Wheel position control system for an agricultural implement

An agricultural implement system, comprising:

• a wheel position control system configured to control respective positions of an aligned wheel and an offset wheel of the agricultural implement system, wherein a centerline of the aligned wheel is configured to be substantially laterally aligned with a centerline of a corresponding wheel or track of a tow vehicle, a centerline of the offset wheel is configured to be laterally offset from the centerline of the corresponding wheel or track of the tow vehicle, the aligned and offset wheels are configured to support a toolbar assembly, the toolbar assembly is configured to support at least one row unit, and the tow vehicle is configured to tow the agricultural implement system;
• wherein the wheel position control system comprises an electronic controller having a processor and a memory, the electronic controller is configured to instruct an aligned actuator and an offset actuator to lower the aligned wheel and the offset wheel, respectively, to transition the toolbar assembly to a non-working position, in which the aligned and offset wheels engage a soil surface and the at least one row unit is disengaged from the soil surface, the electronic controller is configured to instruct the aligned and offset actuators to raise the aligned and offset wheels, respectively, to transition the toolbar assembly to a working position, in which the aligned wheel engages the soil surface and the at least one row unit engages the soil surface, and the electronic controller is configured to instruct the offset actuator to raise the offset wheel above the aligned wheel while the toolbar assembly is in the working position such that the offset wheel is disengaged from the soil surface;
• and
• wherein the electronic controller is configured to instruct the offset actuator to lower the offset wheel into engagement with the soil surface while the toolbar assembly is in the working position and a soil softness exceeds a soil softness threshold value.

An agricultural implement system, comprising:

• a toolbar assembly configured to support at least one row unit;
• an aligned wheel configured to support the toolbar assembly above a soil surface;
• an aligned wheel frame rotatably coupled to the toolbar assembly and configured to support the aligned wheel, wherein the aligned wheel frame is positioned to laterally align a centerline of the aligned wheel with a centerline of a corresponding wheel or track of a tow vehicle while the tow vehicle is coupled to the agricultural implement system, and wherein the tow vehicle is configured to tow the agricultural implement system;
• an aligned actuator configured to adjust a first angle of the aligned wheel frame relative to the toolbar assembly;
• an offset wheel configured to support the toolbar assembly above the soil surface;
• an offset wheel frame rotatably coupled to the toolbar assembly and configured to support the offset wheel, wherein the offset wheel frame is positioned to laterally offset a centerline of the offset wheel from the centerline of the corresponding wheel or track of the tow vehicle while the tow vehicle is coupled to the agricultural implement system;
• an offset actuator configured to adjust a second angle of the offset wheel frame relative to the toolbar assembly;
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• a wheel position control system comprising an electronic controller, wherein the electronic controller is configured to instruct the aligned actuator and the offset actuator to lower the aligned wheel and the offset wheel, respectively, relative to the toolbar assembly to transition the toolbar assembly to a non-working position, in which the aligned and offset wheels engage the soil surface and the at least one row unit is disengaged from the soil surface, the electronic controller is configured to instruct the aligned and offset actuators to raise the aligned and offset wheels, respectively, relative to the toolbar assembly to transition the toolbar assembly to a working position, in which the aligned wheel engages the soil surface and the at least one row unit engages the soil surface, and the electronic controller is configured to instruct the offset actuator to raise the offset wheel above the aligned wheel while the toolbar assembly is in the working position such that the offset wheel is disengaged from the soil surface.