “I mounted a 12-volt cigarette lighter on front of the cart and wired it to the tractor’s battery. It serves as a power outlet that can be used to charge cell phones and other 12-volt devices.”
The Queen Carrier weighs 756 lbs. without any riders. “The seats are large so they’re fairly heavy, and with 3 riders on back of the cart it can get light up front,” says Kilburg. “I have to be careful not to let the clutch out too quickly or the tractor’s front wheels might come off the ground. I mounted small caster wheels on the cart’s legs so I can roll the cart by hand into my shed.
“I enjoy making use of things that would otherwise get thrown away,” notes Kilburg.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Gary Kilburg, 30771 Country Lane, Bellevue, Iowa 52031 (ph 563 599-1628; glkilburg@gmail.com).
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“Queen Carrier” Fitted With Bucket Seats TRACTORS Miscellaneous “My dad and I built this 3-pt mounted Queen Carrier so that when we go on tractor rides my wife and a friend or 2 of hers can come along They ride in comfort because the cart is equipped with a pair of power bucket seats out of an old Buick minivan ” says Gary Kilburg of Bellevue Iowa He uses a John Deere 3010 tractor to haul the cart which measures 5 1/2 ft long by 5 ft wide and 3 ft high It has plywood sides and a plank floor mounted on an angle iron frame The two power front seats are spaced about 2 ft apart and bolted to the floor Kilburg removed both seats with their power base intact and wired them to the tractor’s battery One of the seats came with a large side-mounted cup holder “I can fold the cup holder out of the way and place a small table between the seats and then put a carry-on stadium seat on top of the table to make room for a third person ” says Kilburg “I mounted a 12-volt cigarette lighter on front of the cart and wired it to the tractor’s battery It serves as a power outlet that can be used to charge cell phones and other 12-volt devices ” The Queen Carrier weighs 756 lbs without any riders “The seats are large so they’re fairly heavy and with 3 riders on back of the cart it can get light up front ” says Kilburg “I have to be careful not to let the clutch out too quickly or the tractor’s front wheels might come off the ground I mounted small caster wheels on the cart’s legs so I can roll the cart by hand into my shed “I enjoy making use of things that would otherwise get thrown away ” notes Kilburg Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Gary Kilburg 30771 Country Lane Bellevue Iowa 52031 ph 563 599-1628; glkilburg@gmail com
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